Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday allocated portfolios to his Council of Ministers, keeping Home, Finance and several other departments with himself, according to an order issued by the Raj Bhavan.

Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo was given the charge of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment and Energy departments.

Second Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, a first-time MLA and the only woman in the 16-member Council of Ministers, has been assigned the Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti and Tourism portfolios.

Majhi took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of the state here on Wednesday.

Other departments that the Chief Minister holds are General Administration and Public Grievances, Information and Public Relations, Water Resources and Planning and Convergence.

Veteran BJP leader Suresh Pujari was allotted the Revenue and Disaster Management portfolio, while farmer leader Rabi Narayan Naik was given the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water portfolio.

Tribal leader Nityanand Gond has got the portfolios of School and Mass Education, ST and SC Development, Minority and Backward Class Welfare, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the statement said.