After the appointment of a new Cabinet Secretary, the post of Finance Secretary will fall vacant. A new official will be required to oversee the Finance Ministry.
The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio said that a committee headed by the Chief Secretary is being constituted for the first time in the state, to supervise budget implementation.
Piyush Goyal will be in charge of Finance Ministry until Arun Jaitley recovers
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Shailesh Kumar, Senior Analyst for Asia at the Eurasia Group discussed US President Donald Trump's South Asia policy. He also shared his views on cabinet rejig in India.
Monday's cabinet rejig is being viewd as a reshuffle which has not been driven by any big idea , but just the necessity to accommodate a few individuals ahead of elections. Also that the Congress party has now realised its future lies in the party organisation and not in the government.