Chandigarh: The Punjab Governor Mr. Shivraj V. Patil today approved the reshuffle of the Council of Ministers on the advice  of  Punjab  Chief  Minister  Mr.Parkash Singh Badal. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that Local Government and Medical Education & Research Minister Mr.Chunni Lal Bhagat now becomes the new Forest, Wild Life and Labour Minister.

Likewise Mr. Madan Mohan Mittal who was looking after the portfolios of Health and Family Welfare, Social Security and Development of Women and Children along with Parliamentary Affairs had been now entrusted with the new portfolios of Industries and Commerce, Technical Education and Industrial Training & Parliamentary Affairs.Forestand Wildlife Preservation and Labour Minister Mr. Surjit Kumar Jiyani had been given the portfolios of Health and Family Welfare and Social Security & Development of Women and Children.

Meanwhile Mr. Anil Joshi has been shifted from Industries and Commerce, Technical Education & Industrial Training to Local Government and Medical Education and Research Department.