Imphal, March 4 A month after their swearing-in ceremony, two Manipur deputy chief ministers and two ministers were assigned portfolios on Wednesday, according to a government notification.
Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh is yet to be assigned a "specific department," while Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen, who belongs to the Kuki community, has been entrusted with the responsibility of rural and panchayati raj development, along with hill and tribal affairs, it said.
Another Deputy Chief Minister L Dikho, who is a leader of the Naga People's Front, has been assigned to the public health engineering and forest, environment and climate change departments, according to the government notification.
Minister Govindas Konthoujam will look after the home department, along with youth affairs and sports.
National People's Party leader K Loken Singh has been allotted the art and culture department and the tourism portfolio, it said.
A state government official told