Dehradun, March 27 -- Following the recent Cabinet expansion in Uttarakhand, newly inducted ministers have begun taking charge of their respective departments. As part of this, Cabinet Ministers Khajan Das and Bharat Singh Chaudhary formally inaugurated their offices in the Assembly premises today, and assumed their responsibilities. Both the leaders expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the party leadership, reiterating their commitment to working in the larger public interest.

Khajan Das, who has been assigned the Social Welfare Department, said after assuming office that the department is directly connected with the common people. Therefore, his foremost priority would be to ensure that the benefits of governme...