Cabinet Portfolios; Paul Lyngdoh Gets Tourism, Timothy D. Shira Gets Power

Shillong, November 4: The Meghalaya Government has announced the allocation and reallocation of portfolios to three Cabinet Ministers, including newly inducted Minister Paul Lyngdoh, with immediate effect.

According to an official notification issued by the Cabinet Affairs Department on November 3, 2026, the Governor of Meghalaya, on the advice of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, approved the allocation and reallocation of portfolios to Ministers Timothy D. Shira, Paul Lyngdoh and Sanbor Shullai.

Under the new arrangement, Timothy D. Shira has been assigned the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Power Department and Department of Water Resources.

Paul Lyngdoh, who was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on November 2, has been allocated the Department of Social Welfare, Department of Tourism and Department of Arts and Culture.

Meanwhile, Sanbor Shullai has been assigned the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Fisheries Department, Taxation Department, Legal Metrology Department and Printing and Stationery Department.

The notification stated that the allocation and reallocation of portfolios were made in partial modification of the Cabinet Affairs Department’s earlier notification No. CA.04/2023/19, dated September 16, 2025.