First Female finance minister

In its newly-constituted Cabinet, Assam got its first female Finance Minister in Ajanta Neog. The five-time MLA is appointed by the newly-sworn Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had held the same portfolio in the last Cabinet. Expressing her joy, the 46-year-old Finance Minister stated, "I am very happy that the honourable chief minister has entrusted this responsibility on me this is the time to work for people."