Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, who allocated portfolios among his council of ministers late Tuesday night, entrusted Warjri the home (jails) department, as well as public works department (buildings).

Warjri, 63, was elected from North Shillong assembly constituency in last month's election. She is the first woman in the northeast and eastern India to hold the crucial department. She is also the second woman in India after P Sabita Indra Reddy in Andhra Pradesh to become home minister.