Government of Telangana

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Government of Telangana
Emblem of Telangana.svg
Formation2 June 2014;9 years ago (2014-06-02)
(Telangana Day)
Country Republic of India
Website www.telangana.gov.in
Seat of Government Hyderabad, Telangana
Legislative Branch
Legislature Telangana Legislature
Upper House Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali
Chairperson of the House Gutha Sukender Reddy (BRS)
Deputy Chairperson of the House Banda Prakash (BRS)
Leader of the House Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
Deputy Leader of the House TBD (INC)
Leader of the Opposition K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition TBD (BRS)
Members in Council40
Lower House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Speaker of the House Gaddam Prasad Kumar (INC)
Deputy Speaker of the House TBD (INC)
Leader of the House Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (INC)
Leader of the Opposition BRS (BRS)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition BRS (BRS)
Members in Śāsana Sabha119
Meeting PlaceAssembly Building, Hyderabad Telangana
Executive Branch
Governor
(Head of the State)
C.P. Radhakrishnan
(Additional Charge), (BJP)
(Governor of Telangana)
Chief Minister
(Head of Government)
Anumula Revanth Reddy , (INC)
(Chief Minister of Telangana)
Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Head of Government)
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (INC)
(Deputy Chief Minister Telangana)
Chief Secretary
(Head of Civil Service)
A. Santhi Kumari (IAS)
(Chief Secretary Telangana)
State Cabinet Revanth Reddy ministry
Meeting place Telangana Secretariat
Ministry (Government Department) NA
Total No. of Ministers Members
  • (Chief Minister 01)
  • (Dy Chief Minister 01)
  • (Cabinet Minister 10)
  • (Minister of State 00)
  • Total = 12
Responsible for This Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Judiciary Branch
High Court Telangana High Court
Chief Justice Alok Aradhe

The Government of Telangana also known as TelanganaGovernment, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative.

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The state government is headed by the Governor of Telangana as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as the real head of the executive. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested. The state government maintains its capital at Hyderabad and is seated at the Government Secretariat or the Sachivalayam.

The Government of Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh as part of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Head Leaders

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Constitutional Posts
Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan Governor of Jharkhand Radhakrishnan.jpg 19 March 2024
Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy Revanth Reddy.png 7 December 2023
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka mllu bhtttti vikrmaark (cropped).jpg 7 December 2023
Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy Gutha Sukender REddy.jpg 16 November 2021
Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Sabha Gaddam Prasad Kumar Gaddam Prasad Kumar.jpg 7 December 2023
Deputy Chairman Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Banda Prakash 12 February 2023
Deputy Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha Vacant 7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha Anumula Revanth Reddy Revanth Reddy.png 7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Anumula Revanth Reddy Revanth Reddy.png 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka mllu bhtttti vikrmaark (cropped).jpg 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of the House of Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka mllu bhtttti vikrmaark (cropped).jpg 7 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha K. Chandrashekar Rao Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png 7 December 2023
Leader of Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Vacant 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telangana Legislative Assembly)
Vacant 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali)
Vacant 7 December 2023
Chief Justice Telangana High Court Alok Aradhe 23 July 2023
Chief Secretary of Telangana A. Santhi Kumari 2021

Council of Ministers

Source: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Department of General Administration
Department of Law and Order
All other departments not allocated to any other Minister.
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance and Planning
Minister of Energy
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
Minister of Irrigation and Command Area Development
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Transport
Minister of Backward Class Welfare
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Roads and Buildings
Minister of Cinematography
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Forest and Environment
Minister of Endowments
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Minister of Women and Child Development
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Minister of Industries and Commerce
Minister of Legislative Affairs
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Housing
Minister of Information and Public Relations
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation
Minister of Handlooms and Textiles
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Minister of Science and Technology
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC
Minister of Excise and Prohibition
Minister of Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
Minister of Archaeology
7 December 2023Incumbent  INC

District In-Charge Ministers

Sr No.DistrictGuardian_MinisterPartyTenure
01 Adilabad TBD Indian National Congress 3 December 2023Incumbent
02 Komaram Bheem Asifabad TBD 3 December 2023
03 Mancherial TBD 3 December 2023
04 Nirmal TBD 3 December 2023
05 Nizamabad TBD 3 December 2023
06 Jagtial TBD 3 December 2023
07 Peddapalli TBD 3 December 2023
08 Kamareddy TBD 3 December 2023
09 Rajanna Sircilla TBD 3 December 2023
10 Karimnagar TBD 3 December 2023
11 Jayashankar Bhupalpally TBD 3 December 2023
12 Sangareddy TBD 3 December 2023
13 Medak TBD 3 December 2023
14 Siddipet TBD 3 December 2023
15 Jangaon TBD 3 December 2023
16 Hanamkonda TBD 3 December 2023
17 Warangal TBD 3 December 2023
18 Mulugu TBD 3 December 2023
19 Bhadradri Kothagudem TBD 3 December 2023
20 Khammam TBD 3 December 2023
21 Mahabubabad TBD 3 December 2023
22 Suryapet TBD 3 December 2023
23 Nalgonda TBD 3 December 2023
24 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri TBD 3 December 2023
25 Medchal-Malkajgiri TBD 3 December 2023
26 Hyderabad TBD 3 December 2023
27 Ranga Reddy TBD 3 December 2023
28 Vikarabad TBD 3 December 2023
29 Narayanpet TBD 3 December 2023
30 Mahabubnagar TBD 3 December 2023
31 Nagarkurnool TBD 3 December 2023
32 Wanaparthy TBD 3 December 2023
33 Jogulamba Gadwal TBD 3 December 2023

By Departments

Government and administration

Structure

The Governor is the constitutional head and the Chief Minister is head of the government who also heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the high court is the head of the judiciary.

Governor

The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie with the Chief Minister and his council of ministers, who are appointed by the Governor. The Governors of the states and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Only Indian citizens above 36 years of age are eligible for appointment. Governors discharge all constitutional functions such as the appointment of the Chief Minister, sending reports to the President about failure of constitutional machinery in a state, or with respect to issues relating to the assent to a bill passed by legislature, exercise or their own opinion. [6]

Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan was the governor from 2 June 2014 to 1 September 2019.

Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the governor on September 1, 2019.

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  1. Executive powers: related to administration, appointments, and removals.
  2. Legislative powers: related to lawmaking and the state legislature.
  3. Discretionary powers: to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
Telangana State Legislative Assembly Building Telangana State Legislature Building.jpg
Telangana State Legislative Assembly Building

Legislature

The legislature comprises the governor and the legislative assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected

The current assembly consists of 119 elected members and one member nominated by the governor.The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting

Judiciary

The Telangana High Court is the apex court for the state. It is a court of record and has all the powers of such a court including the authority to punish an individual for contempt of court.

Executive

Like in other Indian states, the Executive arm of the state is responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. It consists of the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.

The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is the head of the administrative services.

Chief Minister

Telangana State Secretariat Telangana State Secretariat Front View.jpg
Telangana State Secretariat

The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is the de facto head of state and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the Governor. The Current Chief Minister is Anumula Revanth Reddy, who took office on 7 December 2023. [7] Generally, the party which reaches more than half mark i.e. 60 seats out of 119 decides the Chief Minister.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, which answers to the Legislative Assembly, has its members appointed by the Governor; the appointments receive input from the Chief Minister. They are collectively responsible to the legislative assembly of the State. Generally, the winning party and its chief minister chooses the ministers list and submit the list for the governor's approval.

Administrative divisions

Telangana State has been divided into 33 districts. The business of the state government is transacted through the various secretariat departments based on the rules of business. Each department consists of secretary to government, who is the official head of the department and such other undersecretaries, junior secretaries, officers, and staffs subordinate to him/her. The Chief secretary superintending control over the whole secretariat and staff attached to the ministers.

Elections

Elections to the state assembly are held every five years. Elections are generally held for Parliament, State assembly and regional panchayats. Like all other Indian states, the minimum age of registration of a voter is 18 years.

Election Commission announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Polls in Telangana were conducted on November 30, and results were announced on December 3: EC [8]

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