Government of Assam

Government of Assam
Seal of Assam
Polity type	Parliamentary republic State government
Constitution	Constitution of India
Legislative branch
Name	Assam Legislative Assembly
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	Guwahati
Lower house
Name	Assam Legislative Assembly
Presiding officer	Biswajit Daimary [1] , Speaker
Executive branch
Head of state
Title	Governor
Currently	Lakshman Prasad Acharya [2]
Appointer	President of India (on advice of Central Government)
Head of government
Title	Chief Minister
Currently	Himanta Biswa Sarma [3]
Appointer	Governor
Cabinet
Name	Council of Ministers of Assam
Leader	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Headquarters	Guwahati
Ministries	See Council of Ministers
Judicial branch
Name	Gauhati High Court
Courts	Judiciary of India
Gauhati High Court
Chief judge	Vijay Bishnoi
Seat	Guwahati

New Assembly Hall of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Dispur

The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Lakshman Prasad Acharya. ^[2] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, ^[3] who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.

In 2021, the National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.^{[ citation needed ]}

Council of Ministers

Main article: Sarma ministry

The current state council of ministers is headed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma which was sworn-in into office on 10 May 2021. ^[4]

Portrait		Minister	Constituency	Portfolio(s)	Party
		Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma	Jalukbari	Chief Minister Home (excluding Prisons, Home Guards and Civil Defense) Personnel Public Works Buildings and National Highways (excluding buildings of GAD) Public Works Roads (excluding Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) Medical Education and Research (excluding Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana) All other departments not allocated to any Minister	BJP
Cabinet Ministers
		Ranjeet Kumar Dass	Patacharkuchi	Panchayat and Rural Development Judicial Tourism General Administration	BJP
		Atul Bora	Bokakhat	Agriculture Excise Border Protection and Development Horticulture Implementation of Assam Accord	AGP
		Keshab Mahanta	Kaliabor	Revenue Disaster Management Information Technology Science, Technology and Climate Change	AGP
		Urkhao Gwra Brahma	Chapaguri	Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture Soil Conservation Welfare of Bodoland	UPPL
		Chandra Mohan Patowary	Dharmapur	Act East Policy Affairs Environment and Forest Parliamentary Affairs	BJP
		Dr. Ranoj Pegu	Dhemaji	School Education Higher Education Tribal Affairs (Plain)	BJP
		Ashok Singhal	Dhekiajuli	Health and Family Welfare Irrigation	BJP
		Jogen Mohan	Mahmara	Hill Areas Development Transport Co-operation Indigenous and Tribal Faith & Culture (Archaelogy, Library and Museums)	BJP
		Ajanta Neog	Golaghat	Finance Women and Child Development	BJP
		Pijush Hazarika	Jagiroad	Information and Public Relations Printing and Stationery Social Justice and Empowerment Water Resources	BJP
		Bimal Bora	Tingkhong	Cultural Affairs Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises	BJP
		Jayanta Malla Baruah	Nalbari	Public Health Engineering Housing and Urban Affairs	BJP
		Nandita Garlosa	Nalbari	Sports and Youth Welfare Welfare of Minorities and Development Public Works Buildings and Highways (Buildings of GAD)	BJP
		Prasanta Phukan	Dibrugarh	Power Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Medical Education and Research (Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana)	BJP
		Kaushik Rai	Lakhipur	Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Mines and Minerals Barak Valley Development	BJP
		Krishnendu Paul	Patharkandi	Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Fisheries Public Works Roads (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana)	BJP
		Rupesh Gowala	Doom Dooma	Labour Welfare Tea Tribes and Adivasi Welfare Home (Prisons, Home Guards and Civil Defense)	BJP

Leaders

House	Leader	Portrait	Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor	Lakshaman Acharya		30 July 2024
Speaker	Biswajit Daimary		21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker	Numal Momin		21 May 2021
Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma		10 May 2021
Political Posts
Leader of the House	Himanta Biswa Sarma		10 May 2021
Leader of Indian National Congress Leader of the Opposition	Debabrata Saikia		20 May 2021
Leader of Asom Gana Parishad	Atul Bora		15 July 2014
Leader of United People's Party Liberal	Urkhao Gwra Brahma		2 May 2021

References

1. "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
2. "The Governor of Assam, Assam gov portal".
3. "Assam Legislative Assembly – Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
4. "Assam Cabinet Minister List 2021: Check full list of ministers and their portfolios in Himanta Biswa Sarma govt". financialexpress.com. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

• Official website