Government of Haryana

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Government of Haryana
हरियाणा सरकार
Emblem of Haryana.svg
Seat of Government Chandigarh
Website haryana.gov.in
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker Harvinder Kalyan
Deputy Speaker Krishan Lal Middha
Members in Assembly 90
Executive branch
Governor Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini (BJP)
Deputy Chief Minister Vacant
Home Secretary Sumita Misra IAS
Judiciary
High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
Chief Justice Sheel Nagu

Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led by the Governor of Haryana and otherwise by the Chief Minister, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.

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Branches of government

Executive

The head of state of Haryana is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. The Chief Minister of Haryana is the head of Council of Ministers of Haryana and is vested with most of the executive powers to run the 22 districts of Haryana across its six divisions. [1]

Legislative

Chandigarh is the capital of Haryana and houses the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The city also serves as the capital of Punjab, and is a union territory of India.

The present Legislative Assembly of Haryana is unicameral, consisting of 90 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier. [2]

Judicial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state. [3]

Government Schemes by Haryana Government

Sr. NoName of Government SchemeLaunched onSector
1.
Old Age Samman Allowance [4] 1/11/2014Social Welfare
2.Widow Pension Scheme [5] 1/11/2014Social Welfare Scheme
3.Financial Assistance to Destitute Children Scheme(FADC) [6] 1/11/2014Financial Assistance- State Scheme
4.Parivar Pehchan Patra [7] 04/08/2020State Government

State Public Sector Undertakings

  1. Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation, a JV of Government of Haryana and Ministry of Railways

See also

References

  1. "Haryana Government | Birth Place of the Gita | India" . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. "Haryana Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  3. "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  4. "Old Age Samman Allowance | Haryana Government | India" . Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "Widow Pension Scheme | Haryana Government | India" . Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. "Financial Assistance to Destitute Children Scheme(FADC) | Haryana Government | India" . Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. PPP, Haryana (26 February 2022). "PPP haryana - Parivar Pehchan Patra Yojana 2022". PPP Haryana. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.