Government of Jharkhand

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Government of Jharkhand
Jharkhand Rajakiya Chihna.svg
Emblem of Jharkhand
Formation15 November 2000;23 years ago (2000-11-15)
(Jharkhand Day)
Country Republic of India
Website www.jharkhand.gov.in
Seat of Government Ranchi
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato (JMM)
Members in Assembly 81
Executive branch
Governor Santosh Gangwar
Chief Minister Hemant Soren (JMM)
Deputy Chief Minister Vacant
Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari, IAS
Judiciary
High Court Jharkhand High Court
Chief Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (acting)

The Government of Jharkhand also known as the State Government of Jharkhand, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand and its 24 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Jharkhand, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

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Like other states of India, the head of state of Jharkhand is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Jharkhand High Court, located in Ranchi, has jurisdiction over the whole state. [1]

The present Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand is unicameral, consisting of 81 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier. [2]

Council of Ministers

Eleven cabinet ministers were inducted into the cabinet of Chief Minister Hemant Soren after he won the floor test in the Jharkhand Assembly with 45 votes on 8th July 2024. [3] [4] [5]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home (Prisons)
Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)
And all other departments not allocated to any Minister.
8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Water Resources Department
Minister of Higher Education
Minister of Technical Education
30 August 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Finance
Minister of Planning and Development
Minister of Commercial Tax
Minister of Parliament Affairs
8 July 2024Incumbent  INC
Minister of Health
Minister of Food, Public Distribution, and Consumer Affairs.
8 July 2024Incumbent  INC
Minister of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development
Minister of Industry
8 July 2024Incumbent  RJD
Minister of Minority Welfare
Minister of Registrations
Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs
8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Women, Child Development and Social Welfare8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare (excluding Minority Welfare)
Minister of Transport
8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Minister of Disaster Management.
8 July 2024Incumbent  INC
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Rural Works
Minister of Panchayati Raj
8 July 2024Incumbent  INC
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of School Education Minister of Excise8 July 2024Incumbent  JMM
Minister of Water Resources Department Minister of Higher Education Minister of Technical Education30 August 2024Incumbent  JMM


Departments of Jharkhand

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