List of departments of the government of Punjab, India

Last updated June 20, 2024

This is a list of Departments of Government of Punjab, India. For a historical list of ministers who have served in the Punjab government see List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India. For a list of current ministers see Mann ministry

Department	Ministry	Name	Term start	Term End
Administrative Reforms	Mann ministry	Inderbir Singh Nijjar	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Agriculture	Mann ministry	Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries	Mann ministry	Laljit Singh Bhullar	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Civil Aviation	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Conservation of Land & Water	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Cooperation	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Defence Services Welfare	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Economic & Statistical Organisation	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Elections	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Employment Generation and Training	Mann ministry	Chetan Singh Jauramajra	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Excise and Taxation	Mann ministry	Harpal Singh Cheema	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Finance	Mann ministry	Harpal Singh Cheema	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs	Mann ministry	Lal Chand Kataruchakk	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Food Processing	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Forest and Wild Life Preservation	Mann ministry	Lal Chand Kataruchakk	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
General Administration	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Governance Reforms and Public Grievances	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Health & Family Welfare	Mann ministry	Chetan Singh Jauramajra	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Higher Education and Languages	Mann ministry	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Home Affairs and Justice	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Horticulture	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Hospitality	Mann ministry	Laljit Singh Bhullar	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Housing and Urban Development	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Industries and Commerce	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Information and Public Relation	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Information Technology	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Investment Promotion	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Jails	Mann ministry	Harjot Singh Bains	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Labour	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Legal and Legislative Affairs	Mann ministry	Harjot Singh Bains	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Local Government	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Mines & Geology	Mann ministry	Harjot Singh Bains	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Medical Education and Research	Mann ministry	Chetan Singh Jauramajra	5 July 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
New & Renewable Energy Sources	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
NRI Affairs	Mann ministry	Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Parliamentary Affairs	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Personnel	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Planning	Mann ministry	Harpal Singh Cheema	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Power	Mann ministry	Harbhajan Singh ETO	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Printing and Stationery	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Program Implementation	Mann ministry	Harpal Singh Cheema	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Public Works	Mann ministry	Harbhajan Singh ETO	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Punjab Energy Development Agency	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management	Mann ministry	Brahm Shankar Jimpa	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Rural Development and Panchayat	Mann ministry	Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
School Education	Mann ministry	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Science, Technology & Environment	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities	Mann ministry	Baljit Kaur	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Social Security and Development of Women and Children	Mann ministry	Baljit Kaur	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Soil & Water Conservation	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Sports and Youth Services	Mann ministry	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Technical Education and Industrial Training	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Tourism and Cultural Affairs	Mann ministry	Harjot Singh Bains	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Transport	Mann ministry	Laljit Singh Bhullar	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Vigilance	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Water Resources	Mann ministry	Brahm Shankar Jimpa	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Water Supply and Sanitation	Mann ministry	Brahm Shankar Jimpa	21 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party
Welfare of Freedom Fighters	Mann ministry	Bhagwant Mann	16 March 2022	Incumbent	Aam Aadmi Party

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