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| Government Departments overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Uttarakhand |
| Headquarters | Dehradun |
| Website | https://uk.gov.in |
Uttarakhand Government Departments are the administrative bodies of the Government of Uttarakhand in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The departments grouped under ministerial portfolios headed by the members of Uttarakhand Council of Ministers.
Uttarakhand has 42 state government departments. [1]
| No. | Department | Parent ministry | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Accountant General Office | Ministry of Finance | http://agua.cag.gov.in |
| 2. | Chief Development Office | Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation | http://cdodoon.gov.in |
| 3. | Chief Minister's Office | none | http://cm.uk.gov.in |
| 4. | Department of Accounts and Entitlements | Ministry of Finance | http://ae.uk.gov.in |
| 5. | Department of Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | http://agriculture.uk.gov.in |
| 6. | Department of Animal Husbandry | Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries | http://ahd.uk.gov.in |
| 7. | Department of Audit | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://uttarakhandaudit.uk.gov.in |
| 8. | Department of Budget | Ministry of Finance | http://budget.uk.gov.in |
| 9. | Department of Cane and Sugar Industries Development | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | http://sugarcane.uk.gov.in |
| 10. | Department of Co-operative | Ministry of Co-operation | http://cooperative.uk.gov.in |
| 11. | Department of Disaster Mitigation and Management | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://dmmc.uk.gov.in |
| 12. | Department of Entertainment Tax | Ministry of Finance | http://enttax.uk.gov.in |
| 13. | Department of Excise | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://excise.uk.gov.in |
| 14. | Department of Firms, Societies and Chits | Ministry of Corporate Affairs | http://society.uk.gov.in |
| 15. | Department of Fisheries | Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries | http://fisheries.uk.gov.in |
| 16. | Department of Food and Civil Supplies | Ministry of Food Processing and Public Distribution | http://fcs.uk.gov.in |
| 17. | Department of Forest | Ministry of Forest and Environment | http://forest.uk.gov.in |
| 18. | Department of Geology and Mining | Ministry of Mining | http://dgm.uk.gov.in |
| 19. | Department of Health | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | http://health.uk.gov.in |
| 20. | Department of Higher Education | Ministry of Education | http://he.uk.gov.in |
| 21. | Department of Horticulture | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | http://shm.uk.gov.in |
| 22. | Department of Information | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | http://uttarainformation.gov.in |
| 23. | Department of Irrigation | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources | https://uttarakhandirrigation.com/ ,http://minorirrigation.uk.gov.in |
| 24. | Department of Labour | Ministry of Labour and Employment | http://labour.uk.gov.in/ |
| 25. | Department of Medical Education | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | http://medicaleducation.uk.gov.in |
| 26. | Department of Minority Welfare | Ministry of Minority Affairs | http://minoritywelfare.uk.gov.in |
| 27. | Department of Police | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://uttarakhandpolice.uk.gov.in |
| 28. | Department of Prison | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://prison.uk.gov.in/ |
| 29. | Department of Public Works | Ministry of Infrastructure Development | http://pwd.uk.gov.in |
| 30. | Department of Rural Engineering Services | Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj | http://res.uk.gov.in |
| 31. | Department of Sanskrit Education | Ministry of Education | http://sanskriteducation.uk.gov.in/ |
| 32. | Department of School Education | Ministry of Education | http://schooleducation.uk.gov.in |
| 33. | Department of Sericulture | Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries | http://silk.uk.gov.in |
| 34. | Department of Social Welfare | Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare | http://socialwelfare.uk.gov.in/ |
| 35. | Department of Sports | Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | http://sports.uk.gov.in/ |
| 36. | Department of Stamps and Registration | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | http://registration.uk.gov.in |
| 37. | Department of State Programme Management | Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation | http://spmguttarakhand.uk.gov.in |
| 38. | Department of State Tax | Ministry of Finance | http://comtax.uk.gov.in |
| 39. | Department of Town and Country Planning | Ministry of Infrastructure Development | http://tcp.uk.gov.in |
| 40. | Department of Transport | Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation | http://transport.uk.gov.in |
| 41. | Department of Vigilance | Ministry of Home Affairs | http://vigilance.uk.gov.in |
| 42. | Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development | Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Development | http://wecd.uk.gov.in |
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