Government of Jharkhand
Government of Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Parliamentary republic State government |
| Part of | Republic of India |
| Constitution | Constitution of India |
| Formation | 15 November 2000 (Jharkhand Day) |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Ranchi |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Rabindra Nath Mahato, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Santosh Gangwar |
| Appointer | President of India (on advice of Central Government) |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Chief Minister |
| Currently | Hemant Soren |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Council of Ministers |
| Leader | Chief Minister |
| Headquarters | Jharkhand Secretariat, Ranchi |
| Ministries | 34 ministries |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Jharkhand High Court |
| Courts | Judiciary of India |
| Jharkhand High Court | |
| Chief judge | Tarlok Singh Chauhan |
| Seat | Ranchi |
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The Government of Jharkhand (abbreviated as GoJ), also known as the Jharkhand 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.
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. The Chief Secretary, Avinash Kumar, IAS, serves as the administrative head of the state bureaucracy and the senior most civil servant in the Jharkhand government.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Council of Ministers
Based on last ministry, Soren will lead the government with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha getting additional 6 ministers, Indian National Congress 4 and Rashtriya Janata Dal a lone minister. The cabinet was later appointed on 5 December.[4][5][6]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Minister of Jharkhand
| 28 November 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | RJD | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | 15 August 2025 | JMM | |||
Hemant Soren | Incumbent | |||||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | |||
Departments of Jharkhand
- Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha (Jharkhand)
- Department of Finance (Jharkhand)
- Department of Planning and Development (Jharkhand)
- Department of Cabinet Election (Jharkhand)
- Department of Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance (Jharkhand)
- Department of Home, Jail and Disaster Management (Jharkhand)
- Department of Information and Public Relations (Jharkhand)
- Department of Information Technology and e-governance (Jharkhand)
- Department of Excise and Prohibition (Jharkhand)
- Department of Panchayati Raj (Jharkhand)
- Department of Rural Development (Jharkhand)
- Department of Rural Works (Jharkhand)
- Department of Parliamentary Affairs (Jharkhand)
- Department of Law (Jharkhand)
- Department of Urban Development and Housing (Jharkhand)
- Department of Energy (Jharkhand)
- Department of Mines and Geology (Jharkhand)
- Department of Transport (Jharkhand)
- Department of Road Construction (Jharkhand)
- Department of Building Construction (Jharkhand)
- Department of Industries (Jharkhand)
- Department of Commercial Taxes (Jharkhand)
- Department of Water Resources (Jharkhand)
- Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Jharkhand)
- Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative (Jharkhand)
- Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs (Jharkhand)
- Department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change (Jharkhand)
- Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs (Jharkhand)
- Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security (Jharkhand)
- Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare (Jharkhand)
- Department of School Education and Literacy (Jharkhand)
- Department of Higher and Technical Education (Jharkhand)
- Department of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development (Jharkhand)
- Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms (Jharkhand)
- Department of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare (Jharkhand)
See also
- Elections in Jharkhand
- List of chief secretaries of Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Police
- List of Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Police
- Hemant Soren
- Third Hemant Soren ministry
References
- ^ "Jharkhand appoints senior IAS officer Avinash Kumar as new Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ India Today (7 December 2024). "Hemant Soren allocates portfolios to ministers, keeps Home Ministry". Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expands Cabinet". The Hindu. 5 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Full list of Jharkhand council of ministers and their portfolios". The Indian Express. 5 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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