Government of Jharkhand
Emblem of Jharkhand
Polity type	Parliamentary republic State government
Part of	Republic of India
Constitution	Constitution of India
Formation	15 November 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-15) (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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TheGovernment of Jharkhand (abbreviated asGoJ), also known as theJharkhandGovernment, is the supreme governing authority of theIndian state ofJharkhand and its24 districts. It consists of anexecutive, led by theGovernor of Jharkhand, ajudiciary and alegislative branch.

Like other states of India, the head of state of Jharkhand is theGovernor, appointed by thePresident of India on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. TheChief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. TheChief 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 theVidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. TheJharkhand High Court, located in Ranchi, has jurisdiction over the whole state.^[2]

The present Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand isunicameral, consisting of 81Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.^[3]

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]

• 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)

• 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

• Government of Jharkhand

• Government of Jharkhand

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