Government 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 | M. S. Sonak |
| Seat | Ranchi |
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]
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Tenure | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| Chief Minister | ||||||||
| 1 | Hemant Soren |
| Barhait | 28 November 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| 2 | Radha Krishna Kishore |
| Chhatarpur | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | ||
| 3 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav |
| Godda | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | RJD | ||
| 4 | Deepak Birua |
| Chaibasa | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| 5 | Chamra Linda |
| Bishunpur | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| 6 | Irfan Ansari |
| Jamtara | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | ||
| 7 | Hafizul Hassan |
| Madhupur | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| 8 | Dipika Pandey Singh |
| Mahagama | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | ||
| 9 | Yogendra Prasad |
| Gomia | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| 10 | Sudivya Kumar |
| Giridih | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | JMM | ||
| 11 | Shilpi Neha Tirkey |
| Mandar | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | INC | ||
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