Government of Jharkhand

Government of Jharkhand
Polity typeParliamentary republic
State government
Part ofRepublic of India
ConstitutionConstitution of India
Formation15 November 2000 (2000-11-15)
(Jharkhand Day)
Legislative branch
NameJharkhand Legislative Assembly
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeVidhan Sabha Bhavan, Ranchi
Lower house
NameJharkhand Legislative Assembly
Presiding officerRabindra Nath Mahato, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of state
TitleGovernor
CurrentlySantosh Gangwar
AppointerPresident of India (on advice of Central Government)
Head of government
TitleChief Minister
CurrentlyHemant Soren
AppointerGovernor
Cabinet
NameCouncil of Ministers
LeaderChief Minister
HeadquartersJharkhand Secretariat, Ranchi
Ministries34 ministries
Judicial branch
NameJharkhand High Court
CourtsJudiciary of India
Jharkhand High Court
Chief judgeM. S. Sonak
SeatRanchi

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

Sources.[4][5][6][7]

# Portrait Minister Portfolio Constituency Tenure Party
Took office Left office
Chief Minister
1 Hemant Soren
  • Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha
  • Home (including Prison)
  • School Education and Literacy
  • Road Construction
  • Building Construction
  • Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)
  • All other portfolios not allocated to any minister
Barhait 28 November 2024 Incumbent JMM
Cabinet Ministers
2 Radha Krishna Kishore
  • Finance
  • Commercial Tax
  • Planning & Development
  • Parliamentary Affairs
Chhatarpur 5 December 2024 Incumbent INC
3 Sanjay Prasad Yadav
  • Industry
  • Labour Employment, Training & Skill Development
Godda 5 December 2024 Incumbent RJD
4 Deepak Birua
  • Transport
  • Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms (Unregistered)
Chaibasa 5 December 2024 Incumbent JMM
5 Chamra Linda
  • Scheduled Tribes
  • Scheduled Castes
  • Backward Classes (excluding Minority Welfare)
Bishunpur 5 December 2024 Incumbent JMM
6 Irfan Ansari
  • Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare
  • Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs
  • Disaster Management
Jamtara 5 December 2024 Incumbent INC
7 Hafizul Hassan
  • Water Resources
  • Minority Welfare
Madhupur 5 December 2024 Incumbent JMM
8 Dipika Pandey Singh
  • Rural Development
  • Rural Works
  • Panchayati Raj
Mahagama 5 December 2024 Incumbent INC
9 Yogendra Prasad
  • Drinking Water & Sanitation
  • Excise & Prohibition
Gomia 5 December 2024 Incumbent JMM
10 Sudivya Kumar
  • Urban Development & Housing
  • Higher & Technical Education
  • Tourism, Art & Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs
Giridih 5 December 2024 Incumbent JMM
11 Shilpi Neha Tirkey
  • Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operatives
Mandar 5 December 2024 Incumbent INC

Departments of Jharkhand

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jharkhand appoints senior IAS officer Avinash Kumar as new Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Ministers & Portfolio". cm.jharkhand.gov.in. Retrieved 14 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expands Cabinet". The Hindu. 5 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ "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.