Government of Jharkhand
Indian state government
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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.
State government
(Jharkhand Day)
Government of Jharkhand | |
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| 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 | M. S. Sonak |
| Seat | Ranchi |
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]
Head Leaders
| House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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| Constitutional Posts | |||
| Governor of Jharkhand | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | .jpg) |
31 July 2024 |
| Chief Minister of Jharkhand | Hemant Soren |  |
28 November 2024 |
| Speaker of the House Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | Rabindra Nath Mahato |  |
6 January 2025 |
| Leader of the House Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | Hemant Soren | |
28 November 2024 |
| Leader of the Opposition Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | Babulal Marandi |  |
6 March 2025 |
| Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court | M. S. Sonak |  |
9 January 2026 |
| Chief Secretary of Jharkhand | Avinash Kumar |  |
1 October 2025 |
History
The Government of Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 following the creation of the state of Jharkhand under the provisions of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, enacted by the Parliament of India.[4] The state was carved out from the southern districts of Bihar with Ranchi designated as the capital and Dumka as sub-capital. Following the formation of the state, the Government of Jharkhand was constituted in accordance with the Constitution of India to administer the newly created state.[5][6][7]
Council of Ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Tenure | Party | ||
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| 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 |
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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 | ||