Government of Assam
The Government of Assam is the supreme governing authority of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor nominated by the Government of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi.[1] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Sarbananda Sonowal,[2] who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.
In 2016, the National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 86 seats, followed by Congress with 26 seats and AIUDF with 13.
Ministers
Ministers sworn on 24 May 2016:[5]
| Minister | Ministry | Constituency | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Chief Minister of Assam, GAD, SAD, Personnel, Administrative Reform and Training ( Assam Administrative Staff College ), Border Area Development, Social Welfare, I&PR, Revenue, Disaster management, Power, Implementation of Assam Accord | Majuli | Majuli | BJP |
| 2 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | Education, Finance, Planning and Development,PWD, Health and Family Welfare, | Jalukbari | Kamrup Metropolitan | BJP |
| 3 | Atul Bora | Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning | Bokakhat | Golaghat | AGP |
| 4 | Pramila Rani Brahma | Environment and Forests, Soil Conservation and Mines and Mineral departments | Kokrajhar East | Kokrajhar | BPF |
| 5 | Ranjit Dutta | Irrigation, Handloom and Textiles | Behali | Sonitpur | BJP |
| 6 | Parimal Suklabaidya | , Fisheries and Excise | Dholai | Cachar | BJP |
| 7 | Keshab Mahanta | Water resource, Science and Technology, Information & Technology Departments | Kaliabor | Nagaon | AGP |
| 8 | Pallab Lochan Das | Labour and Employment and Tea Tribes Welfare | Rangapara | Lakhimpur | BJP |
| 9 | Chandra Mohan Patowary | Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs | Dharmapur | Nalbari | BJP |
| 10 | Rihon Daimary | Public Health Engineering, Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs | Udalguri | Udalguri | BPF |
| 11 | Naba Kumar Doley | MoS(I/C) Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Youth Welfare and Cultural Affairs | Dhakuakhana | Lakhimpur | BJP |
Departments
The following are the departments of the Government of Assam[6]
- Admin Reforms & Training
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
- Assam Accord
- Border Protection And Development
- Chief Electoral Officer
- CM's Secretariat
- Chief Secretary'S Office
- Co-Operation Department
- Cultural Affairs
- Elementary Education
- Excise Department
- Forest And Environment
- Finance
- Fishery
- Food And Civil Supplies
- General Administration Department
- Guwahati Development Department
- Health & Family Welfare
- Higher Education Department
- Handloom Textiles & Sericulture
- Hill Areas Department
- Home & Political
- Horticulture Department
- Information Technology
- Information & Public Relations
- Industries & Commerce
- Irrigation
- Judicial Department
- Labour & Employment
- Legislative
- Mines And Minerals Department
- Panchayat & Rural Development
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Passport
- Pension & Public Grievances Department
- Personnel
- Transformation & Development Department
- Pollution Control Department
- Power
- Public Enterprises
- Public Health Engineering
- Public Works Building & Nh
- Printing And Stationary Department
- Revenue & Disaster Mgmt
- Science And Technology
- Secondary Education Department
- Secretariat Administration
- Social Welfare
- Soil Conservation
- Sports & Youth Welfare
- Transport
- Tea Tribes
- government approval product
- Tourism Department
- Urban Development Department
- Water Resource
- Welfare Of Minorities Department
- Welfare Of Plain Tribes & Backward Classes Department
References
- "Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor". The New Indian Express. 30 September 2017.
- "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
- "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
- "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Departments of the Government of Assam".
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