Government of West Bengal

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Government of West Bengal

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Overview
Established| 1 April 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-01) (as Government of Bengal)
State|  Republic of India
Leader| Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee)
Appointed by| Governor (C. V. Ananda Bose) on the advice of the chief minister
Main organ| Council of Ministers
Ministries| 53 ministries
Responsible to| Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
Annual budget| ₹3.046 trillion
Headquarters| Nabanna, Howrah
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The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.

The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, houses the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The temporary secretariat is located in the Nabanna building in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[2] Including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

The current chief minister is Mamata Banerjee, who assumed the office on 20 May 2011. She is the founder and leader of the Trinamool Congress party, which won 184 seats (out of 294) in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 211 seats (out of 294) in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and 215 seats (out of 294) in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

## Head Leaders

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House  | Leader  | Portrait  | Since

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Constitutional Posts
Governor of West Bengal | C. V. Ananda Bose |  | 23 November 2022
Chief Minister of West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee |  | 20 May 2011
Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Biman Banerjee |  | 30 May 2011
Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Dr. Asish Banerjee |  | 2 July 2021
Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Mamata Banerjee |  | 5 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |  | 28 July 2022
Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Suvendu Adhikari |  | 10 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Mihir Goswami |  | 10 May 2021
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | T. S. Sivagnanam |  | 11 May 2023
Chief Secretary of West Bengal  | Dr. Manoj Pant |  | 1 September 2024

## History

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On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act of 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act of 1909, the number raised to 50 members.[2]

## Organization

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* The West Bengal government is divided into different ministries.

## Departments

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1  | Agricultural Marketing

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2  | Agriculture
3  | Animal Resources Development
4  | Backward Classes Welfare
5  | Consumer Affairs
6  | Co-operation
7  | Correctional Administration
8  | Disaster Management and Civil Defence
9  | Environment
10  | Finance
11  | Fire and Emergency Services
12  | Fisheries
13  | Food and Supplies
14  | Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
15  | Forests
16  | Health and Family Welfare
17  | Higher Education
18  | Home and Hill Affairs
19  | Housing
20  | Industry, Commerce and Enterprises
21  | Information & Cultural Affairs
22  | Information Technology and Electronics
23  | Irrigation and Waterways
24  | Judicial
25  | Labour
26  | Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation
27  | Law
28  | Mass Education Extension and Library Services
29  | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
30  | Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
31  | Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
32  | North Bengal Development
33  | Panchayats and Rural Development
34  | Parliamentary Affairs
35  | Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
36  | Personnel and Administrative Reforms
37  | Planning and Statistics
38  | Power
39  | Programme Monitoring
40  | Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
41  | Public Health Engineering
42  | Public Works
43  | School Education
44  | Science and Technology and Biotechnology
45  | Self Help Group and Self Employment
46  | Sundarban Affairs
47  | Technical Education, Training & Skill Development
48  | Tourism
49  | Liquor
50  | Tribal Development
51  | Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
52  | Water resources Investigation and Development
53  | Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
54  | Youth Services and Sports

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## Department and Secretaries

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Serial | Department | Secretary

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1  | Chief Secretary | Chief Secretary, Dr. Manoj Pant, IAS
2  | Home and Hill Affairs  | Additional Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
3  | Agriculture  | Principal Secretary, Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
4  | Agricultural Marketing  | Principal Secretary, A. Subbaiah, IAS
5  | Animal Resources Development  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Vivek Kumar, IAS
6  | Backward Classes Welfare  | Secretary, Sanjay Bansal, IAS
7  | Consumer Affairs  | Principal Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
8  | Co-operation  | Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Krishna Gupta, IAS
9  | Correctional Administration  | Principal Secretary, Ravi Inder Singh, IAS
10  | Disaster Management and Civil Defence  | Principal Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
11  | Environment  | Principal Secretary (additional charge), Roshni Sen, IAS
12  | Finance  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS
13  | Fire and Emergency Services  | Additional Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS
14  | Fisheries  | Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
15  | Food and Supplies  | Principal Secretary, Amit Roy Chowdhury, IAS
16  | Food Processing Industries and Horticulture  | Principal Secretary, Khalil Ahmed, IAS
17  | Forests  | Additional Chief Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
18  | Health and Family Welfare  | Secretary, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, IAS
19  | Higher Education  | Principal Secretary, (additional charge) Amit Roy Chowdhury, IAS
20  | Housing  | Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
21  | Industry, Commerce and Enterprises  | Secretary, Vandana Yadav, IAS
22  | Information and Cultural Affairs  | Secretary, Santanu Basu, IAS
23  | Information Technology and Electronics  | Secretary, Randhir Kumar, IAS
24  | Irrigation and Waterways  | Principal Secretary (additional charge), Dushyant Nariala, IAS
25  | Judicial  | Principal Secretary, Siddhartha Kanjilal, WBJS
26  | Labour  | Principal Secretary, Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
27  | Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation  | Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
28  | Law  | Secretary, Pradip Kumar Panja, WBJS
29  | Mass Education Extension and Library Services  | Principal Secretary, Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
30  | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles  | Principal Secretary, Rajesh Pandey, IAS
31  | Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education  | Secretary (additional charge), P. B. Salim, IAS
32  | North Bengal Development  | Additional Chief Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
33  | Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), S. Suresh Kumar, IAS
34  | Panchayats and Rural Development  | Secretary, P. Ulaganathan
35  | Parliamentary Affairs  | Additional Chief Secretary, (additional charge), Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
36  | Pashimanchal Unnayan Affairs  | Secretary, Rashmi Kamal, IAS
37  | Personnel and Administrative Reforms  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Dr. Manoj Pant , IAS
38  | Planning and Statistics  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Dr. Manoj Pant, IAS
39  | Programme Monitoring  | Secretary, P. B. Salim, IAS
40  | Power  | Additional Chief Secretary, S. Suresh Kumar, IAS
41  | Public Health Engineering  | Principal Secretary, Surendra Gupta, IAS
42  | Public Works  | Secretary, Antara Acharya, IAS
43  | Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction  | Secretary, Smita Pandey, IAS
44  | School Education  | Principal Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
45  | Science and Technology and Bio-technology  | Additional Chief Secretary, Smaraki Mahapatra, IAS
46  | Self Help Group and Self Employment  | Secretary (additional charge), P. Ulaganathan, IAS
47  | Sundarban Affairs  | Additional Chief Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya, IAS
48  | Technical Education, Training & Skill Development  | Additional Chief Secretary, Jayashri Dasgupta, IAS
49  | Tourism  | Secretary, (additional charge), Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
50  | Transport  | Principal Secretary, Soumitro Mohan, IAS
51  | Tribal Development  | Principal Secretary, Choten Dhendup Lama, IAS
52  | Urban Development and Municipal Affairs  | Principal Secretary, Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
53  | Water Resources Investigation and Development  | Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Roshni Sen, IAS
54  | Women and Child Development and Social Welfare  | Principal Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
55  | Youth Services and Sports  | Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS

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## Council of Ministers

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Main article: West Bengal Council of Ministers

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "West Bengal (state)". Indian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
2. ^ a b "The Parliament of West Bengal, India". cpahq.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
3. ^ "Departments". Government of West Bengal.
4. ^ "Secretaries". Government of West Bengal.

### Sources

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* "West Bengal Government Publications". New Administrative Building at Nabanna. wbxpress.com. Retrieved 28 October 2006.
* "West Bengal Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2006.
* "Election Database". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
* "Council of Ministers in West Bengal, 2016". West Bengal Govt. Orders. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

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