Government of Telangana

Indian State Government

Government of Telangana

Emblem of Telangana

Formation| 2 June 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-02)
(Telangana Day)
Country|  India
Website| www.telangana.gov.in
Seat of government| Hyderabad, Telangana
Legislative Branch
Legislature| Telangana Legislature
Upper House| Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali
Chairperson of the House| Gutha Sukender Reddy (BRS)
Deputy Chairperson of the House| Banda Prakash (BRS)
Leader of the House| Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
Deputy Leader of the House| TBD (INC)
Leader of the Opposition| K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition| TBD (BRS)
Members in Council| 40
Lower House| Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Speaker of the House| Gaddam Prasad Kumar (INC)
Deputy Speaker of the House| TBD (INC)
Leader of the House| Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House| Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (INC)
Leader of the Opposition| BRS (BRS)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition| BRS (BRS)
Members in Śāsana Sabha| 119
Meeting place| Assembly Building, Hyderabad Telangana
Executive Branch
Governor
(Head of the State)| Jishnu Dev Varma
(Governor of Telangana)
Chief Minister
(Head of Government)| Anumula Revanth Reddy, (INC)
(Chief Minister of Telangana)
Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Head of Government)| Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (INC)
(Deputy Chief Minister Telangana)
Chief Secretary
(Head of Civil Service)| Kudligi Ramakrishna Rao (IAS)
(Chief Secretary Telangana)
State Cabinet| Telangana Council of Ministers
Meeting place| Telangana Secretariat
Ministry (Government Department)| NA
Total no. of Minister members|

* (Chief Minister 01)
* (Dy Chief Minister 01)
* (Cabinet Minister 10)
* (Minister of State 00)
* Total = 12

Responsible for this| Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Judiciary branch
High Court| Telangana High Court
Chief Justice| Alok Aradhe

The Government of Telangana is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative.

The state government is headed by the Governor of Telangana as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as the real head of the executive. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers are vested. The state government maintains its capital at Hyderabad and is seated at the Government Secretariat or the Sachivalayam.

The Government of Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh as part of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

## Head leaders

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House  | Leader  | Portrait  | Since

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Constitutional posts
Governor | Jishnu Dev Varma |  | 27 July 2024
Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |  | 7 December 2023
Deputy Chief Minister | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |  | 7 December 2023
Chairman | Gutha Sukender Reddy |  | 16 November 2021
Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Sabha | Gaddam Prasad Kumar |  | 7 December 2023
Deputy Chairman Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali | Banda Prakash |  | 12 February 2023
Deputy Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha | Vacant |  | 7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha | Anumula Revanth Reddy |  | 7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali | Anumula Revanth Reddy |  | 7 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha | K. Chandrashekar Rao |  | 7 December 2023
Leader of Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali | S. Madhusudhana Chary |  | 11 September 2024
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telangana Legislative Assembly) | Vacant |  | 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali) | Vacant |  | 7 December 2023
Chief Justice Telangana High Court | Alok Aradhe |  | 23 July 2023
Chief Secretary of Telangana  | Kudligi Ramakrishna Rao, IAS |  | 30 April 2025

## Council of Ministers

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This section is transcluded from Telangana Council of Ministers#State Cabinet. (edit | history)

As per the Constitution of India, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day-to-day administration of each minister.

### Current Cabinet

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Main article: Revanth Reddy ministry

This is the current Cabinet of Telangana headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy:[1][2][3]

Portfolio  | Minister  | Constituency  | Tenure  | Party

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Took office  | Left office
Chief Minister

* Municipal Administration and Urban Development
* General Administration
* Law & Order.
* Other departments not allocated to any Minister

| Anumula Revanth Reddy | Kodangal | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent  |  | INC
Deputy Chief Minister

* Finance & Planning
* Energy

| Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | Madhira (SC)  | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent  |  | INC
Cabinet Ministers

* Irrigation & Command Area Development
* Food & Civil Supplies

| Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy | Huzurnagar | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent  |  | INC

* Transport
* Backward Classes Welfare

| Ponnam Prabhakar | Husnabad | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Roads & Buildings.
* Cinematography.

| Komatireddy Venkat Reddy | Nalgonda | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Environment & Forests.
* Endowment.

| Konda Surekha | Warangal East | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (including Rural Water Supply).
* Women & Child Development.

| Dansari Anasuya Seethakka | Mulug (ST)  | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Information Technology.
* Electronics & Communications.
* Industries & Commerce.
* Legislative Affairs.

| Duddilla Sridhar Babu | Manthani | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Revenue and Housing.
* Information & Public Relations.

| Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy | Palair | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Agriculture.
* Marketing.
* Co-operation.
* Handlooms & Textiles.

| Thummala Nageswara Rao | Khammam | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Health.
* Medical & Family Welfare.
* Science and Technology.

| Cilarapu Damodar Raja Narasimha | Andole (SC)  | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Prohibition & Excise.
* Tourism & Culture.
* Archaeology.

| Jupally Krishna Rao | Kollapur | 07 December 2023  | Incumbent

* Labour, Employment, Training & Factories
* Mines & Geology

| Gaddam Vivekanand | Chennur (SC)  | 08 June 2025  | Incumbent

* Scheduled Castes Development
* Tribal Welfare
* Minorities Welfare
* Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, and Transgender Persons

| Adluri Laxman Kumar | Dharmapuri (SC)  | 08 June 2025  | Incumbent

* Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries
* Sports & Youth Services

| Vakiti Srihari | Makthal | 08 June 2025  | Incumbent

## District Guardian Ministers

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Sr No.  | District  | Guardian_Minister  | Party  | Tenure

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01  | Adilabad | Dansari Anasuya Seethakka | Indian National Congress |  | 3 December 2023  | Incumbent
02  | Komaram Bheem Asifabad | Dansari Anasuya Seethakka | 3 December 2023
03  | Mancherial | Dansari Anasuya Seethakka | 3 December 2023
04  | Nirmal | Dansari Anasuya Seethakka | 3 December 2023
05  | Nizamabad | TBD | 3 December 2023
06  | Jagtial | TBD | 3 December 2023
07  | Peddapalli | TBD | 3 December 2023
08  | Kamareddy | TBD | 3 December 2023
09  | Rajanna Sircilla | TBD | 3 December 2023
10  | Karimnagar | TBD | 3 December 2023
11  | Jayashankar Bhupalpally | TBD | 3 December 2023
12  | Sangareddy | TBD | 3 December 2023
13  | Medak | TBD | 3 December 2023
14  | Siddipet | TBD | 3 December 2023
15  | Jangaon | TBD | 3 December 2023
16  | Hanamkonda | TBD | 3 December 2023
17  | Warangal | TBD | 3 December 2023
18  | Mulugu | TBD | 3 December 2023
19  | Bhadradri Kothagudem | Komatireddy Venkatreddy | 3 December 2023
20  | Khammam | Komatireddy Venkatreddy | 3 December 2023
21  | Mahabubabad | Komatireddy Venkatreddy | 3 December 2023
22  | Suryapet | Tummala Nageshwar Rao | 3 December 2023
23  | Nalgonda | Tummala Nageshwar Rao | 3 December 2023
24  | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | Tummala Nageshwar Rao | 3 December 2023
25  | Medchal-Malkajgiri | TBD | 3 December 2023
26  | Hyderabad | Ponnam Prabhakar  | 3 December 2023
27  | Ranga Reddy | TBD | 3 December 2023
28  | Vikarabad | TBD | 3 December 2023
29  | Narayanpet | TBD | 3 December 2023
30  | Mahabubnagar | TBD | 3 December 2023
31  | Nagarkurnool | TBD | 3 December 2023
32  | Wanaparthy | TBD | 3 December 2023
33  | Jogulamba Gadwal | TBD | 3 December 2023

## Government and Administration

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### Structure

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The Governor is the constitutional head and the Chief Minister is head of the government who also heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the high court is the head of the judiciary.

### Governor

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See also: List of Governors of Telangana

The governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie with the Chief Minister and his council of ministers, who are appointed by the governor. The governors of the states and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Only Indian citizens above 36 years of age are eligible for appointment. Governors discharge all constitutional functions such as the appointment of the Chief Minister, sending reports to the president about failure of constitutional machinery in a state, or with respect to issues relating to the assent to a bill passed by legislature, exercise or their own opinion.[4]

Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan was the governor from 2 June 2014 to 1 September 2019.

Tamilisai Soundararajan was appointed as the governor on September 1, 2019.

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

* Executive powers: related to administration, appointments, and removals
* Legislative powers: related to lawmaking and the state legislature
* Discretionary powers: to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor

### Legislature

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Main article: Telangana Legislature

The legislature comprises the governor and the legislative assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected

The current assembly consists of 119 elected members and one member nominated by the governor.The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting

### Judiciary

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The Telangana High Court is the apex court for the state. It is a court of record and has all the powers of such a court including the authority to punish an individual for contempt of court.

### Executive

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Like in other Indian states, the executive arm of the state is responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. It consists of the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.

The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is the head of the administrative services.

#### Chief Minister

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See also: List of Chief Ministers of Telangana

The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is the de facto head of state and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the governor. The current Chief Minister is Anumula Revanth Reddy, who took office on 7 December 2023.[5] Generally, the party which reaches more than half mark i.e. 60 seats out of 119 decides the Chief Minister.

#### Council of Ministers

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Main article: List of cabinet ministers of Telangana

The Council of Ministers, which answers to the Legislative Assembly, has its members appointed by the Governor; the appointments receive input from the Chief Minister. They are collectively responsible to the legislative assembly of the State. Generally, the winning party and its chief minister chooses the ministers list and submit the list for the governor's approval.

#### Administrative divisions

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Telangana State is divided into 33 districts. The business of the state government is transacted through the various secretariat departments based on the rules of business. Each department consists of secretary to government, who is the official head of the department and such other undersecretaries, junior secretaries, officers, and staffs subordinate to him/her. The Chief secretary superintending control over the whole secretariat and staff attached to the ministers.

## Elections

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This article is part of a series on

Politics of Telangana

State government

* Constitution of India

* Law
* Human rights
* Fundamental rights

Executive

* Governor of Telangana

* Jishnu Dev Varma

* * *

* Chief Minister of Telangana

* Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)

* * *

* Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana

* Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (INC)

Legislature

* Telangana Legislative Assembly

* Speaker: Gaddam Prasad Kumar (INC)
* Leader of the House: Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
* Leader of the Opposition: K. Chandrashekar Rao (BRS)

* * *

Telangana Legislative Council

* Chairperson: Gutha Sukender Reddy (BRS)
* Leader of the House: TBA (INC)
* Leader of the Opposition: TBA (BRS)

Judiciary

* Telangana High Court

* Chief Justice: Alok Aradhe

* * *

* District Courts

Elections

* Indian General Elections

* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

* * *

* Legislative Assembly Elections

* 2014
* 2018
* 2023

Political

* Parties

* Indian National Congress
* Bharat Rashtra Samithi
* Bharatiya Janata Party
* All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
* Communist Party of India

* * *

* Coalitions

* Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)
* National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

* v
* t
* e

Elections to the state assembly are held every five years. Elections are generally held for Parliament, State assembly and regional panchayats. Like all other Indian states, the minimum age of registration of a voter is 18 years.

Election Commission announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Polls in Telangana were conducted on November 30, and results were announced on December 3: EC [6]

## See also

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* T App Folio
* T-Fiber

## References

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1. ^ "Revanth Reddy Takes Oath As Telangana Chief Minister, Gandhis On Stage". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. ^ "Telangana CM News | Telangana CM Swearing-In Ceremony Live: Revanth Reddy reaches LB Stadium for his oath-taking ceremony". The Times of India. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. ^ "Telangana CM swearing-in: List of MLAs who took oath with Revanth Reddy". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. ^ "The States". Government of India. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008.
5. ^ "TRS wins in Telangana". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
6. ^ "Festival of democracy in full splendour in Telangana as voting for the State's Legislative Assembly takes place smoothly".

## External links

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* Official website

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State of Telangana

Capital: Hyderabad

Topics|

* Architecture
* Cuisine
* Culture
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* Geography
* Government
* History
* Telugu language
* Language day
* Politics
* People
* List
* Tourism

Dynasties|

* Satavahanas
* Vishnukundinas
* Chalukyas
* Rastrakutas
* Western Chalukyas
* Kakatiyas
* Musunuri Nayakas
* Bahmanis
* Qutb Shahi
* Asaf Jahi dynasty (Nizams)

Districts|

* Adilabad
* Komaram Bheem Asifabad
* Bhadradri Kothagudem
* Hanamkonda
* Hyderabad
* Jagtial
* Jangaon
* Jayashankar Bhupalpally
* Jogulamba Gadwal
* Kamareddy
* Karimnagar
* Khammam
* Mahabubabad
* Mahabubnagar
* Mancherial
* Medak
* Medchal-Malkajgiri
* Mulugu
* Nagarkurnool
* Nalgonda
* Narayanapet
* Nirmal
* Nizamabad
* Peddapalli
* Rajanna Sircilla
* Ranga Reddy
* Sangareddy
* Siddipet
* Suryapet
* Vikarabad
* Wanaparthy
* Warangal
* Y.Bhuvanagiri

Commissionerates|

* Hyderabad central
* Rachakonda-Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad East
* Cyberabad-Hyderabad West
* Karimnagar
* Khammam
* Nizamabad
* Ramagundam
* Siddipet
* Warangal

Major cities|

* Hyderabad
* Warangal
* Nizamabad
* Khammam
* Karimnagar
* Ramagundam
* Mahbubnagar
* Nalgonda
* Adilabad
* Secunderabad
* Suryapet

Tourism|

* Churches
* Dams
* Forts
* Temples
* Mosques
* Lakes
* National Parks
* Sanctuaries
* Waterfalls

Municipal corporations|

* Hyderabad
* Karimnagar
* Khammam
* Nizamabad
* Ramagundam
* Warangal
* Boduppal
* Peerzadiguda
* Jawaharnagar
* Nizampet
* Badangpet
* Bandlaguda Jagir
* Meerpet–Jillelguda

Related lists|

* List of cities in Telangana by area
* List of cities in Telangana by population
* List of urban agglomerations in Telangana
* List of districts in Telangana
* List of urban local bodies in Telangana
* India Portal

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State agencies of Telangana

Public Sector Undertakings|

* Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC)
* Industrial Development Corporation (TSIIC)
* Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC)
* Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC)
* Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO)
* Power Transmission Corporation (TSTRANSCO)
* Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL)
* Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL)
* Excise Department
* Beverages Corporation
* Forest Department
* Agriculture Department
* Telangana Police
* Vaidya Vidhana Parishad

Board|

* Housing Board (THB)
* Pollution Control Board (TPCB)
* Intermediate Education (BIE)
* Secondary Education (BSE)
* Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB)

Autonomous Bodies|

* Public Service Commission(TSPSC)
* Election Commission (TSEC)

Nodal Agencies|

* Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC)
* Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC)
* Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)
* Hyderabad Airport Development Authority
* Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
* Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA)
* Nizamabad Municipal Corporation
* Karimnagar Municipal Corporation
* Khammam Municipal Corporation
* Ramagundam Municipal Corporation
* Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA)

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State governments|

* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chhattisgarh
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Telangana
* Tripura
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhand
* West Bengal

Union territories|

* Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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