Telangana Council of Ministers

Executive of the Indian state of Telangana

The  Telangana Council of Ministers is the executive wing of Government of Telangana and headed by Chief Minister of Telangana, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The term of every executive wing is for 5 years. The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS Telangana Cadre. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of government is Chief Secretary to the state government.

## Constitutional requirement

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### For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

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According to Article 163 of the Constitution of India,

> There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

>   1. If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
>   2. The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

### For other provisions as to Ministers

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According to Article 164 of the Constitution of India,

> The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
> Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

>   1. The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
>   2. Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
>   3. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
>   4. The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

## Chief Minister

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Main article: Chief Minister of Telangana

Like any Indian state, Chief Ministers of Telangana is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet. The current Chief Minister is Revanth Reddy.

## State Cabinet

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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

## 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.

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Ministries|

1. K. Chandrashekar Rao I
2. K. Chandrashekar Rao II
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Union: Modi III

| Andhra Pradesh|

Naidu IV

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Arunachal Pradesh|

Khandu V

Assam|

Sarma

Bihar|

Nitish Kumar IX

Chhattisgarh|

Sai

Delhi|

Gupta

Goa|

Sawant II

Gujarat|

Patel II

Haryana|

Saini II

Himachal Pradesh|

Sukhu

Jammu and Kashmir|

Abdullah II

| Jharkhand|

Soren IV

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Karnataka|

Siddaramaiah II

Kerala|

Vijayan II

Madhya Pradesh|

Yadav

Maharashtra|

Fadnavis III

Manipur|

N/A (President's rule)

Meghalaya|

Sangma II

Mizoram|

Lalduhoma

Nagaland|

Rio V

Odisha|

Majhi

Puducherry|

Rangaswamy IV

| Punjab|

Mann

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Rajasthan|

Sharma

Sikkim|

Tamang II

Tamil Nadu|

Stalin

Telangana|

Reddy

Tripura|

Saha II

Uttar Pradesh|

Yogi Adityanath II

Uttarakhand|

Dhami II

West Bengal|

Banerjee III

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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
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