The Jharkhand Council of Ministers is the executive wing of the Government of Jharkhand and is headed by the State's chief minister Hemant Soren, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The current state council of ministers were sworn in on 28 November 2024, following the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. 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 the Jharkhand cadre of the IAS. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of the government is the chief secretary to the state government, with Avinash Kumar being the current holder of that position.
Constitutional requirement
For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,
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 According to Article 164 of the Indian Constitution,
Chief Minister
Like any Indian state, Chief Ministers of Jharkhand 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 Hemant Soren.
State Cabinet 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.
Council of Ministers Sources. #PortraitMinisterPortfolioConstituencyTenureParty Took office Left officeChief Minister1 Hemant SorenPersonnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Home (including Prison) School Education and Literacy Road Construction Building Construction Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)Barhait28 November 2024IncumbentCabinet Ministers2 Radha Krishna KishoreFinance Commercial Tax Planning & Development Parliamentary AffairsChhatarpur5 December 2024Incumbent3 Sanjay Prasad YadavIndustry Labour Employment, Training & Skill DevelopmentGodda5 December 2024Incumbent4 Deepak BiruaTransport Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms (Unregistered)Chaibasa5 December 2024Incumbent5 Chamra LindaScheduled Tribes Scheduled Castes Backward Classes (excluding Minority Welfare)Bishunpur5 December 2024Incumbent6 Irfan AnsariHealth, Medical Education & Family Welfare Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs Disaster ManagementJamtara5 December 2024Incumbent7 Hafizul HassanWater Resources Minority WelfareMadhupur5 December 2024Incumbent8 Dipika Pandey SinghRural Development Rural Works Panchayati RajMahagama5 December 2024Incumbent9 Yogendra PrasadDrinking Water & Sanitation Excise & ProhibitionGomia5 December 2024Incumbent10 Sudivya KumarUrban Development & Housing Higher & Technical Education Tourism, Art & Culture, Sports & Youth AffairsGiridih5 December 2024Incumbent11 Shilpi Neha TirkeyAgriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operativesMandar5 December 2024Incumbent
Oath as the state chief minister/minister
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