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{{Infobox Indian state government
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| state = Assam
| government_name  = Government of Assam
| coat_of_arms = [[File:Seal of Assam.svg|200px]]
| image            = [[File:Seal of Assam.svg|200px]]
| state_flag =  
| division_type    = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| seat_of_government = [[Guwahati]]
| division          = [[Guwahati]]
| governor = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref name="nie-Mukhi"/>
| leader_type      = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
| chief_minister = [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]<ref name="cm-list"/>
| leader_title      = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref name="nie-Mukhi"/>
| deputy_chief_minister =  
| leader_type2      = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| legislative_assembly = [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_title2    = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<ref name="cm-list"/>
| speaker = [[Hitendra Nath Goswami]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html|title=List of Speakers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref>
| leader_type4      = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
| deputy_speaker = [[Aminul Islam Laskar]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html|title=List of Deputy Speakers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref>
| leader_title4    = Jishnu Baruah, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature      = {{ubl|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]|}}
| speaker_label    = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| speaker           = [[Biswajit Daimary]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html|title=List of Speakers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref>
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]
| deputy_speaker   = [[Numal Momin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html|title=List of Deputy Speakers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref>
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]
| members_in_assembly = 126
| members_in_assembly = 126
| legislative_council =  
| branch4            = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary]]
| chairman =
| court_name        = [[High courts of India|High Court]]
| deputy_chairman =  
| court              = [[Gauhati High Court]]
| members_in_council =
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| high_court = [[Gauhati High Court]]
| chief_justice     = [[Sudhanshu Dhulia|Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia]]
| chief_justice = [[Sudhanshu Dhulia|Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia]]
}}
}}


The '''Government of Assam''' is the  governing authority  of [[Assam]], a state of [[India]].  It consists of the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] appointed by the [[President of India]] as the head of the state, currently [[Jagdish Mukhi]].<ref name="nie-Mukhi">{{cite news |title=Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/30/jagdish-mukhi-few-facts-about-assams-new-governor-1664813.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=30 September 2017}}</ref> The head of government is the [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]], currently [[Sarbananda Sonowal]],<ref name="cm-list">{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> 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.
The '''Government of Assam''' is the  governing authority  of [[Assam]], a state of [[India]].  It consists of the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] appointed by the [[President of India]] as the head of the state, currently [[Jagdish Mukhi]].<ref name="nie-Mukhi">{{cite news |title=Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/30/jagdish-mukhi-few-facts-about-assams-new-governor-1664813.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=30 September 2017}}</ref> The head of government is the [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]], currently [[Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma]],<ref name="cm-list">{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> 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 (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 86 seats, followed by Congress with 26 seats and AIUDF with 13.
In 2021, the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.


== Ministers ==
== Ministers ==
Ministers sworn on 24 May 2016:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/sarbananda-sonowals-swearing-in-live-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-assam/264087/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526051020/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/sarbananda-sonowals-swearing-in-live-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-assam/264087/ |archive-date=26 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/assam-cabinet-minister-list-2021-check-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-himanta-biswa-sarma-govt/2250575/|title=Assam Cabinet Minister List 2021: Check full list of ministers and their portfolios in Himanta Biswa Sarma govt|website=financialexpress.com|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>


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| 1 || [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]||[[Chief Minister (India)|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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majuli]] || [[Jorhat district|Majuli]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 1 || [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]||[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister of Assam]], Home, Personnel, PWD & any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.|| [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalukbari]] || [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 2 || [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]|| Education, Finance, Planning and Development,PWD, Health and Family Welfare, || [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalukbari]] || [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 2 || [[Ranjit Kumar Das]]|| Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.|| [[Patacharkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patacharkuchi]] || [[Bajali district|Bajali]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 3 || [[Atul Bora]]|| Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning || [[Bokakhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bokakhat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
| 3 || [[Atul Bora]]|| Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation.|| [[Bokakhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bokakhat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
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| 4 || [[Pramila Rani Brahma]]|| Soil Conservation and Mines and Mineral departments || [[Kokrajhar East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar East]] || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || [[Bodoland People's Front|BPF]]
| 4 || [[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]|| Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Plain Tribe &amp;amp; Backward Classes (BTC)|| [[Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chapaguri]] || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || [[United People's Party Liberal|UPPL]]
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| 5 || [[Ranjit Dutta]]|| Irrigation, Handloom and Textiles || [[Behali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behali]] || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 5 || [[Ashok Singhal (politician)]] || Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation.|| [[Dhekiajuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhekiajuli]] || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 6 || [[Parimal Suklabaidya]]||Environment and Forests, Fisheries and Excise || [[Dholai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dholai]] || [[Cachar district|Cachar]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 6 || [[Parimal Suklabaidya]] || Environment & Forests, Fisheries, Excise.|| [[Dholai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dholai]] || [[Cachar district|Cachar]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 7 || [[Keshab Mahanta]]|| Water resource, Science and Technology, Information & Technology Departments || [[Kaliabor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]] || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
| 7 || [[Keshab Mahanta]]|| Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Information Technology.|| [[Kaliabor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]] || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
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| 8 || [[Pallab Lochan Das]]|| Labour and Employment and Tea Tribes Welfare || [[Rangapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangapara]] || [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 8 || [[Ajanta Neog]]|| Social Welfare, Finance|| [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 9 || [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]]|| Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs || [[Dharmapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharmapur]] || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 9 || [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]]|| Transport, Industries & Commerce, Skill Development, Welfare of Minorities|| [[Dharmapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharmapur]] || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 10 || [[Rihon Daimary]]|| Public Health Engineering, Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs || [[Udalguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Udalguri]] || [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]] || [[Bodoland People's Front|BPF]]
| 10 || [[Ranoj Pegu]] || Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC).|| [[Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhemaji]] || [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 11 || [[Naba Kumar Doley]]|| MoS(I/C) Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Youth Welfare and Cultural Affairs || [[Dhakuakhana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhakuakhana]] || [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 11 || [[Sanjoy Kishan]]|| Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour & Employment.|| [[Tinsukia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tinsukia]] || [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 12 || [[Pijush Hazarika]]||  Water Resources, Information & Public Relations, Parliamentary Affairs|| [[Jagiroad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jagiroad]] || [[Marigaon district|Marigaon]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 13 || [[Jogen Mohan]]||  Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development, Mines & Minerals|| [[Mahmara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahmara]] || [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 14 || [[Bimal Bora]]||  Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism|| [[Tingkhong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tingkhong]] || [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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== Departments ==
The following are the departments of the Government of Assam<ref name="departments">{{Cite web|url=https://assam.gov.in/govdept/|title=Departments of the Government of Assam}}</ref>
*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 ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://jobaxom.com/apsc-recruitment-2021/}}
* {{Official website|https://assam.gov.in/}}


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{{Government of India by state or territory}}

Revision as of 19:59, 8 July 2021


Government of Assam
Seal of Assam.svg
Seat of GovernmentGuwahati
Legislative branch
Legislature
Executive branch
GovernorJagdish Mukhi[1]
Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma[2]
Judiciary
CourtGauhati High Court

The Government of Assam is the governing authority of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi.[1] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma,[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 2021, the National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.

Ministers

Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:[3]

Minister Ministry Constituency District Party
1 Himanta Biswa Sarma Chief Minister of Assam, Home, Personnel, PWD & any other Department not allotted to any other Minister. Jalukbari Kamrup Metropolitan BJP
2 Ranjit Kumar Das Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs. Patacharkuchi Bajali BJP
3 Atul Bora Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation. Bokakhat Golaghat AGP
4 Urkhao Gwra Brahma Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Plain Tribe &amp; Backward Classes (BTC) Chapaguri Kokrajhar UPPL
5 Ashok Singhal (politician) Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation. Dhekiajuli Sonitpur BJP
6 Parimal Suklabaidya Environment & Forests, Fisheries, Excise. Dholai Cachar BJP
7 Keshab Mahanta Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Information Technology. Kaliabor Nagaon AGP
8 Ajanta Neog Social Welfare, Finance Golaghat Golaghat BJP
9 Chandra Mohan Patowary Transport, Industries & Commerce, Skill Development, Welfare of Minorities Dharmapur Nalbari BJP
10 Ranoj Pegu Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC). Dhemaji Dhemaji BJP
11 Sanjoy Kishan Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour & Employment. Tinsukia Tinsukia BJP
12 Pijush Hazarika Water Resources, Information & Public Relations, Parliamentary Affairs Jagiroad Marigaon BJP
13 Jogen Mohan Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development, Mines & Minerals Mahmara Charaideo BJP
14 Bimal Bora Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism Tingkhong Dibrugarh BJP

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor". The New Indian Express. 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Assam Cabinet Minister List 2021: Check full list of ministers and their portfolios in Himanta Biswa Sarma govt". financialexpress.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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