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{{Infobox government cabinet
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type            =21st Ministry
| cabinet_type            = Ministry
| cabinet_number          =  
| cabinet_number          = 21st
| jurisdiction            = [[West Bengal]]
| jurisdiction            = [[West Bengal]]
| flag                    =  
| flag                    = Emblem of West Bengal.svg
| flag_border            =  
| flag_border            = 100px
| incumbent              =  
| incumbent              = 2021—present
| image                  = Mamata Banerjee.jpg
| image                  = Cabinet Mamata Banerjee 2021-05-10 Kolkata.jpg
| image_size              = 150px
| image_size              =  
| caption                = [[Mamata Banerjee]], [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]  
| caption                =Cabinet oath on 10 May 2021 at [[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata]].
| date_formed            = 10 May 2021
| date_formed            = 10 May 2021
| date_dissolved          =  
| date_dissolved          =  
| government_head        = [[Mamata Banerjee]]<br>(as [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]])
| government_head_title=[[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]]
| government_head_history =  
| government_head        = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| state_head             = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<br>(''as [[Governor of West Bengal|Governor]]'')  
| government_head_history = [[Mamata Banerjee#Chief Minister of West Bengal|2011 — present]]
| members_number          = 43
| governor             = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
| former_members_number   = 1
| members_number          =
| total_number            = 44
* 21 [[Cabinet Ministers]]
| political_parties       = '''[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]'''
* 10 [[Minister of state]] (I/C){{efn|I/C stands for independent charge. It means that a minister can hold portfolios independently in a junior rank.}}
| legislature_status      = [[Majority government|Majority]]{{Composition bar|221|294|{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
* 9 Minister of state
| former_members_resigned   = 1 death <br>2
| total_number            = 41{{efn|As of {{date}}.}}
| political_party       ={{Color box|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|border=darkgray}} '''[[All India Trinamool Congress]]'''
| legislature_status      = [[Majority government|Majority]]{{Composition bar|221|294|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| opposition_cabinet      =  
| opposition_cabinet      =  
| opposition_party        = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]  
| opposition_party        ={{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  
| opposition_leader      = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| opposition_leader      = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| Deputy_opposition_leader = [[Hiran Chatterjee|Hiran]]
| election                = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| election                = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| last_election          = [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| last_election          = [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| legislature_term        = 5 years
| legislature_term        = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Present members|17th Legislative Assembly]] (2021 onwards)
| budget                  =  
| budget                  =  
| advice_and_consent1    =  
| advice_and_consent1    =  
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| incoming_formation      =  
| incoming_formation      =  
| outgoing_formation      =  
| outgoing_formation      =  
| previous                = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry]]
| previous                = [[Second Banerjee ministry]]
| successor              =  
| successor              =  
}}
}}
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=== For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor ===
=== For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor ===
According to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/p06163.html Article 163]</span> of the [[Indian Constitution]],
According to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/p06163.html Article 163]</span> of the [[Indian Constitution]],
{{quote|
{{blockquote|
#  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.
#  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.
# 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.
# 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.
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=== For other provisions as to Ministers ===
=== For other provisions as to Ministers ===
According to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/p06164.html Article 164]</span> of the [[Indian Constitution]],
According to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/p06164.html Article 164]</span> of the [[Indian Constitution]],
{{quote|
{{blockquote|
#  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: <br />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.
#  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: <br />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.
# The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
# The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
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*[[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home & Hill Affairs]]
*[[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home & Hill Affairs]]
*[[Ministry of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (West Bengal)|Personnel & Administration]]
*[[Ministry of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (West Bengal)|Personnel & Administration]]
*Finance & Excise
*Planning
*Statistics Program Implementation
*[[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]]
*[[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]]
*[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]]
*[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]]
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| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
|-
|-
| 3.
| 2.
| '''[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]]'''
| '''[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]]'''
| | [[File:Partha chatterjee.jpg|100px]]
| | [[File:Partha chatterjee.jpg|100px]]
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*[[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]]
*[[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
*[[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprise]]
*[[Ministry of Industrial Reconstruction (West Bengal)|Industrial Reconstruction]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 4.
| 3.
| '''[[Amit Mitra]]'''
|[[File:Amit Mitra - Kolkata 2011-08-02 4269.JPG|100px]]
|'''TBD'''
|10 May 2021
|
*Finance
*Planning and Statistics
*Programme Monitoring
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 5.
| '''[[Sadhan Pande]]'''
| [[File:Sadhan Pande.jpg|100px]]
|[[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Consumer Affairs
*Self Help Group and Self Employment
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 6.
| '''[[Jyotipriya Mallick]]'''
| '''[[Jyotipriya Mallick]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 7.
| 4.
| '''[[Bankim Chandra Hazra]]'''
| '''[[Bankim Chandra Hazra]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 8.
| 5.
| '''[[Manas Bhunia]]'''
| '''[[Manas Bhunia]]'''
|[[File:Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8509.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8509.JPG|100px]]
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|
|
*Water Resources Investigation and Development
*Water Resources Investigation and Development
*Consumer Affairs
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 9.
| 6.
| '''[[Somen Mahapatra]]'''
| '''[[Somen Mahapatra]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 10.
| 7.
| '''[[Moloy Ghatak]]'''
| '''[[Moloy Ghatak]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 11.
| 8.
| '''[[Aroop Biswas]]'''
| '''[[Aroop Biswas]]'''
|[[File:AROOP BISWAS .jpg|100px]]
|[[File:AROOP BISWAS .jpg|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 12.
| 9.
| '''[[Ujjal Biswas]]'''
| '''[[Ujjal Biswas]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 13.
| 10.
| '''[[Arup Roy]]'''
| '''[[Arup Roy]]'''
|[[File:Arup Roy - Howrah 2013-04-28 6724.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:Arup Roy - Howrah 2013-04-28 6724.JPG|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 14.
| 11.
| '''[[Rathin Ghosh]]'''
| '''[[Rathin Ghosh]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 15.
| 12.
| '''[[Firhad Hakim]]'''
| '''[[Firhad Hakim]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 16.
| 13.
| '''[[Chandranath Sinha]]'''
| '''[[Chandranath Sinha]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 17.
| 14.
| '''[[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]'''
| '''[[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]'''
|[[File:1635879024755sobhon.jpg|100px]]
|
|[[Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khardaha]]
|[[Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khardaha]]
|10 May 2021
|10 May 2021
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 18.
| 15.
| '''[[Bratya Basu]]'''
| '''[[Bratya Basu]]'''
|[[File:Bratya Basu, 5th International Theatre Festival, Kolkata, 2016.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Bratya Basu, 5th International Theatre Festival, Kolkata, 2016.jpg|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 19.
| 16.
| '''[[Pulak Roy]]'''
| '''[[Pulak Roy]]'''
|
|
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|
|
*Public Health Engineering
*Public Health Engineering
*Panchayat and Rural Development
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 20.
| 17.
| '''[[Shashi Panja]]'''
| '''[[Shashi Panja]]'''
|
|
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|
|
*[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]]
*[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]]
* Self Help Group and Self Employment
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 21.
| 18.
| '''[[Md. Ghulam Rabbani]]'''
| '''[[Md. Ghulam Rabbani]]'''
|[[File:Md Ghulam Rabbani.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Md Ghulam Rabbani.jpg|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 22.
| 19.
| '''[[Biplab Mitra]]'''
| '''[[Biplab Mitra]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 23.
| 20.
| '''[[Javed Ahmed Khan]]'''
| '''[[Javed Ahmed Khan]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 24.
| 21.
| '''[[Swapan Debnath]]'''
| '''[[Swapan Debnath]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 25.
| 22.
| '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]'''
| '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]'''
|[[File:Md. Siddiqullah Choudhury, Minister in charge of the Govt. of West Bengal 01.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Md. Siddiqullah Choudhury, Minister in charge of the Govt. of West Bengal 01.jpg|100px]]
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| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Minister of State|Ministers Of State (Independent Charge)]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Minister of State|Ministers Of State (Independent Charge)]]'''
|-
|-
| 26.
| 23.
| '''[[Becharam Manna]]'''
| '''[[Becharam Manna]]'''
|[[File:Becharam Manna. Ex Minister. West Bengal.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Becharam Manna. Ex Minister. West Bengal.jpg|100px]]
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|
|
*[[Department of Labour (West Bengal)|Labour]]
*[[Department of Labour (West Bengal)|Labour]]
* MoS in Panchayet and Rural Development
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 27.
| 24.
| '''[[Subrata Saha]]'''
| '''[[Subrata Saha]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 28.
| 25.
| '''Humayun Kabir'''
| '''Humayun Kabir'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 29.
| 26.
| '''[[Akhil Giri]]'''
| '''[[Akhil Giri]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 30.
| 27.
| '''[[Chandrima Bhattacharya]]'''
| '''[[Chandrima Bhattacharya]]'''
|
|
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*[[Minister of State|MoS]] in Land & Land Reforms
*[[Minister of State|MoS]] in Land & Land Reforms
*[[Minister of State|MoS]] in Refugee and Rehabilitiation
*[[Minister of State|MoS]] in Refugee and Rehabilitiation
*MoS in Finance and Excise
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 31.
| 28.
| '''[[Dr. Ratna De (Nag)|Ratna De (Nag)]]'''
| '''[[Dr. Ratna De (Nag)|Ratna De (Nag)]]'''
|[[File:Ratna dey nag.jpg|100px]]
|
|[[Pandua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandua]]
|[[Pandua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandua]]
|10 May 2021
|10 May 2021
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 32.
| 29.
| '''[[Sandhya Rani Tudu]]'''
| '''[[Sandhya Rani Tudu]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 33.
| 30.
| '''[[Bulu Chik Baraik]]'''
| '''[[Bulu Chik Baraik]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 34.
| 31.
| '''[[Sujit Bose (politician)|Sujit Bose]]'''
| '''[[Sujit Bose (politician)|Sujit Bose]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 35.
| 32.
| '''[[Indranil Sen]]'''
| '''[[Indranil Sen]]'''
|
|
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| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Minister of State|Ministers Of State]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''[[Minister of State|Ministers Of State]]'''
|-
|-
| 36.
| 33.
| '''[[Dilip Mondal]]'''
| '''[[Dilip Mondal]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 37.
| 34.
| '''Akhruzzaman'''
| '''Akhruzzaman'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 38.
| 35.
| '''Seuli Saha'''
| '''Seuli Saha'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 39.
| 36.
| '''Srikanta Mahata'''
| '''Srikanta Mahata'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 40.
| 37.
| '''[[Sabina Yeasmin]]'''
| '''[[Sabina Yeasmin]]'''
|[[File:Sabina Yasmin.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Sabina Yasmin.jpg|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 41.
| 38.
| '''[[Birbaha Hansda]]'''
| '''[[Birbaha Hansda]]'''
|[[File:বীরবাহা হাঁসদা.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:বীরবাহা হাঁসদা.jpg|100px]]
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 42.
| 39.
| '''Jyotsna Mandi'''
| '''Jyotsna Mandi'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 43.
| 40.
| '''[[Paresh Chandra Adhikary]]'''
| '''[[Paresh Chandra Adhikary]]'''
|
|
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| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 44.
| 41.
| '''[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]'''
| '''[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]'''
|[[File:Manoj Tiwary.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Manoj Tiwary.jpg|100px]]
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|}
|}


===Former Ministers===
==Former Ministers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
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| 1.
| 1.
| '''[[Subrata Mukherjee]]'''
| '''[[Subrata Mukherjee]]'''
|
|[[File:TMCVeteranSubrataMukherjee.jpg|100px]]
|[[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballygunge]]
|[[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballygunge]]
|10 May 2021
|10 May 2021
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*[[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprises]]  
*[[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprises]]  
*[[Ministry of Industrial Reconstruction (West Bengal)|Industrial Reconstruction]]
*[[Ministry of Industrial Reconstruction (West Bengal)|Industrial Reconstruction]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 2.
| '''[[Amit Mitra]]'''
|[[File:Amit Mitra - Kolkata 2011-08-02 4269.JPG|100px]]
|''No constituency''
|10 May 2021
|9 November 2021
|
*Finance
*Planning and Statistics
*Programme Monitoring
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 3.
| '''[[Sadhan Pande]]'''
| [[File:Sadhan Pande.jpg|100px]]
|[[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]]
|10 May 2021
|9 November 2021
|
*Consumer Affairs
*Self Help Group and Self Employment
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|}
|}
==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 22 December 2021

Third Banerjee ministry
File:Emblem of West Bengal.svg
21st Ministry of West Bengal
2021—present
Cabinet oath on 10 May 2021 at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
Date formed10 May 2021
People and organisations
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Chief Minister's history2011 — present
No. of ministers

[lower-alpha 2]

  • 9 Minister of state
Ministers removed1 death
2 resigned
Total no. of members41< [lower-alpha 1]
Member party  All India Trinamool Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
221 / 294 (75%)
Opposition party  Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition leaderSuvendu Adhikari
History
Election(s)2021
Outgoing election2016
Legislature term(s)17th Legislative Assembly (2021 onwards)
PredecessorSecond Banerjee ministry

The 21st Council of Ministers for the state of West Bengal was formed under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. She was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on 5 May 2021. The remaining council of ministers was sworn in on 10 May 2021.[1][2][3][4]

Constitutional requirement[edit | edit source]

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor[edit | edit source]

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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[edit | edit source]

According to Article 164 of the Indian Constitution,

  1. 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.
  2. The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 & Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

S.No Name[3] Portrait Constituency Assumed office[4] Department Party
1. Mamata Banerjee
(Chief Minister) 		Bhabanipur 5 May 2021 AITC
Cabinet Ministers
2. Partha Chatterjee Behala Paschim 10 May 2021 AITC
3. Jyotipriya Mallick Habra 10 May 2021
  • Forest
  • Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
 AITC
4. Bankim Chandra Hazra Sagar 10 May 2021 AITC
5. Manas Bhunia Sabang 10 May 2021
  • Water Resources Investigation and Development
  • Consumer Affairs
 AITC
6. Somen Mahapatra Tamluk 10 May 2021
  • Irrigation and Waterways
 AITC
7. Moloy Ghatak Asansol Uttar 10 May 2021 AITC
8. Aroop Biswas Tollyganj 10 May 2021
  • Power
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
 AITC
9. Ujjal Biswas Krishnanagar Dakshin 10 May 2021
  • Correctional Administration
 AITC
10. Arup Roy Howrah Madhya 10 May 2021
  • Co-operatives
 AITC
11. Rathin Ghosh Madhyamgram 10 May 2021
  • Food and Supplies
 AITC
12. Firhad Hakim Kolkata Port 10 May 2021 AITC
13. Chandranath Sinha Bolpur 10 May 2021
  • Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Textiles
 AITC
14. Sovandeb Chattopadhyay Khardaha 10 May 2021 AITC
15. Bratya Basu Dum Dum 10 May 2021 AITC
16. Pulak Roy Uluberia Dakshin 10 May 2021
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Panchayat and Rural Development
 AITC
17. Shashi Panja Shyampukur 10 May 2021 AITC
18. Md. Ghulam Rabbani File:Md Ghulam Rabbani.jpg Goalpokhar 10 May 2021 AITC
19. Biplab Mitra Harirampur 10 May 2021
  • Agricultural Marketing
 AITC
20. Javed Ahmed Khan Kasba 10 May 2021
  • Disaster Management and Civil Defence
 AITC
21. Swapan Debnath Purbasthali Dakshin 10 May 2021
  • Animal Resources Development
 AITC
22. Siddiqullah Chowdhury Manteswar 10 May 2021
  • Mass Education Extension and Library Services
 AITC
Ministers Of State (Independent Charge)
23. Becharam Manna Singur 10 May 2021
  • Labour
  • MoS in Panchayet and Rural Development
 AITC
24. Subrata Saha Sagardighi 10 May 2021
  • Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
 AITC
25. Humayun Kabir Debra 10 May 2021
  • Technical Education, Training and Skill Development
 AITC
26. Akhil Giri Ramnagar 10 May 2021 AITC
27. Chandrima Bhattacharya Dum Dum Uttar 10 May 2021 AITC
28. Ratna De (Nag) Pandua 10 May 2021 AITC
29. Sandhya Rani Tudu Manbazar 10 May 2021 AITC
30. Bulu Chik Baraik Mal 10 May 2021
  • Backward Classes Welfare
  • Tribal Development
 AITC
31. Sujit Bose Bidhannagar 10 May 2021
  • Fire and Emergency Services
 AITC
32. Indranil Sen Chandannagar 10 May 2021 AITC
Ministers Of State
33. Dilip Mondal Bishnupur 10 May 2021 AITC
34. Akhruzzaman Raghunathganj 10 May 2021 AITC
35. Seuli Saha Keshpur 10 May 2021
  • Panchayet and Rural Development
 AITC
36. Srikanta Mahata Salboni 10 May 2021
  • Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
 AITC
37. Sabina Yeasmin Mothabari 10 May 2021 AITC
38. Birbaha Hansda File:বীরবাহা হাঁসদা.jpg Jhargram 10 May 2021 AITC
39. Jyotsna Mandi Ranibandh 10 May 2021
  • Food and Supplies
 AITC
40. Paresh Chandra Adhikary Mekliganj 10 May 2021 AITC
41. Manoj Tiwary Shibpur 10 May 2021
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
 AITC

Former Ministers[edit | edit source]

S.No Name Portrait Constituency Assumed office Left office Department served Party
1. Subrata Mukherjee File:TMCVeteranSubrataMukherjee.jpg Ballygunge 10 May 2021 4 November 2021 AITC
2. Amit Mitra No constituency 10 May 2021 9 November 2021
  • Finance
  • Planning and Statistics
  • Programme Monitoring
 AITC
3. Sadhan Pande File:Sadhan Pande.jpg Maniktala 10 May 2021 9 November 2021
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Self Help Group and Self Employment
 AITC

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ As of 6 September 2026.
  2. ↑ I/C stands for independent charge. It means that a minister can hold portfolios independently in a junior rank.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "West Bengal Election Results 2021 Highlights: TMC headed for 3rd term; Mamata loses Nandigram race to Suvendu". The Indian Express. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal Election Result 2021: Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Bengal CM for third time". The Financial Express. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 KolkataMay 9, Anupam Mishra Suryagni Roy; May 9, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 22:48. "43 TMC leaders, including 17 new faces, to be sworn in as ministers in West Bengal cabinet on Monday". India Today. Retrieved 2021-05-10. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help); |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mamata's list of ministers features 17 new faces, including Manoj Tiwari". The Indian Express. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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