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{{Short description|A state government in Indian state of West Bengal}}
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{{About|the state government in [[West Bengal]]|the political history of West Bengal|Politics of West Bengal}}
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{{infobox government
{{Infobox political system
| government_name  = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| background_color = indigo
| nativename      = পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার
| name = Government of West Bengal
| image             = Emblem of West Bengal.svg
| image = Emblem of India (brown).svg
| division_type    = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| image_size = 150px
| division          = [[Kolkata]]
| caption = [[Emblem of West Bengal]]
| leader_type      = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
| type = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary republic]] <br> [[State governments in India|State government]]
| leader_title      = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<ref name="West Bengal Assembly">{{cite web|title=West Bengal Assembly|url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/|publisher=West Bengal Government|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>
| constitution = [[Constitution of India]]
| leader_type2      = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| date_established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|1}} (as [[Bengal Presidency|Government of Bengal]])
| leader_title2    = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| country = {{flag|India}}
| leader_type3      = [[List of current Indian deputy chief ministers|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| legislature = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_title3    = '''Vacant''' ''since November 2000''
| legislature_type = [[Unicameralism|Unicameral]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature_place = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Assembly building|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Building]], [[Kolkata]]
| legislature      = {{ubl|[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]|}}
| lowerhouse = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| speaker_label    = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| lowerhouse_speaker = ''Vacant''
| speaker          = [[Biman Banerjee]]
| lowerhouse_speaker_title = [[Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]
| title_hos = [[Governor of West Bengal|Governor]]
| deputy_speaker    = [[Asish Banerjee|Dr. Asish Banerjee]]
| current_hos = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]
| appointer_hos = [[President of India]] (on advice of Central Government)
| members_in_assembly = 294
| title_hog = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
| branch4            = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary]]
| current_hog = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| court_name        = [[High courts of India|High Court]]
| appointer_hog = Governor
| court              = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| cabinet =
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| cabinet_leader = Chief Minister
| chief_justice      = [[Justice]] [[Rajesh Bindal]] (Acting)
| cabinet_hq = [[Writers' Building|Mahakaran]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitra |first=Atri |date=7 May 2026 |title=New govt, old seat of power: Why BJP wants to shift new West Bengal CM back to Writers’ Building |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/new-govt-old-seat-of-power-why-bjp-wants-to-shift-new-west-bengal-cm-back-to-writers-building-10676786/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>, Kolkata
| cabinet_ministries = [[Suvendu Adhikari ministry|Adhikari ministry]]
| judiciary = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| courts = [[Judiciary of India]]
| chief_judge = [[Sujoy Paul]]
| court_seat = [[Calcutta High Court]], Kolkata
| court = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|370000|c|lk=on}} <small>(2024–25)</small>
| website = [https://wb.gov.in/ wb.gov.in]
}}
}}
{{Politics of India}}


The '''Government of West Bengal''' also known as the '''State Government of West Bengal''', or locally as '''State Government''', is the governing authority of the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in India.<ref name="West Bengal (state)">{{cite web|title=West Bengal (state)|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=WB|publisher=Indian Government|access-date=25 June 2014}}</ref> It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislature]].
The '''Government of West Bengal''', also known as the '''West Bengal Government''', is the [[Administrative division|principal administrative authority]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]], created by the [[Constitution of India|National Constitution]] as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.<ref name="West Bengal (state)">{{cite web|title=West Bengal (state)|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=WB|publisher=Indian Government|access-date=25 June 2014}}</ref> The [[Governor of West Bengal|Governor]] acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the [[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] who is the chief executive authority and head of government.


Like other [[States and union territories of India|states in India]], the head of state of [[West Bengal]] is the [[Governor (India)|Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. The post is largely ceremonial in nature. The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Kolkata]], the capital of [[West Bengal]], houses the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. The temporary secretariat is located in the [[Nabanna (building)|Nabanna building]] in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The [[Calcutta High Court]] is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of [[West Bengal]] and the [[Union Territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].
The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Kolkata]], the capital of [[West Bengal]], houses the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. The temporary secretariat is located in the [[Nabanna (building)|Nabanna building]] in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The [[Calcutta High Court]] is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of [[West Bengal]] and the [[Union Territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].


The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is [[unicameral]], consisting of 294 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A)<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India">{{cite web|title=The Parliament of West Bengal, India|url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|publisher=cpahq.org|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> including one nominated from the [[Anglo-Indian]] community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is [[unicameral]], consisting of 294 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA).<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India">{{cite web|title=The Parliament of West Bengal, India|url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|publisher=cpahq.org|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216123229/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|url-status=dead}}</ref> Including one nominated from the [[Anglo-Indian]] community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.


The current chief minister is [[Mamata Banerjee]], who took office on 20 May 2011. She is the founder and leader of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party, which won 184 seats (out of 294) in the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and subsequently 211 seats (out of 294) in the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].
The [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|current chief minister]] is '''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]''', who assumed the office on 09 May 2026. He is the leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]], which won 206 seats (out of 294) in the [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].


== History ==
==Head Leaders==
On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act of 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act of 1909 the number raised to 50 members.<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India" />
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|-
== Organization ==
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | House
 
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Leader
* The West Bengal government is divided into different ministries.
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Portrait
 
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Since
== Council of Ministers ==
 
* The West Bengal government{{efn|The current government running is [[Third Mamata Banerjee ministry]] since 10 May 2021.}} headed by Mamata Banerjee has 43 ministers. Among them, 10 are Ministers of State holding independent charge, and 9 are junior ministers and 24 are senior ministers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wb.gov.in/government-minister.aspx|title=List of Current Ministers in Mamata's second cabinet|website=wb.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministers of West Bengal|url=https://edukareonline.in/articles/ministers-of-west-bengal/|url-status=live|website=EduKare Online|date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
 
{{Notelist}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!S.No
!colspan=4|Constitutional Posts
!Name<ref name=m1/>
!Portrait
!Constituency
!Assumed office<ref name=m2/>
!Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|-
|-
| 1.
|[[List of governors of West Bengal|Governor of West Bengal]]
| '''[[Mamata Banerjee]]'''<br /> ([[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]])
|'''[[R. N. Ravi]]'''
| [[File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG|100px]]
|[[File:R.N. Ravi.jpg|75px]]
| '''TBD'''
|12 March 2026
|5 May 2021
|
*Home & Hill Affairs
*Personnel & Administration
*Health and Family Welfare
*Land and Land Reforms
*Refugee and Rehabilitation
*Information & Cultural Affairs
*North Bengal Development
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''Cabinet Ministers'''
| [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
|'''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''
|[[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|75px]]
| 09 May 2026
|-
|-
| 2.
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Subrata Mukherjee]]'''
|
|
|[[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballygunge]]
|  
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Panchayet and Rural Development
*Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 3.
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]]'''
|
| | [[File:Partha chatterjee.jpg|100px]]
|[[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behala Paschim]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Industry, Commerce and Enterprise
*Information Technology and Electronics
*Parliamentary Affairs
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 4.
| '''[[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.
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Sadhan Pande]]'''
|'''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''
| [[File:Sadhan Pande.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|75px]]
|[[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]]
| 09 May 2026
|10 May 2021
|
*Consumer Affairs
*Self Help Group and Self Employment
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 6.
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Jyotipriya Mallick]]'''
|
|
|[[Habra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Habra]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Forest
| 28 July 2022
*Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 7.
| [[List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Bankim Chandra Hazra]]'''
|
|
|
|[[Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Sundarban Affairs
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 8.
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| '''[[Manas Bhunia]]'''
|[[File:Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8509.JPG|100px]]
|[[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Water Resources Investigation and Development
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
| 9.
| '''[[Somen Mahapatra]]'''
|
|
|[[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Irrigation and Waterways
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 10.
| [[Calcutta High Court|Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court]]
| '''[[Moloy Ghatak]]'''
|'''[[Sujoy Paul]]'''
|
|
|[[Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Uttar]]
| 16 January 2026
|10 May 2021
|-
| [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of West Bengal
|'''Dushyant Nariala'''
|
|
*Law, Judiacial
| 16 March 2026
*Public Works
|-
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
|}<section end="Parties and leaders" />
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
== History ==
On 18 January 1862, under the [[Indian Councils Act 1861]], a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the [[Indian Councils Act 1892]], the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the [[Indian Councils Act 1909]], the number  was raised to 50 members.<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India" />
 
== Organization ==
 
* The West Bengal government is divided into different ministries.
 
=== Departments===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|1
|[[Agricultural marketing|Agricultural Marketing]]
|-
|2
|[[Department of Agriculture (West Bengal)|Agriculture]]
|-
|3
|Animal Resources Development
|-
|4
|Backward Classes Welfare
|-
|5
|Consumer Affairs
|-
|6
|Co-operation
|-
|7
|Correctional Administration
|-
|8
|Disaster Management and Civil Defence
|-
|9
|[[Department of Environment (West Bengal)|Environment]]
|-
|10
|[[Ministry of Finance (West Bengal)|Finance]]
|-
|11
|Fire and Emergency Services
|-
|12
|Fisheries
|-
|13
|Food and Supplies
|-
|14
|Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
|-
|15
|Forests
|-
|16
|GTA
|-
|17
|Health and Family Welfare
|-
|18
|Higher Education
|-
|19
|[[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home and Hill Affairs]]
|-
|20
|Housing
|-
|21
|[[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)]]
|-
|22
|[[Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal)|Information & Cultural Affairs]]
|-
|23
|[[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]]
|-
|24
|Irrigation and Waterways
|-
|25
|Judicial
|-
|26
|[[Department of Labour (West Bengal)|Labour]]
|-
|27
|[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)]]
|-
|28
|[[Department of Law (West Bengal)|Law]]
|-
|29
|Mass Education Extension and Library Services
|-
|30
|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and  Textiles
|-
|31
|Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
|-
|32
|Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
|-
|33
|North Bengal Development
|-
|34
|Panchayats and Rural Development
|-
|35
|[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
|-
|36
|Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
|-
|37
|[[Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (West Bengal)|Personnel and Administrative Reforms]]
|-
|38
|Planning and Statistics
|-
|39
|Power
|-
|40
|Programme Monitoring
|-
|41
|Public Enterprises and Industrial  Reconstruction
|-
|42
|Public Health Engineering
|-
|43
|[[Department of Public Works (West Bengal)|Public Works]]
|-
|44
|[[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|School Education]]
|-
|45
|Science and Technology and Biotechnology
|-
|46
|Self Help Group and Self Employment
|-
|47
|Sundarban Affairs
|-
|48
|[[Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development|Technical Education, Training & Skill  Development]]
|-
|49
|[[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)|Tourism]]
|-
|50
|Liquor
|-
|51
|Tribal Development
|-
|52
|Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
|-
|53
|Water resources Investigation and Development
|-
|54
|[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]]
|-
|55
|Youth Services and Sports
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wb.gov.in/government-departments-page.aspx |title=Departments |publisher=Government of West Bengal}}</ref>
 
=== Department and Secretaries===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|'''<big><u>Serial</u></big>'''
|'''<big><u>Department</u></big>'''
|'''<big><u>Secretary</u></big>'''
|-
|1
|[[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
|[[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]], Dushyant Nariala, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|-
|2
|Home and Hill Affairs
|Additional Chief Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
|-
|3
|Agriculture
|Principal Secretary, Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
|-
|4
|Agricultural Marketing
|Principal Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
|-
|5
|Animal Resources Development
|Additional Chief Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Vivek Kumar, IAS
|-
|6
|Backward Classes Welfare
|Secretary, Sanjay Bansal, IAS
|-
|7
|Consumer Affairs
|Principal Secretary, Neelam Meena, IAS
|-
|8
|Co-operation
|Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Krishna Gupta, IAS
|-
|9
|Correctional Administration
|Secretary, Rajesh Kumar, IPS
|-
|10
|Disaster Management and Civil Defence
|Additional Chief Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
|-
|11
|Environment
|Principal Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Rajesh Kumar, IAS
|-
|12
|Finance
|Special Secretary, Goutam Kumar Ghosh, IAS
|-
|13
|Fire and Emergency Services
|Principal Secretary, Khalil Ahmed, IAS
|-
|14
|Fisheries
|Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
|-
|15
|Food and Supplies
|Special Secretary, Anindya Mitra, IAS
|-
|16
|Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
|Principal Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Surendra Gupta, IAS
|-
|17
|Forests
|Additional Chief Secretary, Debal Ray, IAS
|-
|18
|GTA
|Principal Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
|-
|19
|Health and Family Welfare
|Principal Secretary, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, IAS
|-
|20
|Higher Education
|Principal Secretary, ''(additional charge)'' Binod Kumar, IAS
|-
|21
|Housing
|Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
|-
|22
|Industry, Commerce and Enterprises
|Secretary, Vandana Yadav, IAS
|-
|23
|Information and Cultural Affairs
|Secretary, Santanu Basu, IAS
|-
|24
|Information Technology and Electronics
|Joint Secretary, Sumant Sahay, IAS
|-
|25
|Irrigation and Waterways
|Principal Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
|-
|26
|Judicial
|Principal Secretary, Siddhartha Kanjilal, WBJS
|-
|27
|Labour
|Secretary, Avanindra Singh, IAS
|-
|28
|Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and  Rehabilitation
|Additional Chief Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
|-
|29
|Law
|Principal Secretary, Pradip Kumar Panja, WBJS
|-
|30
|Mass Education Extension and Library Services
|Special Secretary, Anshul Gupta, IAS
|-
|31
|Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles
|Principal Secretary, Rajesh Pandey, IAS
|-
|32
|Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
|Secretary ''(additional charge)'', P. B. Salim, IAS
|-
|33
|North Bengal Development
|Additional Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
|-
|34
|Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
|Additional Chief Secretary, Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
|-
|35
|Panchayats and Rural Development
|Secretary, Dr. P. Ulaganathan
|-
|36
|Parliamentary Affairs
|Principal Secretary, ''(additional charge)'', Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
|-
|37
|Pashimanchal Unnayan Affairs
|Secretary, Dr. Rashmi Kamal, IAS
|-
|38
|Personnel and Administrative Reforms
|Secretary, Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
|-
|39
|Planning and Statistics
|Additional Chief Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS
|-
|40
|Programme Monitoring
|Secretary, Dr. P. B. Salim, IAS
|-
|41
|Power
|Secretary ''(additional charge)'', Santanu Basu, IAS
|-
|42
|Public Health Engineering
|Principal Secretary, Surendra Gupta, IAS
|-
|43
|Public Works
|Secretary, Antara Acharya, IAS
|-
|44
|Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
|Secretary, Smita Pandey, IAS
|-
|-
|-
|-
| 11.
|45
| '''[[Aroop Biswas]]'''
|School Education
| [[File:AROOP BISWAS .jpg|100px]]
|Principal Secretary, Binod Kumar, IAS
|[[Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tollyganj]]
|-
|10 May 2021
|46
|
|Science and Technology and Bio-technology
*Power
|Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS
*Youth Affairs and Sports
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 12.
|47
| '''[[Ujjal Biswas]]'''
|Self Help Group and Self Employment
|
|Principal Secretary, Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, IAS
|[[Krishnanagar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Krishnanagar Dakshin]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Correctional Administration
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 13.
|48
| '''[[Arup Roy]]'''
|Sundarban Affairs
|[[File:Arup Roy - Howrah 2013-04-28 6724.JPG|100px]]
|Additional Chief Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya, IAS
|[[Howrah Madhya]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Co-operatives
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 14.
|49
| '''[[Rathin Ghosh]]'''
|Technical Education, Training & Skill Development
|
|Additional Chief Secretary, Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
|[[Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhyamgram]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Food and Supplies
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 15.
|50
| '''[[Firhad Hakim]]'''
|Tourism
|
|Principal Secretary, ''(additional charge)'', Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
|[[Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Port]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Transport
*Housing
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 16.
|51
| '''[[Chandranath Sinha]]'''
|Transport
|
|Secretary, Dr. Saumitra Mohan, IAS
|[[Bolpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
*Textiles
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 17.
|52
| '''[[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]'''
|Tribal Development
|
|Principal Secretary, Choten Dhendup Lama, IAS
|''[[Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhabanipur]]'' (Resigned as MLA on 21 May 2021)
|10 May 2021
|
*Agriculture
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 18.
| '''[[Bratya Basu]]'''
|[[File:Bratya Basu, 5th International Theatre Festival, Kolkata, 2016.jpg|100px]]
|[[Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]]
|10 May 2021
|
*School and Higher Education
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 19.
|53
| '''[[Pulak Roy]]'''
|Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
|
|Secretary, Md. Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
|[[Uluberia Dakshin]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Public Health Engineering
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 20.
|54
| '''[[Shashi Panja]]'''
|Water Resources Investigation and Development
|
|Principal Secretary, ''(additional charge)'', Manish Jain, IAS
|[[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyampukur]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 21.
|55
| '''[[Md. Ghulam Rabbani]]'''
|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
|[[File:Md Ghulam Rabbani.jpg|100px]]
|Principal Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
|[[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 22.
|56
| '''[[Biplab Mitra]]'''
|Youth Services and Sports
|
|Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
|[[Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Harirampur]]
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wb.gov.in/government-secretaries.aspx |title=Secretaries |publisher=Government of West Bengal}}</ref>
|10 May 2021
 
|
== Council of Ministers ==
*Agricultural Marketing
{{main|West Bengal Council of Ministers|Suvendu Adhikari ministry}}
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
| 23.
!S.No
| '''[[Javed Ahmed Khan]]'''
!Name
|
!Portrait
|[[Kasba, Kolkata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kasba]]
!Constituency
|10 May 2021
!Assumed office
|
!Department
*Disaster Management and Civil Defence
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 24.
| 1
| '''[[Swapan Debnath]]'''
| '''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''<br />([[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]])
| [[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|100px]]
| [[Nandigram Assembly constituency|Nandigram]]
| 9 May 2026
|
|
|[[Purbasthali Dakshin]]
* [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health & Family Welfare]]
|10 May 2021
* [[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home & Hill Affairs]]
|
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Animal Resources Development
| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 25.
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | '''[[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
| '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]'''
 
|[[File:Md. Siddiqullah Choudhury, Minister in charge of the Govt. of West Bengal 01.jpg|100px]]
|[[Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manteswar]]
|10 May 2021
|
*Mass Education Extension and Library Services
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''Ministers Of State (Independent Charge)'''
| 2
| '''[[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]'''
| [[File:Dilip Ghosh.jpg|100px]]
| [[Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency|Kharagpur Sadar]]
| TBA
| [[List of deputy chief ministers of West Bengal|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 26.
| 3
| '''[[Becharam Manna]]'''
| '''[[Agnimitra Paul]]'''
|[[File:Becharam Manna. Ex Minister. West Bengal.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Agnimitra (Paul) sitting in her chamber at the studio - photographed by Sou Boyy (Sourendra Kumar das).JPG|100px]]
|[[Singur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Singur]]
| [[Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency|Asansol Dakshin]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| Deputy Chief Minister
*Labour
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 27.
| 4
| '''[[Subrata Saha]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Kirtania]]'''
|
|
|[[Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sagardighi]]
| [[Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency|Bangaon Uttar]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 28.
| 5
| '''Humayun Kabir'''
| '''Kshudiram Tudu'''
|
|
|[[Debra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Debra]]
| [[Ranibandh Assembly constituency|Ranibandh]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Technical Education, Training and Skill Development
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 29.
| 6
| '''[[Akhil Giri]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Fisheries
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 30.
| 7
| '''[[Chandrima Bhattacharya]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Uttar]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Urban Development & Municipal Affairs
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*MOS in Health and Family Welfare
| [[BJP]]
*MOS in Land & Land Reforms
 
*MOS in Refugee and Rehabilitiation
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 31.
| 8
| '''[[Dr. Ratna De (Nag)|Ratna De (Nag)]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Pandua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandua]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Environment
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Science and Technology and Bio-Technology
| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 32.
| 9
| '''[[Sandhya Rani Tudu]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*MOS in Parliament Affairs
| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 33.
| 10
| '''[[Bulu Chik Baraik]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mal]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Backward Classes Welfare
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Tribal Developement
| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| 34.
| 11
| '''[[Sujit Bose (politician)|Sujit Bose]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Bidhannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bidhannagar]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Fire and Emergency Services
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 35.
| 12
| '''Indranil Sen'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Chandannagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chandannagar]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Tourism
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*MOS in Information and Cultural Affairs
| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
 
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=8|'''Ministers Of State'''
| 13
|-
| '''TBA'''
| 36.
| '''[[Dilip Mondal]]'''
|
|
|[[Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bishnupur]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Transport
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 37.
| 14
| '''[[Akhruzzaman]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathganj]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Power
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 38.
| 15
| '''Seuli Saha'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Keshpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Keshpur]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Panchayet and Rural Development
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 39.
| 16
| '''Srikanta Mahata'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Salboni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salboni]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 40.
| 17
| '''[[Sabina Yeasmin]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Sabina Yasmin.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mothabari]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Irrigation and Waterways
| TBA
*North Bengal Development
| TBA
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| TBA
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 41.
| 18
| '''[[Birbaha Hansda]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:বীরবাহা হাঁসদা.jpg|100px]]
|[[Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Forests
| TBA
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| TBA
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 42.
| 19
| '''Jyotsna Mandi'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Ranibandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranibandh]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Food and Supplies
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 43.
| 20
| '''[[Paresh Chandra Adhikary]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mekliganj]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*School and Higher Education
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[BJP]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
 
|-
|-
| 44.
| 21
| '''[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Manoj Tiwary.jpg|100px]]
|[[Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shibpur]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Youth Affairs and Sports
| TBA
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| TBA
| [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 11:47, 9 May 2026


This article is about the state government in West Bengal. For the political history of West Bengal, see Politics of West Bengal.

Government of West Bengal
Emblem of West Bengal
Polity typeParliamentary republic
State government
ConstitutionConstitution of India
Legislative branch
NameWest Bengal Legislative Assembly
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeWest Bengal Legislative Assembly Building, Kolkata
Lower house
NameLegislative Assembly
Presiding officerVacant, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of State
TitleGovernor
CurrentlyR. N. Ravi
AppointerPresident of India (on advice of Central Government)
Head of Government
TitleChief Minister of West Bengal
CurrentlySuvendu Adhikari
AppointerGovernor
Cabinet
LeaderChief Minister
HeadquartersMahakaran[1], Kolkata
MinistriesAdhikari ministry
Judicial branch
NameCalcutta High Court
CourtsJudiciary of India
Calcutta High Court
Chief judgeSujoy Paul
SeatCalcutta High Court, Kolkata
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The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[2] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.

The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, houses the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The temporary secretariat is located in the Nabanna building in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[3] Including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

The current chief minister is Suvendu Adhikari, who assumed the office on 09 May 2026. He is the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 206 seats (out of 294) in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

Head Leaders[edit | edit source]

House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor of West Bengal R. N. Ravi 12 March 2026
Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari 09 May 2026
Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari 09 May 2026
Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly 28 July 2022
Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Sujoy Paul 16 January 2026
Chief Secretary of West Bengal Dushyant Nariala 16 March 2026

History[edit | edit source]

On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act 1909, the number was raised to 50 members.[3]

Organization[edit | edit source]

  • The West Bengal government is divided into different ministries.

Departments[edit | edit source]

1 Agricultural Marketing
2 Agriculture
3 Animal Resources Development
4 Backward Classes Welfare
5 Consumer Affairs
6 Co-operation
7 Correctional Administration
8 Disaster Management and Civil Defence
9 Environment
10 Finance
11 Fire and Emergency Services
12 Fisheries
13 Food and Supplies
14 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
15 Forests
16 GTA
17 Health and Family Welfare
18 Higher Education
19 Home and Hill Affairs
20 Housing
21 Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)
22 Information & Cultural Affairs
23 Information Technology and Electronics
24 Irrigation and Waterways
25 Judicial
26 Labour
27 Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)
28 Law
29 Mass Education Extension and Library Services
30 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
31 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
32 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
33 North Bengal Development
34 Panchayats and Rural Development
35 Parliamentary Affairs
36 Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
37 Personnel and Administrative Reforms
38 Planning and Statistics
39 Power
40 Programme Monitoring
41 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
42 Public Health Engineering
43 Public Works
44 School Education
45 Science and Technology and Biotechnology
46 Self Help Group and Self Employment
47 Sundarban Affairs
48 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development
49 Tourism
50 Liquor
51 Tribal Development
52 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
53 Water resources Investigation and Development
54 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
55 Youth Services and Sports

[4]

Department and Secretaries[edit | edit source]

Serial Department Secretary
1 Chief Secretary Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
2 Home and Hill Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
3 Agriculture Principal Secretary, Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
4 Agricultural Marketing Principal Secretary (additional charge), Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
5 Animal Resources Development Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Vivek Kumar, IAS
6 Backward Classes Welfare Secretary, Sanjay Bansal, IAS
7 Consumer Affairs Principal Secretary, Neelam Meena, IAS
8 Co-operation Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Krishna Gupta, IAS
9 Correctional Administration Secretary, Rajesh Kumar, IPS
10 Disaster Management and Civil Defence Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
11 Environment Principal Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar, IAS
12 Finance Special Secretary, Goutam Kumar Ghosh, IAS
13 Fire and Emergency Services Principal Secretary, Khalil Ahmed, IAS
14 Fisheries Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
15 Food and Supplies Special Secretary, Anindya Mitra, IAS
16 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture Principal Secretary (additional charge), Surendra Gupta, IAS
17 Forests Additional Chief Secretary, Debal Ray, IAS
18 GTA Principal Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
19 Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, IAS
20 Higher Education Principal Secretary, (additional charge) Binod Kumar, IAS
21 Housing Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
22 Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Secretary, Vandana Yadav, IAS
23 Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary, Santanu Basu, IAS
24 Information Technology and Electronics Joint Secretary, Sumant Sahay, IAS
25 Irrigation and Waterways Principal Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
26 Judicial Principal Secretary, Siddhartha Kanjilal, WBJS
27 Labour Secretary, Avanindra Singh, IAS
28 Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Additional Chief Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
29 Law Principal Secretary, Pradip Kumar Panja, WBJS
30 Mass Education Extension and Library Services Special Secretary, Anshul Gupta, IAS
31 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles Principal Secretary, Rajesh Pandey, IAS
32 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Secretary (additional charge), P. B. Salim, IAS
33 North Bengal Development Additional Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
34 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources Additional Chief Secretary, Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
35 Panchayats and Rural Development Secretary, Dr. P. Ulaganathan
36 Parliamentary Affairs Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
37 Pashimanchal Unnayan Affairs Secretary, Dr. Rashmi Kamal, IAS
38 Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary, Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
39 Planning and Statistics Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS
40 Programme Monitoring Secretary, Dr. P. B. Salim, IAS
41 Power Secretary (additional charge), Santanu Basu, IAS
42 Public Health Engineering Principal Secretary, Surendra Gupta, IAS
43 Public Works Secretary, Antara Acharya, IAS
44 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Secretary, Smita Pandey, IAS
45 School Education Principal Secretary, Binod Kumar, IAS
46 Science and Technology and Bio-technology Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS
47 Self Help Group and Self Employment Principal Secretary, Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, IAS
48 Sundarban Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya, IAS
49 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development Additional Chief Secretary, Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
50 Tourism Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
51 Transport Secretary, Dr. Saumitra Mohan, IAS
52 Tribal Development Principal Secretary, Choten Dhendup Lama, IAS
53 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Secretary, Md. Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
54 Water Resources Investigation and Development Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Manish Jain, IAS
55 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Principal Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
56 Youth Services and Sports Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS

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Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Main articles: West Bengal Council of Ministers and Suvendu Adhikari ministry
S.No Name Portrait Constituency Assumed office Department Party
1 Suvendu Adhikari
(Chief Minister) 		Nandigram 9 May 2026 BJP
Cabinet Ministers
2 Dilip Ghosh Kharagpur Sadar TBA Deputy Chief Minister BJP
3 Agnimitra Paul Asansol Dakshin TBA Deputy Chief Minister BJP
4 Ashok Kirtania Bangaon Uttar TBA TBA BJP
5 Kshudiram Tudu Ranibandh TBA TBA BJP
6 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
7 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
8 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
9 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
10 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
11 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
12 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
13 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
14 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
15 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
16 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
17 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
18 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
19 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
20 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP
21 TBA TBA TBA TBA BJP

References[edit | edit source]

Citations[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mitra, Atri (7 May 2026). "New govt, old seat of power: Why BJP wants to shift new West Bengal CM back to Writers' Building". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal (state)". Indian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Parliament of West Bengal, India". cpahq.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Departments". Government of West Bengal.
  5. ↑ "Secretaries". Government of West Bengal.

Sources[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

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