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{{Infobox Indian state government
{{infobox government
| 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      = [[List of governors of Assam|Governor]]
| chief_minister = [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]<ref name="cm-list"/>
| leader_title      = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref name="nie-Mukhi"/>
| deputy_chief_minister =  
| leader_type2      = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|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      = [[List of chief secretaries of Assam|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 Barua, [[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      = [[Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya]]
| 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 ==
== Cabinet 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]]
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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 || [[File:Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town & Country Planning, Assam, Shri Atul Bora calling on the Union Home Minister (cropped).jpg|thumb|172x172px|[[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 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Parimal Suklabaidya.jpg|thumb|170x170px|[[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 || [[File:Keshab Mahanta (cropped).JPG|thumb|169x169px|[[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 || [[File:Ajanta Neog, BJP MLA Assam.png|thumb|182x182px|[[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 ==
== Leaders ==
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>
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*Admin Reforms & Training
!House
*Agriculture
!Leader
*Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
!Portrait
*Assam Accord
!Since
*Border Protection And Development
|-
*Chief Electoral Officer
| colspan="4" |'''Constitutional Posts'''
*CM's Secretariat
|-
*Chief Secretary'S Office
|[[List of governors of Assam|Governor]]
*Co-Operation Department
|[[Jagdish Mukhi]]
*Cultural Affairs
|[[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG|196x196px]]
*Elementary Education
|10 October 2017
*Excise Department
|-
*Forest And Environment
|Speaker
*Finance
|[[Biswajit Daimary]]
*Fishery
|[[File:Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) led by the Member of Parliament, Shri Biswajit Daimary, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|200x200px]]
*Food And Civil Supplies
|21 May 2021
*General Administration Department
|-
*Guwahati Development Department
|Deputy Speaker
*Health & Family Welfare
|[[Numal Momin]]
*Higher Education Department
|[[File:Numal Momin.jpg]]
*Handloom Textiles & Sericulture
|21 May 2021
*Hill Areas Department
|-
*Home & Political
|[[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]]
*Horticulture Department
|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]
*Information Technology
|[[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg|190x190px]]
*Information & Public Relations
|10 May 2021
*Industries & Commerce
|-
*Irrigation
| colspan="4" |Political Posts
*Judicial Department
|-
*Labour & Employment
|Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*Legislative
|Himanta Biswa Sarma
*Mines And Minerals Department
|[[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg|190x190px]]
*Panchayat & Rural Development
|10 May 2021
*Parliamentary Affairs
|-
*Passport
|Leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
*Pension & Public Grievances Department
[[Leader of the Opposition]]
*Personnel
|[[Debabrata Saikia]]
*Transformation & Development Department
|[[File:Debabrata Saikia.png|150x150px]]
*Pollution Control Department
|20 May 2021
*Power
|-
*Public Enterprises
|Leader of [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
*Public Health Engineering
|[[Atul Bora]]
*Public Works Building & Nh
|[[File:Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town & Country Planning, Assam, Shri Atul Bora calling on the Union Home Minister (cropped).jpg|172x172px]]
*Printing And Stationary Department
|15 July 2014
*Revenue & Disaster Mgmt
|-
*Science And Technology
|Leader of [[United People's Party Liberal]]
*Secondary Education Department
|[[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]
*Secretariat Administration
|
*Social Welfare
|2 May 2021
*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/}}


{{Government of India by state or territory}}
{{Government of India by state or territory}}

Latest revision as of 16:38, 28 June 2022


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.

Cabinet Ministers[edit]

Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:[3]

Minister Ministry Constituency District Party
1
File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg
Himanta Biswa Sarma
 Chief Minister of Assam, Home, Personnel, Public Works Department (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 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

Leaders[edit]

House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor Jagdish Mukhi The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG 10 October 2017
Speaker Biswajit Daimary Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) led by the Member of Parliament, Shri Biswajit Daimary, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg 21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker Numal Momin Numal Momin.jpg 21 May 2021
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg 10 May 2021
Political Posts
Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Himanta Biswa Sarma File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg 10 May 2021
Leader of Indian National Congress

Leader of the Opposition

Debabrata Saikia File:Debabrata Saikia.png 20 May 2021
Leader of Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town & Country Planning, Assam, Shri Atul Bora calling on the Union Home Minister (cropped).jpg 15 July 2014
Leader of United People's Party Liberal Urkhao Gwra Brahma 2 May 2021

References[edit]

  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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