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{{Short description|Indian governing authority}}
{{Short description|Indian state government}}
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|speaker= [[Narendra Singh Tomar]] ([[BJP]])
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'''The Government of Madhya Pradesh''' also known as the '''State Government of Madhya Pradesh''', or locally as '''State Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and its [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|52 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch. In 2000, the state broke up into two, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The latter has its own government.
The '''Government of Madhya Pradesh''' (abbreviated as '''MP''')  or '''Madhya Pradesh Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and its [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|55 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[governor of Madhya Pradesh]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch. In 2000, the southern portion was broken off to form the new state of [[Chhattisgarh]] with its own government.


==Executive==
==Executive==
Like other states in India, the head of state of Madhya Pradesh is the [[Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers and financial powers. [[Bhopal]] is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and houses the [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Madhya Pradesh is the [[Governor (India)|governor]], appointed by the [[president of India]] on the advice of the Central government. The governor's post is largely ceremonial. The [[List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|chief minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers and financial powers. [[Bhopal]] is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and houses the [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.
 
===Council of Ministers===
{{main|Mohan Yadav ministry}}
On 25 December 2023, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inducted 28 ministers into his council of ministers.<ref name="Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath">{{cite news |publisher=India Today |title=Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-today-mohan-yadav-bjp-ministers-swearing-in-2480179-2023-12-25 |access-date=25 December 2023 |date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225175434/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-today-mohan-yadav-bjp-ministers-swearing-in-2480179-2023-12-25 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> 
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|'''Chief Minister''']] and also in-charge of:<br/>Department of Home<br/>Department of General Administration <br/>Department of Public Relations <br/>Department of Jails<br/>Department of Mining<br/>Department of Aviation<br/>Department of Industrial Policies<br/>Department of Investment Promotion<br/>And all other departments not specifically assigned to any minister.
| minister1              = [[Mohan Yadav]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|'''Deputy Chief Minister''']] <br/>Minister of Public Health<br/>Minister of Medical Education
| minister1              = [[Rajendra Shukla (politician)|Rajendra Shukla]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|'''Deputy Chief Minister''']]<br/>Minister of Finance<br/>Minister of Commercial Tax
| minister1              = [[Jagdish Devda]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development
| minister1              = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Public Works
| minister1              = [[Rakesh Singh (politician)|Rakesh Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Transport<br/>Minister of School Education
| minister1              = [[Uday Pratap Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Uday Pratap Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Urban Development<br/>Minister of Housing<br/>Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1              = [[Kailash Vijayvargiya]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs<br/>Minister of Co-operatives
| minister1              = [[Vishvas Sarang]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Energy
| minister1              = [[Pradhuman Singh Tomar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Water Resources
| minister1              =[[Tulsi Ram Silawat]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Farmers' Welfare <br/>Minister of Agricultural Development
| minister1              = [[Adal Singh Kansana]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Social Justice <br/>Minister of Horticulture <br/>Minister of Food Processing
| minister1              = [[Narayan Singh Kushwah]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Tribal Affairs <br/>Minister of Bhopal Gas Strategy Department
| minister1              = Kunwar Vijay Shah
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Revenue
| minister1              = Karan Singh Verma
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Public Health Engineering
| minister1              = [[Sampatiya Uikey]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Women and Child Development
| minister1              = [[Nirmala Bhuria]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
| minister1              = [[Govind Singh Rajput]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Higher Education <br/>Minister of Technical Education
| minister1              = Inder Singh Parmar
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = <br/>Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare
| minister1              = Nagar Singh Chouhan
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
| minister1              = Chetanya Kasyap
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Renewable Energy
| minister1              = [[Rakesh Shukla (politician)|Rakesh Shukla]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 December 2023
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Forest And Environment
| minister1              = [[Ramnivas Rawat]]<ref name="M.P. cabinet expanded; Ramniwas Rawat takes oath as Minister">{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |title=M.P. cabinet expanded; Ramniwas Rawat takes oath as Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/mp-cabinet-expanded-ramniwas-rawat-takes-oath-as-minister/article68380601.ece |access-date=8 July 2024 |date=8 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708162432/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/mp-cabinet-expanded-ramniwas-rawat-takes-oath-as-minister/article68380601.ece |archive-date=8 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart    = 8 July 2024
| minister1_termend      =
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}


==Legislative==
==Legislative==
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==Judicial==
==Judicial==
The [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], located in [[Jabalpur]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref> The Chief Justice is Hon'ble Justice Shri '''Mohammad Rafiq.'''
The [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], located in [[Jabalpur]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref> The current [[Chief Justice]] is Suresh Kumar Kait.
 
==Government agencies==
*[[Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh|Department of Public Relations]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|mp.gov.in}}
{{State of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{State of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Government of India by state or territory}}
{{Government of India by state or territory}}

Latest revision as of 00:38, 17 February 2026


Government of Madhya Pradesh
Seat of GovernmentBhopal
CountryIndia
Legislative branch
LegislatureMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Executive branch
GovernorMangubhai C. Patel
Chief MinisterMohan Yadav (BJP)
Judiciary
CourtMadhya Pradesh High Court

The Government of Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) or Madhya Pradesh Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 55 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the governor of Madhya Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch. In 2000, the southern portion was broken off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh with its own government.

Executive[edit | edit source]

Like other states in India, the head of state of Madhya Pradesh is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the Central government. The governor's post is largely ceremonial. The chief minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers and financial powers. Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and houses the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mohan Yadav ministry

On 25 December 2023, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inducted 28 ministers into his council of ministers.[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home
Department of General Administration
Department of Public Relations
Department of Jails
Department of Mining
Department of Aviation
Department of Industrial Policies
Department of Investment Promotion
And all other departments not specifically assigned to any minister.		 Mohan Yadav13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Public Health
Minister of Medical Education		 Rajendra Shukla13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of Commercial Tax		 Jagdish Devda13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development Prahlad Singh Patel25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Public Works Rakesh Singh25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Transport
Minister of School Education		 Uday Pratap Singh25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Housing
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		 Kailash Vijayvargiya25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
Minister of Co-operatives		 Vishvas Sarang25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Energy Pradhuman Singh Tomar25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Water Resources Tulsi Ram Silawat25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Farmers' Welfare
Minister of Agricultural Development		 Adal Singh Kansana25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Social Justice
Minister of Horticulture
Minister of Food Processing		 Narayan Singh Kushwah25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Minister of Bhopal Gas Strategy Department		 Kunwar Vijay Shah25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Revenue Karan Singh Verma25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Public Health Engineering Sampatiya Uikey25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Women and Child Development Nirmala Bhuria25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Govind Singh Rajput25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Higher Education
Minister of Technical Education		 Inder Singh Parmar25 December 2023IncumbentBJP

Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare		 Nagar Singh Chouhan25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Chetanya Kasyap25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Renewable Energy Rakesh Shukla25 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Minister of Forest And Environment Ramnivas Rawat[2]8 July 2024IncumbentBJP

Legislative[edit | edit source]

The present legislature of Madhya Pradesh is unicameral. The legislative house, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha consists 230 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected directly from single-seat constituencies and one nominated member. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.[3]

On 1 February 2016 the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly banned the use of English for government purposes, effectively Hindi will be used for all official purposes, and issued instructions to officials not to harass employees who do not know English.[4] On 4 December 2017, Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.

Judicial[edit | edit source]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, located in Jabalpur, has jurisdiction over the whole state.[5] The current Chief Justice is Suresh Kumar Kait.

Government agencies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath". India Today. 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "M.P. cabinet expanded; Ramniwas Rawat takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Hindi a must: English banned for 'sarkari' work, Chouhan government warn violators". Network 18. 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.

External links[edit | edit source]

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