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Third 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]

Third Banerjee ministry
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21st Ministry of West Bengal
2021—present
Cabinet Mamata Banerjee 2021-05-10 Kolkata.jpg
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
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

Constitutional requirementEdit

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise GovernorEdit

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 MinistersEdit

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 MinistersEdit

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 MinistersEdit

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

NotesEdit

  1. ↑ As of 6 May 2025.
  2. ↑ I/C stands for independent charge. It means that a minister can hold portfolios independently in a junior rank.

ReferencesEdit

  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}}: 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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