Government of West Bengal
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The Government of West Bengal also known as the State Government of West Bengal, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the India
n state of West Bengal
and its 19 districts
. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of West Bengal
, a judiciary
and a legislative.
Like other states in India, the head of state of West Bengal 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. Kolkata
is the capital of West Bengal, and houses the Vidhan Sabha
(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat (Writers' Building
). The Calcutta High Court
is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 295 Member of the Legislative Assembly
(M.L.A) including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian
community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
and its 19 districts
Districts of West Bengal
The Indian state of West Bengal borders with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam and Sikkim. The Himalayas lies in the north of the state and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. In between them, the river Ganges flows eastwards and its main...
. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of West Bengal
Governor of West Bengal
The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of West Bengal. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. H.E. Mayankote Kelath Narayanan is the current governor...
, a judiciary
Judiciary
The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...
and a legislative.
Like other states in India, the head of state of West Bengal is the Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, appointed by the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
is the capital of West Bengal, and houses the Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat (Writers' Building
Writers' Building
The Writers' Building is the secretariat building of the State Government of West Bengal in India. It is and is located in West Bengal's capital city of Kolkata. The Writers' Building originally served as the office for writers of the British East India Company, hence the name...
). The Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court...
is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 295 Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(M.L.A) including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent...
community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
Council of Ministers
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| 1 | Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress... |
Chief Minister of West Bengal and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments viz:
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| 2 | Subrata Bakshi Subrata Bakshi Subrata Bakshi is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Public Works and the Minister for Transport in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Bhabanipur constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.... |
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| 3 | Partha Chatterjee Partha Chatterjee (politician) Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician of West Bengal. He represents Trinamool Congress.-Early life:Partha Chatterjee was born in Calcutta... |
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| 4 | Amit Mitra Amit Mitra Amit Mitra is an Indian economist and politician representing All India Trinamool Congress and the current Finance Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. He is the incumbent MLA in the West Bengal state assembly from the Khardaha state assembly constituency... |
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| 5 | Manish Gupta Manish Gupta (politician) Manish Gupta is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Development & Planning in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Jadavpur constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011... |
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| 6 | Subrata Mukherjee Subrata Mukherjee Subrata Mukherjee is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Public Health Engineering in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Ballygunge constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.-References:... |
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| 7 | Abdul Karim Chowdhury |
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