The Government of Jharkhand (abbreviated as GoJ), also known as the Jharkhand Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand and its 24 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Jharkhand, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Like other states of India, the head of state of Jharkhand is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. The Chief Secretary, Avinash Kumar, IAS, serves as the administrative head of the state bureaucracy and the senior most civil servant in the Jharkhand government. Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Jharkhand High Court, located in Ranchi, has jurisdiction over the whole state.
The present Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand is unicameral, consisting of 81 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.
Head Leaders House Leader Portrait SinceConstitutional PostsGovernor of JharkhandSantosh Kumar Gangwar31 July 2024 Chief Minister of JharkhandHemant Soren 28 November 2024Speaker of the House Jharkhand Legislative AssemblyRabindra Nath Mahato 6 January 2025 Leader of the House Jharkhand Legislative AssemblyHemant Soren 28 November 2024 Leader of the Opposition Jharkhand Legislative AssemblyBabulal Marandi 6 March 2025 Chief Justice of Jharkhand High CourtM. S. Sonak 9 January 2026 Chief Secretary of JharkhandAvinash Kumar 1 October 2025 History
The Government of Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 following the creation of the state of Jharkhand under the provisions of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, enacted by the Parliament of India. The state was carved out from the southern districts of Bihar with Ranchi designated as the capital and Dumka as sub-capital. Following the formation of the state, the Government of Jharkhand was constituted in accordance with the Constitution of India to administer the newly created state.
Council of Ministers
Sources. #PortraitMinisterPortfolioConstituencyTenureParty Took office Left officeChief Minister1 Hemant SorenPersonnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Home (including Prison) School Education and Literacy Road Construction Building Construction Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)Barhait28 November 2024IncumbentCabinet Ministers2 Radha Krishna KishoreFinance Commercial Tax Planning & Development Parliamentary AffairsChhatarpur5 December 2024Incumbent3 Sanjay Prasad YadavIndustry Labour Employment, Training & Skill DevelopmentGodda5 December 2024Incumbent4 Deepak BiruaTransport Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms (Unregistered)Chaibasa5 December 2024Incumbent5 Chamra LindaScheduled Tribes Scheduled Castes Backward Classes (excluding Minority Welfare)Bishunpur5 December 2024Incumbent6 Irfan AnsariHealth, Medical Education & Family Welfare Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs Disaster ManagementJamtara5 December 2024Incumbent7 Hafizul HassanWater Resources Minority WelfareMadhupur5 December 2024Incumbent8 Dipika Pandey SinghRural Development Rural Works Panchayati RajMahagama5 December 2024Incumbent9 Yogendra PrasadDrinking Water & Sanitation Excise & ProhibitionGomia5 December 2024Incumbent10 Sudivya KumarUrban Development & Housing Higher & Technical Education Tourism, Art & Culture, Sports & Youth AffairsGiridih5 December 2024Incumbent11 Shilpi Neha TirkeyAgriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operativesMandar5 December 2024Incumbent
Departments
No. Department 1 Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department 2 Home, Jail and Disaster Management Department 3 Finance Department 4 Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department 5 Higher and Technical Education Department 6 School Education and Literacy Department 7 Urban Development and Housing Department 8 Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department 9 Rural Development Department 10 Panchayati Raj Department 11 Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative Department 12 Water Resources Department 13 Road Construction Department 14 Energy Department 15 Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department 16 Planning and Development Department 17 Law Department 18 Transport Department 19 Excise and Prohibition Department 20 Information Technology and e-Governance Department 21 Mines and Geology Department 22 Industries Department 23 Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department 24 Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development Department 25 Women, Child Development and Social Security Department 26 Drinking Water and Sanitation Department 27 Building Construction Department 28 Commercial Taxes Department 29 Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Department 30 Parliamentary Affairs Department 31 Information and Public Relations Department 32 Rural Works Department 33 Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department 34 Cabinet Election Department 35 Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department
See also Elections in Jharkhand List of chief secretaries of Jharkhand List of departments of the government of Jharkhand Jharkhand Council of Ministers Jharkhand Police List of Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand Jharkhand Police Hemant Soren Third Hemant Soren ministry
References
External links Government of Jharkhand