The Government of Jharkhand also known as the State Government of Jharkhand, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

and its 24 districts. It consists of an

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, led by the

Governor of Jharkhand The governor of Jharkhand is the nominal head of the India, Indian state of Jharkhand. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Though all official affairs of the state are administered and carried out in the name of the governor, t ...

, a

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and a

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branch. Like other states of India, the head of state of Jharkhand is the

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, appointed by the

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on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The

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is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

is the capital of Jharkhand, and houses the

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(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The

Jharkhand High Court The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state. The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a san ...

, located in Ranchi, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The present Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand is

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, consisting of 81

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(M.L.A). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Council of Ministers

Departments of Jharkhand

*Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha (Jharkhand) *Department of Finance (Jharkhand) *Department of Planning and Development (Jharkhand) *Department of Cabinet Election (Jharkhand) *Department of Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance (Jharkhand) *Department of Home, Jail and Disaster Management (Jharkhand) *Department of Information and Public Relations(Jharkhand) *Department of Information Technology and e-governance (Jharkhand) *Department of Excise and Prohibition (Jharkhand) *Department of Panchayati Raj (Jharkhand) *Department of Rural Development (Jharkhand) *Department of Rural Works (Jharkhand) *Department of Parliamentary Affairs (Jharkhand) *Department of Law (Jharkhand) *Department of Urban Development and Housing (Jharkhand) *Department of Energy (Jharkhand) *Department of Mines and Geology (Jharkhand) *Department of Transport (Jharkhand) *Department of Road Construction (Jharkhand) *Department of Building Construction (Jharkhand) *Department of Industries (Jharkhand) *Department of Commercial Taxes (Jharkhand) *Department of Water Resources (Jharkhand) *Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Jharkhand) *Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative (Jharkhand) *Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs (Jharkhand) *Department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change (Jharkhand) *Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs (Jharkhand) *Department of Women,Child Development and Social Security (Jharkhand) *Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare (Jharkhand) *Department of School Education and Literacy Development (Jharkhand) *Department of Higher and Technical Education (Jharkhand) *Department of Labour, Employment,Training and Skill Development (Jharkhand) *Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms (Jharkhand) *Department of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare (Jharkhand)

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Council of Ministers

Departments of Jharkhand

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