Government of Telangana

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తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వము
Government of Telangana
Chief Secretary
(Head of Civil Service)
A. Santhi Kumari (IAS)
(Chief Secretary Telangana)
State CabinetRevanth Reddy ministry
Meeting placeTelangana Secretariat
Ministry (Government Department)NA
Total No. of Ministers Members
  • (Chief Minister 01)
  • (Dy Chief Minister 01)
  • (Cabinet Minister 10)
  • (Minister of State 00)
  • Total = 12
Responsible for ThisTelaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Judiciary Branch
High CourtTelangana High Court
Chief JusticeAlok Aradhe

The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the

legislative
.

The state government is headed by the

Chief Minister as the real head of the executive. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested. The state government maintains its capital at Hyderabad and is seated at the Government Secretariat
or the Sachivalayam.

The Government of Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh as part of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Head Leaders

House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan 19 March 2024
Chief Minister
Anumula Revanth Reddy
7 December 2023
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka 7 December 2023
Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy 16 November 2021
Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Sabha Gaddam Prasad Kumar 7 December 2023
Deputy Chairman Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Banda Prakash 12 February 2023
Deputy Speaker Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Vacant
7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha
Anumula Revanth Reddy
7 December 2023
Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali
Anumula Revanth Reddy
7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of the House Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka 7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of the House of Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka 7 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha K. Chandrashekar Rao 7 December 2023
Leader of Opposition Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali
Vacant
7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telangana Legislative Assembly)
Vacant
7 December 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Telaṅgāṇa Sāsana Mandali)
Vacant
7 December 2023
Chief Justice Telangana High Court Alok Aradhe 23 July 2023
Chief Secretary of Telangana A. Santhi Kumari 2021

Council of Ministers

Source: [1][2][3][4][5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Department of General Administration
Department of Law and Order
All other departments not allocated to any other Minister.
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance and Planning
Minister of Energy
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
Minister of Irrigation and Command Area Development
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Transport
Minister of Backward Class Welfare
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Roads and Buildings
Minister of Cinematography
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Forest and Environment
Minister of Endowments
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Minister of Women and Child Development
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Minister of Industries and Commerce
Minister of Legislative Affairs
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Housing
Minister of Information and Public Relations
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation
Minister of Handlooms and Textiles
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Minister of Science and Technology
7 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Excise and Prohibition
Minister of Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
Minister of Archaeology
7 December 2023Incumbent INC

District In-Charge Ministers

Sr No. District Guardian_Minister Party Tenure
01 Adilabad
TBD
Indian National Congress 3 December 2023 Incumbent
02 Komaram Bheem Asifabad
TBD
3 December 2023
03 Mancherial
TBD
3 December 2023
04 Nirmal
TBD
3 December 2023
05 Nizamabad
TBD
3 December 2023
06 Jagtial
TBD
3 December 2023
07 Peddapalli
TBD
3 December 2023
08 Kamareddy
TBD
3 December 2023
09 Rajanna Sircilla
TBD
3 December 2023
10 Karimnagar
TBD
3 December 2023
11 Jayashankar Bhupalpally
TBD
3 December 2023
12 Sangareddy
TBD
3 December 2023
13 Medak
TBD
3 December 2023
14 Siddipet
TBD
3 December 2023
15 Jangaon
TBD
3 December 2023
16 Hanamkonda
TBD
3 December 2023
17 Warangal
TBD
3 December 2023
18 Mulugu
TBD
3 December 2023
19 Bhadradri Kothagudem
TBD
3 December 2023
20 Khammam
TBD
3 December 2023
21 Mahabubabad
TBD
3 December 2023
22 Suryapet
TBD
3 December 2023
23 Nalgonda
TBD
3 December 2023
24 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
TBD
3 December 2023
25 Medchal-Malkajgiri
TBD
3 December 2023
26 Hyderabad
TBD
3 December 2023
27 Ranga Reddy
TBD
3 December 2023
28 Vikarabad
TBD
3 December 2023
29 Narayanpet
TBD
3 December 2023
30 Mahabubnagar
TBD
3 December 2023
31 Nagarkurnool
TBD
3 December 2023
32 Wanaparthy
TBD
3 December 2023
33 Jogulamba Gadwal
TBD
3 December 2023

By Departments

Government and administration

Structure

The Governor is the constitutional head and the Chief Minister is head of the government who also heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the high court is the head of the judiciary.

Governor

The Governor is appointed by the

bill passed by legislature, exercise or their own opinion.[6]

Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan
was the governor from 2 June 2014 to 1 September 2019.

Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the governor on September 1, 2019.

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  1. Executive powers: related to administration, appointments, and removals.
  2. Legislative powers: related to lawmaking and the state legislature.
  3. Discretionary powers: to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
Telangana State Legislative Assembly Building

Legislature

The legislature comprises the governor and the legislative assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected

The current assembly consists of 119 elected members and one member nominated by the governor.The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting

Judiciary

The Telangana High Court is the apex court for the state. It is a court of record and has all the powers of such a court including the authority to punish an individual for contempt of court.

Executive

Like in other Indian states, the Executive arm of the state is responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. It consists of the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.

The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is the head of the administrative services.

Chief Minister

Telangana State Secretariat

The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is the

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, who took office on 2 June 2014.[7]
Generally, the party which reaches more than half mark i.e. 60 seats out of 119 decides the Chief Minister.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, which answers to the Legislative Assembly, has its members appointed by the Governor; the appointments receive input from the Chief Minister. They are collectively responsible to the legislative assembly of the State. Generally, the winning party and its chief minister chooses the ministers list and submit the list for the governor's approval.

Administrative divisions

Telangana State has been divided into

33 districts
. The business of the state government is transacted through the various secretariat departments based on the rules of business. Each department consists of secretary to government, who is the official head of the department and such other undersecretaries, junior secretaries, officers, and staffs subordinate to him/her. The Chief secretary superintending control over the whole secretariat and staff attached to the ministers.

Elections

Elections to the state assembly are held every five years. Elections are generally held for

panchayats
. Like all other Indian states, the minimum age of registration of a voter is 18 years.

Election Commission announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Polls in Telangana were conducted on November 30, and results were announced on December 3: EC [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://cm.telangana.gov.in/council-of-ministers/
  2. ^ "Telangana CM swearing-in: List of MLAs who took oath with Revanth Reddy". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Telangana ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Revanth Reddy cabinet". Financialexpress. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ Deccan Chronicle (7 December 2023). "New Telangana Ministers And Their Portfolios". Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "The States". Government of India. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008.
  7. ^ "TRS wins in Telangana". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Festival of democracy in full splendour in Telangana as voting for the State's Legislative Assembly takes place smoothly".

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