Government of Punjab, India

Government of Punjab

Seat of Government	Chandigarh
Executive
Governor	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Deputy Chief Minister	Sukhbir Singh Badal
Legislature
Assembly	Punjab Vidhan Sabha
Speaker	Charanjit Singh Atwal
Deputy Speaker	Dinesh Thakur
Members in Assembly	117
Judiciary
High Court	Punjab & Haryana High Court
Chief Justice	Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar (Acting Chief Justice)

The Government of Punjab also known as the State Government of Punjab , or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Punjab, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab 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. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.

The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

Cabinet Ministers

Following is a list of the cabinet ministers in present government along with their portfolios.

Name	Age	Constituency.	Party	Portfolios
Parkash Singh Badal	96	Lambi	Shiromani Akali Dal	Science Technology and Environment Personnel Power General Administration Cooperation Vigilance Employment Generation	Home Governance Reforms Housing Excise and Taxation Investment Promotion Sports and Youth Services Welfare Civil Aviation
Parminder Singh Dhindsa		Sunam	Shiromani Akali Dal	Finance and Planning Institutional Finance and Banking Programme Implementation
Sohan Singh Thandal		Chabbewal	Shiromani Akali Dal	Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs Tourism Culture Affairs Archives & Museums Printing & Stationery
Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon		Patti	Shiromani Akali Dal	Food and Civil Supplies IT
Ajit Singh Kohar		Shahkot	Shiromani Akali Dal	Transport Legal & Legislative Affairs Elections
Gulzar Singh Ranike		Attari	Shiromani Akali Dal	Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Dairy Development Welfare of SC & BC
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon		Sahnewal	Shiromani Akali Dal	Irrigation
Tota Singh		Dharamkot	Shiromani Akali Dal	Agriculture
Bibi Jagir Kaur				Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Defence Services Welfare Removal of Grievances and Welfare of Pensioners
Bikram Singh Majithia	47	Majitha	Shiromani Akali Dal	Revenue & Rehablitation Information & Public Relations Non Conventional Energy NRI Affairs
Daljit Singh Cheema		Roopnagar	Shiromani Akali Dal	Education Higher Education & Languages
Surjit Singh Rakhra		Samana	Shiromani Akali Dal	Rural Development & Panchayat
Janmeja Singh Sekhon		Maur	Shiromani Akali Dal	PWD
Chuni Lal Bhagat		Jalandhar West	Bharatiya Janta Party	Local Government Medical Education & Research
Madan Mohan Mittal		Anandpur Sahib	Bharatiya Janta Party	Parliamentary Affairs Social Security & Development of Women & Children
Surjit Kumar Jyani		Fazilka	Bharatiya Janta Party	Forest & Wildlife Labour Health & Family Welfare
Anil Joshi		Amritsar North	Bharatiya Janta Party	Technical Training & Industrial Training Industry & Commerce

Departments and agencies

• Punjab Police
• Punjab School Education Board
• Judicial Department Punjab

External links

• Government of Punjab, website