Government and Administration (Chhattisgarh General Knowledge)

The government and administration in Chhattisgarh is controlled on the same lines as in other states of the country. The state follows a unicameral system of government i.e. it has only one house – the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). The Vidhan Sabha consists of 90 members. Chhattisgarh has 11 seats in the Lok Sabha – the lower house of Parliament. Like all other states of India, the head of the state is the Governor, appointed by the President of India. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is headed by a group of ministers with independent power. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.


Governor

H.E. Shri E.S.L. Narsimhan

Chief Minister

Dr. Raman Singh

Cabinet Ministers

Dr.Raman Singh

GAD, Public Grievances, Energy, Public Relations, Aviation, Mining, Finance, Planning & Statistics, Commercial Tax, 20 Points Implementation, Urban Development,

Sh.Brij Mohan Agarwal

Revenue and Rehabilitation, Law & Legal Affairs, Culture & Tourism

Sh.Ajay Chandrakar

Panchyat & Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Higher Education, Science & Technology, Technical Education & Manpower Planning

Sh.RamVichar Netam

Home, Jail, Co-Operative

Sh.Nanki Ram Kanwar

Agriculture, Animal Husbandary, Fishries, Forest

Sh.Ganesh Ram Bhagat

Tribal, Backward and Minority welfare, Housing and Environment

Sh.Medharam Sahu

Education, Sports & Youth Welfare

Sh.HemChand Yadav Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Protection,Water Resource, Ayacut , Transport, Labour