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The Government of West Bengal is the principal administrative authority and state government of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Indian Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power. Chief Minister is the chief executive authority and head of the government, elected by people.

Government of West Bengal
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার
Emblem of West Bengal
Polity typeParliamentary Republic
State Government
ConstitutionConstitution of India
Legislative branch
NameWest Bengal Legislative Assembly
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeVidansabha Bhavan, Kolkata
Executive branch
Head of state
TitleGovernor
CurrentlyR. N. Ravi
AppointerPresident of India
Head of government
TitleChief Minister of West Bengal
CurrentlySuvendu Adhikari
AppointerGovernor
Cabinet
LeaderChief Minister
HeadquartersWriters' Building, Kolkata
Ministries5 ministries
Judicial branch
NameCalcutta High Court
CourtsJudiciary of India
Calcutta High Court
Chief judgeSujoy Paul
SeatCalcutta High Court, Kolkata

Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. BBD Bagh in central Kolkata is the administrative centre of the state, situating the executive headquarter of the state, the Writers' Building; Vidhansabha Bhavan, the seat of West Bengal Legislative Assembly; the Calcutta High Court, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; as well as the official residence of Governor of West Bengal, the Lok Bhavan.

The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[2] The current chief minister is Suvendu Adhikari, who assumed the office on 9 May 2026. He is the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, which won 208 seats (out of 294) in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

Head Leaders

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Constitutional Posts
House Portrait Leader Assumed office
Governor of West Bengal R. N. Ravi 12 March 2026
Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari 09 May 2026
Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly Rathindra Bose 15 May 2026
Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari 09 May 2026
Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee 03 June 2026[3]
Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly Sandipan Saha
Javed Ahmed Khan
Sabina Yeasmin
Seuli Saha		 03 June 2026[3]
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Sujoy Paul 16 January 2026
Chief Secretary of West Bengal Manoj Kumar Agarwal 11 May 2026[4]

History

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On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act 1909, the number was raised to 50 members.[2]

Organization

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Departments Overview

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The West Bengal Government is divided into 54 different Departments Operating and functioning under various sectors of State.

Each Department Consists of administrative personnel hierarchy which balance Political oversight with permanent bureaucratic management with Political Leadership (The Apex) and Apolitical Senior Bureaucratic Hierarchy (The Secretariat, Commissioner & Nodal Officers).

The Apex Political Executive of any West Bengal Government Department belong with a Cabinet Minister (Minister-In-Charge) followed by Minister of State (MoS) or can be Minister of State Independent Charge MoS (I/C) without any Cabinet Minister where as Apolitical Senior Bureaucratic Hierarchy belong Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) / Principal Secretary / Secretary / Special Commissioner from Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Cadre along with Joint Secretary / Deputy Secretary / Assistant Secretary / Under Secretary / Nodal Officer from Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) W.B.C.S. (Exe.) or West Bengal Secretariat Service (WBSS).

List of Departments
Serial Department
1 Agriculture
2 Animal Resources Development
3 Agricultural Marketing
4 Backward Classes Welfare
5 Consumer Affairs
6 Co-operation
7 Correctional Administration
8 Disaster Management and Civil Defence
9 Environment
10 Finance
11 Fire and Emergency Services
12 Fisheries
13 Food and Supplies
14 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
15 Forests
16 Health and Family Welfare
17 Higher Education
18 Home and Hill Affairs
19 Housing
20 Industry, Commerce and Enterprises
21 Information & Cultural Affairs
22 Information Technology and Electronics
23 Irrigation and Waterways
24 Judicial
25 Labour
26 Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation
27 Law
28 Mass Education Extension and Library Services
29 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
30 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
31 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
32 North Bengal Development
33 Panchayats and Rural Development
34 Parliamentary Affairs
35 Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
36 Personnel and Administrative Reforms
37 Planning and Statistics
38 Power
39 Programme Monitoring
40 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
41 Public Health Engineering
42 Public Works
43 School Education
44 Science and Technology and Biotechnology
45 Self Help Group and Self Employment
46 Sundarban Affairs
47 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development
48 Tourism
49 Transport
50 Tribal Development
51 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
52 Water resources Investigation and Development
53 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
54 Youth Services and Sports

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Chief Secretary & Secretaries - Government of West Bengal Departments

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Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal and Secretaries (i.e. Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary / Secretary) under different Government Departments in West Bengal are appointed by the Governor of West Bengal "by appointment order" through the recommendation from Chief Minister's Cabinet and Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department (P&AR).

Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal is an officer (Civil servant) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belong from Senior most cadre post & Principal advisor to the Chief Minister of West Bengal on all matters in the state administration.

Additional Chief Secretaries or Principal Secretaries / Secretaries are the administrative heads of various Government Departments which they are assigned to handle by the Governor of West Bengal also belong from Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Civil servant cadre.

List of Secretaries under Departments
Serial Department Secretary[6]
1 Chief Secretary Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS
2 Home and Hill Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
3 Agriculture Principal Secretary, Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
4 Agricultural Marketing Principal Secretary (additional charge), Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
5 Animal Resources Development Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Vivek Kumar, IAS
6 Backward Classes Welfare Secretary, Sanjay Bansal, IAS
7 Consumer Affairs Principal Secretary, Neelam Meena, IAS
8 Co-operation Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Krishna Gupta, IAS
9 Correctional Administration Secretary, Rajesh Kumar, IPS
10 Disaster Management and Civil Defence Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
11 Environment Principal Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar, IAS
12 Finance Special Secretary, Goutam Kumar Ghosh, IAS
13 Fire and Emergency Services Principal Secretary, Khalil Ahmed, IAS
14 Fisheries Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
15 Food and Supplies Special Secretary, Anindya Mitra, IAS
16 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture Principal Secretary (additional charge), Surendra Gupta, IAS
17 Forests Additional Chief Secretary, Debal Ray, IAS
18 GTA Principal Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
19 Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, IAS
20 Higher Education Principal Secretary, (additional charge) Binod Kumar, IAS
21 Housing Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
22 Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Secretary, Vandana Yadav, IAS
23 Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary, Santanu Basu, IAS
24 Information Technology and Electronics Joint Secretary, Sumant Sahay, IAS
25 Irrigation and Waterways Principal Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
26 Judicial Principal Secretary, Siddhartha Kanjilal, WBJS
27 Labour Secretary, Avanindra Singh, IAS
28 Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Additional Chief Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
29 Law Principal Secretary, Pradip Kumar Panja, WBJS
30 Mass Education Extension and Library Services Special Secretary, Anshul Gupta, IAS
31 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles Principal Secretary, Rajesh Pandey, IAS
32 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Secretary (additional charge), P. B. Salim, IAS
33 North Bengal Development Additional Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
34 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources Additional Chief Secretary, Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
35 Panchayats and Rural Development Secretary, Dr. P. Ulaganathan
36 Parliamentary Affairs Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
37 Pashimanchal Unnayan Affairs Secretary, Dr. Rashmi Kamal, IAS
38 Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary, Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
39 Planning and Statistics Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS
40 Programme Monitoring Secretary, Dr. P. B. Salim, IAS
41 Power Secretary (additional charge), Santanu Basu, IAS
42 Public Health Engineering Principal Secretary, Surendra Gupta, IAS
43 Public Works Secretary, Antara Acharya, IAS
44 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Secretary, Smita Pandey, IAS
45 School Education Principal Secretary, Binod Kumar, IAS
46 Science and Technology and Bio-technology Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS
47 Self Help Group and Self Employment Principal Secretary, Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, IAS
48 Sundarban Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya, IAS
49 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development Additional Chief Secretary, Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
50 Tourism Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
51 Transport Secretary, Dr. Saumitra Mohan, IAS
52 Tribal Development Principal Secretary, Choten Dhendup Lama, IAS
53 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Secretary, Md. Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
54 Water Resources Investigation and Development Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Manish Jain, IAS
55 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Principal Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
56 Youth Services and Sports Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS

References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ "West Bengal (state)". Indian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Parliament of West Bengal, India". cpahq.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Trinamool splits, expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee is Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "Appoinment Notice of New Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal IAS 1990 Batch to Government of West Bengal Dated 11 May 2026" (PDF). I.A.S Cell, Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Gov of West Bengal.
  5. ↑ "Departments". Government of West Bengal.
  6. ↑ "Secretaries". Government of West Bengal.

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