The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciary and of a publicly elected legislative body.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Gujarat is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central (Union) government. The governor's role is largely ceremonial, but the governor considers the legislative composition and appoints the Chief Minister, who is the main head of government, as chair of the Council of Ministers of Gujarat and is vested, in some instances alone but as to most executive powers by Council consensus with virtually all of the executive powers.
Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, houses the relevant Vidhan Sabha (also known as the Gujarat Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad, has jurisdiction over the state as to state laws.
The present legislative assembly is unicameral, consisting of 182 Members of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.As). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
Legislature
Administration and Local governments
Local governments function at the basic level. It is the third level of government apart from union and state governments. It consists of panchayats in rural areas and municipalities in urban areas. They are elected directly or indirectly by the people. "Structurally Gujarat is divided into districts (Zila), Prant (subdivisions), Taluka (blocks) & villages. The state is divided into 33 districts, 122 prants, 248 talukas. There are 08 municipal corporations, 156 municipalities and 14,273 Panchayats, for administrative purposes.'
Institutes
- Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad is an autonomous university established by Government of Gujarat.
State Public Sector Undertakings
- Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited
- Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited
- Dholera Industrial City Development Limited
- Gujarat International Finance Tec-city Co. Ltd.
Executive
Cabinet Minister
Minister of State (Independent Charges)
Minister of State
- Sources
Prime ministers of Kathiawar/Saurashtra (1948-50)
Chief ministers of Saurashtra (1950-56)
Chief ministers of Gujarat
See also
- Politics of Gujarat
Notes
References
External links
- Official Gujarat State Portal Archived 2023-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Chief Minister of Gujarat
- NIC, Gujarat State Centre
