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Government of Meghalaya

Indian state government

Summary

Indian state government

Field	Value
government_name	Government of Meghalaya
image	Emblem of Meghalaya.svg
image_size	150
leader_type	Governor
leader_title	C. H. Vijayashankar
leader_type2	Chief Minister
leader_title2	Conrad Sangma
leader_title3	Prestone Tynsong
Sniawbhalang Dhar
leader_type3	Deputy Chief Minister
leader_type4	Chief Secretary
leader_title4	Dr. Shakeel P Ahammed , IAS
speaker_label	Speaker
speaker	Thomas A. Sangma
branch4	Judiciary
chief_justice	Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)
court	Meghalaya High Court	court_name=High Court	chief_justice_label=Chief Justice	division=Shillong

Sniawbhalang Dhar

The Government of Meghalaya, also known as the State Government of Meghalaya, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Meghalaya and its 12 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Meghalaya, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Meghalaya is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Secretariat. The Meghalaya High Court, located in Shillong, Meghalaya, exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Meghalaya.

The present Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is unicameral, consisting of 60 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.{{cite web

Council of Ministers

Main article: Second Conrad Sangma ministry

Department of Cabinet Affairs Department of Elections Department of Finance Department of Forests and Environment Department of Home (Political) Department of Information Technology and Communication Department of Mining and Geology Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department of Planning Department of Investment Promotion and Sustainable Development Department of Programme Implementation and Evaluation And all other departments not allocated to any Minister. Minister of District Council Affairs Minister of Home (Police) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Minister of Commerce and Industries Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services Minister of Transport Minister of Urban Affairs Minister of Fisheries Minister of Printing and Stationery Minister of Secretariat Administration Department Minister of Legal Metrology Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Minister of Excise Minister of Social Welfare Minister of Textiles Minister of Tourism Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Information and Public Relations Minister of Law Minister of Power Minister of Taxation Minister of Public Health Engineering Minister of Soil and Water Conservation Minister of Education Minister of General Administration Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister of Home (Civil Defence and Home Guards) Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of Registration and Stamps

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References

Government and politics in Meghalaya, by R. S. Lyngdoh. Sanchar Pub. House, 1996. .

References

Bureau, The Meghalayan. (2023-03-09). "Govt allocates portfolios to 12 cabinet ministers".

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