Uttarakhand Government

Uttarakhand government is devoted whole-heartedly towards the betterment of this new Indian state formed as late as in 2000. Uttarakhand government is comprised of an extremely efficient legislature, backed by an equally committed judiciary and executive. Presently, the state legislative functions under the governorship of Mr. Sudershan Agarwal, a social worker and a scholar of great renown. All the functions of Uttarakhand government are based primarily in Dehradun of Garhwal division, the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand.

Speaker Mr. Harvans Kapoor supervises the sessions of the state legislative assembly. Mr. B.C. Khanduri is the present chief minister of the state. He spearheads the operations of the council of ministers, which is a body of 11 cabinet ministers and two ministers of state and is the core of the government in Uttarakhand. They are handpicked for their enviable record of past activities and their well-known renown for whole-hearted service to the state. The various ministries of the government of Uttarakhand are devoted to the all round development of the state.

The executive body of Uttarakhand's government is formed of members elected from the 70 assembly constituencies of the state. These assembly constituencies are spread over the thirteen districts of the state. The divisional commissioners of the two divisions of Dehradun are also secretaries of the state. The chief secretary of Uttarakhand is Sri S.K. Das. He guides his group of state secretaries and special secretaries and ensures that Uttarakhand government is run smoothly. Nainital is the center of the Uttarakhand's judiciary.

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