Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led by the Governor of Haryana and otherwise by the

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

, a

judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

, and a

legislative A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...

branch.

Branches of government

Executive

The head of state of Haryana is the Governor, appointed by the

President of India The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed ...

on the advice of the central government. The Chief Minister of Haryana is the head of Council of Ministers of Haryana and is vested with most of the executive powers to run the 22 districts of Haryana across its six divisions.

Legislative

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

is the capital of Haryana and houses the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The city also serves as the capital of

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, and is a

union territory Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...

of India. The present Legislative Assembly of Haryana is

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...

, consisting of 90 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs). Its term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Judicial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.

Government Schemes by Haryana Government

Agencies

# Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority

State Public Sector Undertakings

# Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation, a JV of Government of Haryana and Ministry of Railways # Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited # Haryana Orbital Rail Corporation Limited # Haryana Knowledge Corporation Limited

References

External links

Official website
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