The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

and its 33 districts. It consists of an

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, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a

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and a

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Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

is the capital of Rajasthan, and houses the

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(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.

Government of Rajasthan

Like other states in India, the head of state of Rajasthan is the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

, appointed by the

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on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. 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 terri ...

is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.

Legislature

The present

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of Rajasthan is

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

, consisting of Legislative Assembly, which consists of 200 M.L.A. The assembly sits for terms of a maximum of 5 years.

Judiciary

The Rajasthan High Court is having its principal seat in

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

, and a bench at Jaipur which have respective jurisdiction over the neighboring districts of Rajasthan.

Head Leaders

Local Governments

Local governments consists of Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRIs) for rural areas and Municipalities or

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(ULBs) for urban areas.

Web Directory

Here is the web directory of Rajasthan

Apex Bodies

Autonomous Bodies

Boards and Undertakings

Departments

References

External links

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN - Official Web Portal

Rajasthan Single Sign On (One Digital Identity for All Applications)
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