Third Banerjee ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:21st
Jurisdiction:West Bengal
Flag Border:100px
Incumbent:2021—present
Date Formed:10 May 2021
Government Head Title:Chief Minister
Government Head:Mamata Banerjee
Government Head History:2011 — present
Governor:Jagdeep Dhankhar (until 2022)
C. V. Ananda Bose (incumbent)
Members Number:
Former Members Resigned:2 death
8
Total Number:Currently 38 members
Political Party: All India Trinamool Congress
Legislature Status:Majority
Opposition Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition Leader:Suvendu Adhikari
Election:2021
Last Election:2016
Legislature Term:17th West Bengal Assembly (2021 onwards)
Previous:Second Banerjee ministry

The 21st Council of Ministers for the state of West Bengal was formed under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. She was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on 5 May 2021. The remaining council of ministers was sworn in on 10 May 2021.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Constitutional requirement

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to

Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

For other provisions as to Ministers

According to

Article 164 of the Indian Constitution,

Chief Minister & Cabinet Ministers

S.NoName PortraitConstituencyAssumed officeDepartment Party
1Mamata Banerjee
(Chief Minister)
Bhabanipur5 May 2021
  • Home & Hill Affairs
  • Personnel & Administration
  • Planning
  • Revenue
  • Statistics Program Implementation
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Land and Land Reforms
  • Refugee Rehabilitation
  • Information & Cultural Affairs
  • Correctional Administration
AITC
Cabinet Ministers
2Sovandeb ChattopadhyayKhardaha10 May 2021 AITC
3Manas BhuniaSabang10 May 2021
  • Water Resources Investigation Development
  • Irrigation Waterways
AITC
4Snehasis ChakrabortyJangipara3 August 2022 AITC
5Moloy GhatakAsansol Uttar10 May 2021 AITC
6Aroop BiswasTollyganj10 May 2021
  • Power
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
  • Housing
AITC
7Ujjal BiswasKrishnanagar Dakshin10 May 2021
  • Science, Technology & Bio-technology
AITC
8Arup RoyHowrah Madhya10 May 2021
  • Co-operatives
AITC
9Rathin GhoshMadhyamgram10 May 2021
  • Food Supplies Department
AITC
10Firhad HakimKolkata Port10 May 2021 AITC
11Chandranath SinhaBolpur10 May 2021
  • Micro, Small Medium Enterprises
  • Textiles
AITC
12Bankim Chandra HazraSagar10 May 2021 AITC
13Bratya BasuDum Dum10 May 2021 AITC
14Pulak RoyUluberia Dakshin10 May 2021
  • Public Health Engineering
AITC
15Shashi PanjaShyampukur10 May 2021 AITC
16Biplab MitraHarirampur10 May 2021
  • Agricultural Marketing
AITC
17Javed Ahmed KhanKasba10 May 2021
  • Disaster Management Civil Defence
AITC
18Swapan DebnathPurbasthali Dakshin10 May 2021
  • Animal Resources Development
AITC
19Siddiqullah ChowdhuryManteswar10 May 2021
  • Mass Education Extension Library Services
AITC
20Udayan GuhaDinhata3 August 2022 AITC
21Babul SupriyoBallygunge3 August 2022
  • Tourism
  • Information Technology Electronics
  • Industrial Reconstruction
AITC
22Pradip MazumdarDurgapur Purba03 August 2022
  • Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
AITC
23Md. Ghulam RabbaniGoalpokhar10 May 2021
  • Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Sources
AITC
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
24Becharam MannaSingur10 May 2021
  • Labour
  • MoS in Panchayet Rural Development
AITC
25Chandrima BhattacharyaDum Dum Uttar10 May 2021
  • MoS in Health Family Welfare
  • MoS in Land & Land Reforms
  • MoS in Refugee Rehabilitiation
  • MoS in Finance Excise
AITC
26Sandhya Rani TuduManbazar10 May 2021 AITC
27Bulu Chik BaraikMal10 May 2021
  • Backward Classes Welfare
  • Tribal Development
AITC
28Sujit BoseBidhannagar10 May 2021
  • Fire and Emergency Services
AITC
29Indranil SenChandannagar10 May 2021 AITC
30Birbaha HansdaJhargram10 May 2021
  • Forests
  • Self Help Group Self Employment
AITC
Ministers Of State
31Dilip MondalBishnupur10 May 2021 AITC
32AkhruzzamanRaghunathganj10 May 2021 AITC
33Seuli SahaKeshpur10 May 2021
  • Panchayet Rural Development
AITC
34Tajmul HossainHarishchandrapur02 August 2022
  • Micro, Small Medium Enterprises and Textiles
AITC
35Jyotsna MandiRanibandh10 May 2021
  • Food Supplies
AITC
36Satyajit BarmanHemtabad10 August 2022 AITC
37Sabina YeasminMothabari10 May 2021 AITC
38Manoj TiwaryShibpur10 May 2021
  • Youth Affairs Sports
AITC

Former Ministers

S.NoNamePortraitConstituencyAssumed officeLeft office Department servedParty
1Subrata MukherjeeBallygunge10 May 20214 November 2021 AITC
2Amit MitraNo constituency10 May 20219 November 2021
  • Finance
  • Planning Statistics
  • Programme Monitoring
AITC
3Sadhan PandeManiktala10 May 20219 November 2021
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Self Help Group and Self Employment
AITC
4Partha ChatterjeeBehala Paschim10 May 202128 July 2022 AITC
5Ratna De (Nag)Pandua10 May 20213 August 2022 AITC
6Humayun KabirDebra10 May 20213 August 2022
  • Technical Education, Training Skill Development
AITC
7Paresh Chandra AdhikaryMekliganj10 May 20213 August 2022 AITC
8Jyotipriya MallickHabra10 May 202117 February 2024
  • Forest
AITC
9Akhil GiriRamnagar(Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ramnagaz10 May 20214 August 2024 AITC
10Subrata SahaSagardighi10 May 202124 May 2024
  • Food Processing Industries Horticulture
AITC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-03. West Bengal Election Results 2021 Highlights: TMC headed for 3rd term; Mamata loses Nandigram race to Suvendu. 2021-05-05. The Indian Express. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-05. West Bengal Election Result 2021: Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Bengal CM for third time. 2021-05-05. The Financial Express. en-US.
  3. Anupam Mishra Suryagni Roy . May 9, 2021 . 43 TMC leaders, including 17 new faces, to be sworn in as ministers in West Bengal cabinet on Monday. 2021-05-10. India Today. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-05-09. Mamata's list of ministers features 17 new faces, including Manoj Tiwari. 2021-05-10. The Indian Express. en.