Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Government of Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Parliamentary republic State government |
| Constitution | Constitution of India |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | Itanagar |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Pasang Dorjee Sona, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
| Appointer | President of India (on advice of Central Government) |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Chief Minister |
| Currently | Pema Khandu |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Council of Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Leader | Pema Khandu |
| Headquarters | Itanagar |
| Ministries | See Council of Ministers |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Gauhati High Court |
| Courts | Judiciary of India |
| Gauhati High Court | |
| Chief judge | Ashutosh Kumar |
| Seat | Itanagar Permanent Bench |
The Government of Arunachal Pradesh or Arunachal Pradesh Government, abbreviated as GoAR, is the state government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Arunachal Pradesh is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The office of the governor post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, and houses the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the secretariat. The Gauhati High Court, Itanagar Permanent bench at Naharlagun exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
The present Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh is unicameral, consisting of 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.