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Official portfolio allocation · June 10, 2026 · Nabanna

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The cabinet at a glance

41 ministers. One council. The numbers behind the notification.

41
Ministers sworn in
Across cabinet and state ranks
19
Cabinet Ministers
Full portfolio charge
3
MoS (Independent Charge)
Own ministry, junior rank
19
Ministers of State
Attached to senior ministers
7
Women in the cabinet
17% of the full council
30+
Departments allocated
Including Finance, Home, Health, IT
Cabinet MoS (IC) MoSSworn in · 10 June 2026 · Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
19 Cabinet3 MoS (IC)19 MoS

Full Cabinet · West Bengal 2026

Every minister. Every department.

Cabinet Ministers

#NameDepartments
1Shri Suvendu AdhikariChief Minister and Minister-in-Charge, Home and Hill Affairs Department, Department of Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation, Department of Power, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and other Departments not allotted to other Ministers
2Shri Nishith PramanikNorth Bengal Development Department and Department of Water Resources Investigation and Development
3Shri Ashok KirtaniaDepartment of Food and Supplies and Department of Co-operation
4Shri Dilip GhoshDepartment of Panchayats and Rural Development and Department of Agricultural Marketing
5Shri Kshudiram TuduDepartment of Tribal Development and Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department
6Smt. Agnimitra PaulDepartment of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
7Shri Dipak BarmanDepartment of School Education, Department of Housing and Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
8Shri Tapas RoyDepartment of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises, Department of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction and Department of Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
9Dr. Shankar GhoshDepartment of Parliamentary Affairs and Department of Tourism
10Shri Manoj Kumar OraonDepartment of Forests and Department of Environment
11Shri Arjun SinghDepartment of Labour and Transport Department
12Shri Gouri Sankar GhoshBackward Classes Welfare Department and Department of Mass Education Extension and Library Services
13Shri Jagannath ChattopadhyayDepartment of Higher Education and Technical Education, Training and Skill Development Department
14Shri Swapan DasguptaFinance Department
15Dr. Kalyan ChakrabortiDepartment of Information Technology and Electronics, Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology and Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
16Dr. Sharadwat MukherjeeDepartment of Health and Family Welfare
17Shri Arup Kumar DasDepartment of Irrigation and Waterways
18Dr. Ajay Kumar PoddarDepartment of Public Health Engineering and Public Works Department
19Shri Dudh Kumar MondalDepartment of Agriculture

This notification supersedes the previous allocation dated May 13, 2026. The re-allocation was issued by order of the Governor and signed by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal on June 10, 2026.

Source: Official Gazette Notification · Government of West Bengal · June 10, 2026

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