Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | Madhya Pradesh General Knowledge

Chief Minister and Council of Ministers

• According to Article 163 , there shall be a Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Governor, with the Chief Minister as its head.
• According to Article 164 , the Governor appoints the leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly as the Chief Minister. And then on the advice of the Chief Minister appoints other ministers as well. The Chief Minister is the de facto head of the state executive and the elected head of the state.

 

selection of ministers

• By the 91st Constitutional Amendment 2003 , Article 164 provides that the number of members in the Council of Ministers should not exceed 15% of the total strength of the lower house (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) , but the number of ministers including the Chief Minister in a state. The total number shall not be less than 12 .

 

Qualifications of Chief Minister and other Ministers

• The provisions relating to ministers and leaders in the Constitution are given in Article 164(4) . In which it has been said that a minister who  is not a member of the state legislature for 6 consecutive months , will cease to be a minister at the end of this period.

Oath by Chief Minister and Ministers

• Before a minister enters upon his office, the Governor administers to him the oath of secrecy to perform the duties of his office in accordance with the drafts given in the Third Schedule of the Constitution.

 

constitution of legislative council

• There are three categories of ministers in the state council of ministers, cabinet ministers (members of cabinet) , ministers of state and independent charge.
• Cabinet ministers are the most important ministers because the policy of governance is decided collectively by the cabinet itself. At the second level are the ministers of state who assist in the work of the cabinet minister.
• In the third category, there are ministers of state (independent charge)  who handle the responsibility of a department independently, not under any cabinet minister.
• In Madhya Pradesh, there is a special provision for the appointment of a Tribal Welfare Minister by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.

 

pay and allowances

• The allowances of the Chief Minister and other ministers are determined by the State Legislature Legislative Assembly from time to time. But according to Article 164(5) , until the State Legislature makes provision in this regard, the salary and allowances of the Ministers shall be as per the provisions made in the Second Schedule.

 

tenure of the council of ministers

No.		Chief Minister		tenure
01		Mr. Ravi Shankar Shukla		01.11.1956 to 31.12.1956 Just 2 Months
02		Shri Bhagwant Rao Mandloi		01.01.1957 to 30.01.1957 Only 1 month
03		Shri Kailash Nath Katju		31.01.1957 to 14.04.1957 2 years 14 days
04		Shri Kailash Nath Katju		15.04.1957 to 11.03.1962
05		Shri Bhagwant Rao Mandloi		12.03.1962 to 29.09.1963
06		Shri Dwarka Prasad Mishra		30.09.1963 to 08.03.1967
07		Shri Dwarka Prasad Mishra		09.03.1967 to 29.07.1967
08		Shri Govind Narayan Singh		30.07.1967 to 12.03.1969
09		Mr. Raja Naresh Chandra Singh		13.03.1969 to 25.03.1969 12 days
10		Mr. Shyamacharan Shukla		26.03.1969 to 28.01.1972
11		Mr. Prakash Chandra Sethi		29.01.1972 to 22.03.1972
12		Mr. Prakash Chandra Sethi		23.03.1972 to 22.12.1975
13		Mr. Shyamacharan Shukla		23.12.1975 to 29.04.1977 President's Rule 30.04.1977 to 25.06.1977
14		Shri Kailash Chandra Joshi		26.06.1977 to 17.01.1978
15		Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha		18.01.1978 to 19.01.1980
16		Mr. Sunderlal Patwa		20.01.1980 to 17.02.1980 President's Rule 18.02.1980 to 08.06.1980
17		Mr. Arjun Singh		09.06.1980 to 10.03.1985
18		Mr. Arjun Singh		11.03.1985 to 12.03.1985
19		Mr. Motilal Vora		13.03.1985 to 13.02.1988
20		Mr. Arjun Singh		14.02.1988 to 24.01.1989
21		Mr. Motilal Vora		25.01.1989 to 08.12.1989
20		Mr. Shyamacharan Shukla		09.12.1989 to 04.03.1990
23		Mr. Sunderlal Patwa		05.03.1990 to 15.12.1992 President's Rule 16.12.1992 to 06.12.1993
24		Mr. Digvijay Singh		07.12.1993 to 01.12.1998
25		Mr. Digvijay Singh		01.12.1998 to 08.12.2003
26		Ms. Uma Bharti		08.12.2003 to 23.08.2004
27		Mr. Babulal Gaur		23.08.2004 to 29.11.2005
28		Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan		29.11.2005 to 12.12.2008
29		Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan		12.12.2008 to 13.12.2013
30		Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan		14.12.2013 to 14.12.2018
31		Shri Kamal Nath		17.12.2018 to  20.03.2020
32		Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan		From 23.03.2020

• Usually the term of the Council of Ministers is 5 years , but after having its majority in the Legislative Assembly, the Council of Ministers can be dissolved before its fixed term . 
• According to Article 365 , when President's rule is imposed in the state, the Council of Ministers is dissolved.
• The Council of Ministers can also be dissolved by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister.

 

Functions and Powers of Chief Minister

• The Chief Minister acts as a link between the Governor and the Council of Ministers.   It is the duty of the Chief Minister to inform the Governor about the decisions taken by the Mandi Parishad on matters related to the administration and legislation of the State .
• The Chief Minister advises the Governor in relation to the appointment of office bearers of the State such as the Advocate General , the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission and the Member State Election Commissioner etc. Is.
• The Chief Minister distributes and changes the portfolios of his ministers and in case of difference of opinion, can ask any minister to resign or advise the Governor to dismiss him.
• The Chief Minister presides over the meeting of the Council of Ministers and the Legislature and he gives cooperation , directions and guidance to all the ministers in their work as well as controls their work.

 

Specific facts about Chief Minister

• The first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh was Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla and the first woman Chief Minister was Ms. Uma Bharti. 
• The shortest tenure as Chief Minister was 1 day of Shri Arjun Singh and 13 days of Shri Raja Harishchandra Singh, who was the first tribal Chief Minister of the State.
• During the tenure of Chief Minister Arjun Singh, Bhopal gas tragedy in the year 1984 and the incident of surrender of female dacoit Phoolan Devi took place.

 

opposition leader

• The leader of the opposition party is known as the Leader of the Opposition, who monitors the functioning of the ruling party and questions the activities of the ruling party in the assembly.
• Shri Vishwanath Yadav Rao Tamaskar was the first Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
• The first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly was Smt. Jamuna Devi.
• Gopal Bhargava is the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Vidhan Sabha.

List of Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition 

No.		name		Assembly		period
1.		Shri Vishwanath Yadavrao Tamaskar		First		(1956-1957) to 5.3.1957
2.		Shri Chandra Pratap Tiwari		Second		(1957-1962) to 7.3.1962
3.		Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha		third		(1962-1967) to 1.3.1967
4.		Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha		IV		(1967-1972)
5.		Mr. Shyamacharan Shukla		IV		(1967-1972)
6.		Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra		IV		(1967-1972)
7.		Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha		IV		(1967-1972)
8.		Mr. Vasant Sadashiv Pradhan		IV		(1967-1972) 1970 to 17.3.1972
9.		Mr. Kailash Joshi		fifth		(1972-1977) 28.3.1972 to 30.4.1977
10.		Mr. Arjun Singh		the sixth		(1977-1980) 15.7.1977 to 17.2.1980
11.		Mr. Sunderlal Patwa		7		(1980-1985) 4.7.1980 to 10.3.1985
12.		Mr. Kailash Joshi		eighth		(1985-1990) 23.3.1985 to 3.3.1990
13.		Mr. Shyamacharan Shukla		ninth		(1990-1992) 20.3.1990 to 15.12.1992
14.		Mr. Vikram Verma		10		(1993-1998) 24.12.1993 to 1.12.1998
15.		Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar		XI		(1998-2003) 2.2.1999 to 1.9.2002
16.		Mr. Babulal Gaur		XI		(1998-2003) 4.9.2002 to 5.12.2003
17.		Smt. Jamuna Devi		twelfth		(2003-2008) 16.12.2003 to 11.12.2008
18.		Smt. Jamuna Devi		13		(2008-2013) 7.1.2009 to 24.9.2010
19		Mr. Ajay Singh		13		(2008-2013) 15.4.2011 to 10.12.2013
20.		Mr. Satyadev Katare		fourteen		(2013-2018)  9.1.2014 to 20.10.2016
21.		Mr. Ajay Singh		fourteen		(2013-2018) 27.02.2017 to 13.12.2018
22.		Mr. Gopal Bhargava		15		(2018-2023) March 2020
23.		Shri Kamal Nath		15		Continuing from March 2020

Madhya Pradesh State Secretariat

• The main focal point of Madhya Pradesh state administration is called the State Secretariat. It is established in the Arera Hills of the state capital Bhopal under the name of Vallabh Bhawan. Its principal is the Chief Secretary.

List of Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh 

 

No.		name		period
1		Mr. HS Kamath		01.11.1956 to 24.11.1963
2		Mr. R.P. noronha		25.11.1963 to Aug. 1968
3		Mr. M.P. Srivastava		02.09.1968 to 17.11.1969
4		Mr. R.P. hero		18.11.1969 to 6.9.1972
5		Mr. R.P. noronha		06.09.1972 to 14.05.1974
6		Mr. M.S. Chieftain		14.05.1974 to 30.04.1975
7		Mr. S.C. Verma		26.06.1975 to 11.09.1977
8		Mr. K.L. pasricha		20.09.1977 to 29.02.1980
9		Mr. B.K. Dubey		06.03.1980 to 29.10.1980
10		Mr. G. Jagatpati		01.11.1980 to 31.11.1982
11.		Mr. Birbal		01.08.1982 to 27.05.1983
12		Shri Brahmaswaroop		28.05.1983 to 15.11.1985
13		Mr. K.C.S. Teacher		15.11.1985 to 09.03.1988
14		Mr. M.S. Singh Deo		09.03.1988 to 30.06.1988
15		Mr. R.N. chopra		01.07.1988 to 30.09.1989
16		Mr. R.S. Food		30.09.1989 to 31.03.1990
17		Mr. R.P. Kapoor		31.03.1990 to 22.09.1991
18		Mrs. Nirmala Buch		22.09.1991 to 01.01.1993
19		Shri N.S. sethi		01.01.1993 to 30.11.1995
20		Mr. S.C. Behar		30.11.1995 to 31.01.1997
21		Mr. K.S. Sharma		31.01.1997 to 31.07.2001
22		Mr. P.K. Malhotra		01.08.2001 to 28.02.2002
23		Mr. A.V. Lion		01.03.2002 to 05.01.2004
24		Mr. B.K. Saha		05.01.2004 to 30.09.2004
25		Mr. Vijay Singh		01.10.2004 to 27.01.2006
26		Mr. R.C. Sawhney		28.01.2006 to 31.01.2010
27		Mr. Avani Vaish		01.02.2010 to 30.04.2012
28		Mr. R. Parashuram		01.05.2012 to 30.09.2013
29		Mr. Antony JC disa		01.10.2013 to 31.10.2016
30		Mr. Basant Pratap Singh		01.11.2016 to 31.12.2018
31		Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty		01.01.2019 to 16.03.2020
32		Shri M. Gopal Reddy		16.03.2020 to 24.03.2020
33		Mr. Iqbal Singh Bains		01.01.2019 to Continuing

• Administratively, Madhya Pradesh is divided into divisions , districts , development blocks , and tehsils.
• Presently there are 10 divisions, 52 districts, 313 development blocks and 420 tehsils in Madhya Pradesh.

 

other important facts  

• In the year 1998, 10 districts were formed on the recommendation of BR Dubey Committee and 6 districts were formed on the recommendation of Singhdeo Committee.
• Shahdol division was formed on 14 June 2008 and Narmada Kora division on 27 August 2008.
• In Madhya Pradesh, the formation of Satpura intercourse as 11th division and Ratlam division of 12th division is proposed.
• Dindori district was included under Shahdol division in the year 2008 but in the year 2012 it has been included in Jabalpur division.

 

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