Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
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Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार | |
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Overview | |
Established | 1 April 1937Government of the United Provinces) | (as
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Leader | Chief Minister (Yogi Adityanath) |
Appointed by | Governor (Anandiben Patel) on the advice of the chief minister |
Main organ | Council of Ministers |
Ministries | 53 ministries |
Responsible to | Uttar Pradesh Legislature |
Annual budget | ₹6.9 trillion |
Headquarters | State Secretariat, Lucknow |
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The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttara Pradēśa Sarakāra; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of India.[1] The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is appointed for a period of five years and appoints the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and their council of ministers, who are vested with the executive powers of the state. The governor remains a ceremonial head of the state, while the chief minister and their council are responsible for day-to-day government functions.
The state of Uttar Pradesh's influence on Indian politics is important, and often paramount and/or a bellwether, as it sends the most members of parliament to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the state's population being more than 200 million; approximately double that of the next-most populous state.