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The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [1]
The Department of Health & Family Welfare of West Bengal is a Government of West Bengal ministry. [3] It is a ministry mainly responsible for maintaining and developing the health care system in the State. [3]
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Shibpur area of Howrah. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies ...
The current form and the structure of municipal bodies are based on Lord Ripon's Resolutions, which was adopted in 1882 as local self-government. The Government of India Act, 1919 incorporated the need for conferment of power to a democratically elected government. This act has another development towards the evolution of urban local bodies in ...
The Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal, is responsible for the development of women and child and social welfare in the state of West Bengal. The Department of Women Development and Social Welfare works towards the protection, equity and inclusion of populations that have been historically ...
In 2011 the Government of West Bengal proposed a change in the official name of the state to Paschim Banga (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Pôshchimbônggô). [33] This is the native name of the state, literally meaning "western Bengal" in the native Bengali language.
The Department has two branches, the Legislative Branch and the Official Language Branch. The Law Department is assigned with the legislative drafting, publication of notifications, Bills, Ordinances and amendments to Bill and Acts, rules and by-laws through official gazettes of the other administrative Departments of the West Bengal.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members.