1Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal on Friday, beginning her second stint in the once-Left dominated State.
She has already submitted her list of council of Ministers to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. Forty-one ministers, including 17 new faces, were sworn in along with her in batches at a function at Red Road in central Kolkata.
The Council of Ministers include five Ministers of State (independent charge) and eight Ministers of State.
“There will be representation from all districts, except Malda. In Malda we don’t have any representation,” Ms. Banerjee had said. Darjeeling and Malda are the two districts where the Trinamool failed to open its account.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo attended the swearing-in ceremony.
On Thursday, Ms. Banerjee's Tamil Nadu counterpart Jayalalithaa extended er whishes to the former.
Live updates:
1:19 pm: We end the live updates with the complete list of Council of Ministers that can be accessed here.
1:12 pm: Over 30,000 guests attended the event.
1:10 pm: Most of roads reaching central areas of the city were diverted resulting in traffic chaos as the cabinet is took oath in the main arterial road connecting south to central Kolkata.
1:09 pm: The ceremony ends with the National Anthem
Suvendu Adhikari gets blessings from Mamata Banerjee. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty
1:07 pm: Lakhiratan Shukla, Zakir Hossin, Indranil Sen Shyamal Santra take oath as Ministers of State.
1:06 pm: Ashish Bandhopadhyay, James Kujur, Tapan Dasgupta take oath
1:02 pm: Next batch to take oath are the ministers of state (Independent Charge). They are Swapan Debnath, Sashi Panja, Siddikulaah Chowdhury and Ashima Patra
12:57 pm: Chandranath Singh, Soumen Mahapatra, Rajeeb Bandhopadhyay, Churamani Mahato and Malay Ghatak take oath.
12:55 pm: Purnendhu Basu, Rabindranath Ghosh, Arup Roy Shantiram Mahato, and Bratya Basu take oath
12:52 pm: Ministers Abdur Rezzak Molla, Suvendu Adhikari, Sadhan Pandey and Jyotipriya Malkik take oath.
12:50 pm: Ministers Firhad Hakim, Arup Biswas, Javed Khan, Sovan Chatterjee and Gouam Deb take oath.
12:48 pm: Just like Tamil Nadu, ministers take oath in batches. First to take are: Amit Mitra, Partha Chatterjee, Abani Jowardar, and Sovandeb Chatterjee.
12:47 pm: Her council of ministers include five Minister of States (Independent Charge) and 8 MoS.
12:44 pm: The Governor administers the oath of screcy to Ms. Banerjee
12:43 pm: 'Ame Mamata Banerjee' Ms. Banerjee takes oath as the chief minister in the name of 'Iswar aur Allah'
2:40 pm: Governor K.N. Tripathi has arrived. National anthem is being played.
12:38 pm: Ms. Banerjee has arrived at the venue.
12:35 pm: RJD chief Lalu Prasad is also present. Interesting to see non-BJP, non-Congress chief ministers attending the function.
12:33 pm: Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, a personal friend of Ms. Banerjee is also attending the ceremony.
12:30 pm: Since Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina is touring Japan, the nations Industries Minister is attending the ceremony on her behalf.
12:26 pm: Former skipper Saurav Ganguly has also reached the venue.
12:25 pm: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have arrived at the venue.
12:20 pm: Ms. Banerjee's cabinet will have 17 new faces.
12:13 pm: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has set out from her house at Kalighat in South Kolkata towards Red Road.
12:01 pm: Though union ministers will be attending the ceremony, the State BJP has decided to boycott it, after Roopa Ganguly was attacked.
11:55 am: Ms. Banerjee had extended invitation to her Tamil Nadu counterpart too. Ms. Jayalalithaa sent her best wishes instead.
11:53 am: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are expected to attend the ceremony.
11:51 am: Elaborate security arrangements have been made at the venue. Drones are being used for surveillance.
11:50 am: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her council of 41 ministers will be sworn in from Red Road shortly.
Preparations underway for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Thursday.
PTIPreparations underway for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Thursday.



 Ministers 
 

Minister in Charge

DepartmentNamePhoneFaxE-Mail
Personnel and Administrative ReformsMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Hill AffairsMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
HomeMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Information and Cultural AffairsMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Land and Land ReformsMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Minorities Affairs and Madrasah EducationMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Health and Family WelfareMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Micro and Small Scale EnterprisesMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in
Parliamentary AffairsSri Partha Chatterjee(033)2334-6181(033)2337-6783shilpabarta@wbidc.com
School EducationSri Partha Chatterjee(033)2334-6181(033)2337-6783
Higher EducationSri Partha Chatterjee(033)2334-6181(033)2337-6783michighedu@wb.gov.in
ExciseSri Amit Mitra(033)2214-5525, 6212 (Ext.)(033)2214-1338fm-wb@nic.in
FinanceSri Amit Mitra(033)2214-5525, 6212 (Ext.)(033)2214-1338fm-wb@nic.in
Commerce & IndustriesSri Amit Mitra(033)2214-5525, 6212 (Ext.)(033)2214-1338shilpabarta@wbidc.com
Public EnterpriseSri Amit Mitra(033)2214-5525, 6212 (Ext.)(033)2214-1338shilpabarta@wbidc.com
Industrial ReconstructionSri Amit Mitra(033)2214-5525, 6212 (Ext.)(033)2214-1338shilpabarta@wbidc.com
Power & Non-Conventional Energy SourcesSri Sovandeb Chatterjee(033)2248-0706, 2248-1301(033)2214-1899manishg882@gmail.com
Panchayat & Rural DevelopmentSri Subrata Mukherjee(033)2214-5668, 2334-5540, 2340-6530, 2334-0003(033)2335-3334
Public Health EngineeringSri Subrata Mukherjee(033)2214-5668, 2334-5540, 2340-6530, 2334-0003(033)2335-3334mic@wbphed.gov.in
Consumer AffairsSri Sadhan Pandey(033)2252-7483(033)2252-7483
Disaster ManagementJanab Javed Ahamed Khan(033)2214-4052, 6207 (Ext.)(033)2214-4051micfes.dm.cd@gmail.com
Fire & Emergency ServicesSri Sovan Chatterjee(033)2214-4052, 6207 (Ext.)(033)2214-4051micfes.dm.cd@gmail.com
Statistics & Programme ImplementationSri Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya(033)2262-4851, 2262-4853, 2262-4854(033)2262-4852
Food & SuppliesSri Jyotipriyo Mallick(033)2252-1388((033)2252-2628
Self Help Group & Self EmploymentSri Sadhan Pande(033)2214-5800, 6239(Ext.)(033)2214-1576, 2214-1764
Correctional AdministrationJanab Haider Aziz Safwi(033)2262-5695(033)2262-5692
AgricultureSri Purnendu Basu(033)2214-5757, 6303(Ext.), 6274(Ext.)(033)2214-1778mic-agri-wb@nic.in
TourismSri Bratya Basu(033)2214-5789, 6213(Ext.)(033)2214-3357
PlanningShri Rachhpal Singh(033)2321-1103((033)2321-1827
ForestSri Binay Krishna Barman(033)2335-4040(033)2335-4028micforest@wb.gov.in
North Bengal DevelopmentSri Goutam Deb(033)2241-5484, 6264(Ext.), (0353)2568209/222(033)2214-0015, (0353)2568221micnbdev@wb.gov.in
Public Works DepartmentSri Shankar Chakraborty(033)2214-3161/1616(033)2214-4788
Science & TechnologySri Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay(033)2334-1443(033)2334-8074
BiotechnologySri Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay(033)2334-1443(033)2334-8074micbt@wb.gov.in
EnvironmentSri Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar(033)2337-0238, 6224(Ext.)(033)2321-2329sudarshan.ivf@gmail.com
Technical Education & TraningSri Ujjal Biswas(033)2324-5853
Textiles branch of Dept. of MSSE & TextilesSri Shyamapada Mukherjee(033)2262-5874, 2262-5875, 6481(Ext.)
Municipal AffairsJanab Firhad Hakim(033)2214-5497, 2214-3157, 2214-1368, 6241(Ext.)(033)2214-3853
Urban DevelopmentJanab Firhad Hakim(033)2214-5497, 2214-3157, 2214-1368, 6241(Ext.)(033)2214-3853
Paschimanchal Unnayan AffairsSri Shantiram Mahato(033)2337-0225, 6502(Ext.)(033)2337-0250
Water Resources Investigation & DevelopmentDr. Soumen Kumar Mahapatra(033)2252-0023(033) 2252-0559
Agriculture MarketingSri Arup Roy(033)2214-5701, 6491(Ext.)(033)2214-5433
FisheriesSri Chandranath Sinha(033)2357-0099, 2357-0078(033)2357-0086
Refugee Relief & RehabilitationSmt. Sabitri Mitra(033)2214-3819, 6323(Ext.)(033)2214-1364
TransportMamata Banerjee(033)2214-5700, 2262-5402(033)2214-4711
SportsSri Aroop Biswas(033)2214-5700, 2262-5402(033)2214-4711
HousingSri Aroop Biswas(033)2262-4004, 2262-4005, 2214-4035, 6432(Ext.)(033)2262-4091mosyouth1@gmail.com
Youth ServicesSri Aroop Biswas(033)2262-4004, 2262-4005, 2214-4035, 6432(Ext.)(033)2262-4091mosyouth1@gmail.com
Food Processing Industries & HorticultureSri Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury(033)2321-0243(033)2321-0270micfpihwb@gmail.com
Irrigation & WaterwaysSri Rajib Banerjee(033)2321-5103(033)2321-5104
LabourSri Malay Ghatak(033)2262-7189, 2262-7140(033)2262-7141
Co-OperationSri Jyotirmoy Kar(033)2214-4001(033)2214-3441
Tribal DevelopmentDr. Sukumar Hansda(033)2214-5555(033)2214-3528cm@wb.gov.in cm@wb.nic.in

Minister of State

DepartmentNamePhoneFaxE-Mail
Mass Education Extension & Librery ServicesSiddiqullah Chowdhury(033)2334-3938, 2334-4791
Backward Classes WelfareSandharani Tudu(033)2214-3606, 6416 (Ext.)(033)2214-1035
Law & JudicialSmt. Chandrima Bhattacharya (Independent Charge)(033)2254-4852, 2214-5802, 2253-5176, 6225(Ext.)(033)2214-4036, 2214-3019
Health and Family WelfareSmt. Chandrima Bhattacharya (Independent Charge)(033)2254-4852, 2214-5802, 2253-5176, 6225(Ext.)(033)2214-4036, 2214-3019moshealthwb@gmail.com
Sundarban AffairsSri Manturam Pakhira (Independent Charge)(033)2321-8238(033)2337-3544
Irrigation and WaterwaysSri Manturam Pakhira(033)2321-8238(033)2337-3544
Animal Resources DevelopmentSri Swapan Debnath (Independent Charge)(033)2335-1144, 2214-5663, 6205(Ext)(033)2335-1130, 2214-5662
Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and TextilesSri Swapan Debnath(033)2335-1144, 2214-5663, 6205(Ext)(033)2335-1130, 2214-5662
Public Health EngineeringSri Pundarikakshya Saha(033)2262-5177(033)2262-5147
Land and Land ReformsSri Becharam Manna(033)2214-0020, 5160(Ext)
AgricultureSri Becharam Manna(033)2214-0020, 5160(Ext)
Agriculture MarketingSri Becharam Manna(033)2214-0020, 5160(Ext)
Minority Affairs and Madrasah EducationJanab Giasuddin Molla(033)2214-0032, 6264(Ext)(033)2214-0031
Child DevelopmentDr. Sashi Panja (Independent Charge)(033)2334-5666
Women Development & Social WelfareDr. Sashi Panja (Independent Charge)(033)2334-5666
AYUSH Branch of Health & F.W DepartmentSri Asish Banerjee (Independent Charge)
School Education & Higher Education DepartmentSri Asish Banerjee