Government of Uttar Pradesh

Government of Uttar Pradesh
Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार
State Emblem of India
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Established1 April 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-01) (as Government of the United Provinces)
State Republic of India
LeaderChief Minister (Yogi Adityanath)
Appointed byGovernor (Anandiben Patel) on the advice of the chief minister
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Ministries53 ministries
Responsible toUttar Pradesh Legislature
Annual budget6.9 trillion
HeadquartersState Secretariat, Lucknow

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.

  1. ^ "Role of The Governor". upgovernor.gov.in. Raj Bhavan Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.