:Government of Punjab, India

{{short description|Indian State Government}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{infobox government

| government_name = Government of Punjab

| image = File:Seal of the Government Of Punjab (Black On White).svg
Emblem of Punjab

| division_type = Seat of Government

| division = Chandigarh

| leader_type = Governor

| leader_title = Gulab Chand Kataria

| leader_type2 = Chief Minister

| leader_title2 = Bhagwant Mann

| leader_type3 = Deputy Chief Minister

| leader_title3 =

| legislature_label = Assembly

| legislature = {{ubl|Punjab Vidhan Sabha|}}

| speaker_label = Speaker

| speaker = Kultar Singh Sandhwan{{cite web | last=Brar | first=Kamaldeep Singh | title=Punjab speaker seeks pardon at Akal Takht after video of priest touching a cow's tail to his turban goes viral | website=The Indian Express | date=2022-03-27 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/punjab-speaker-kultar-singh-sandhwan-apology-akal-takht-video-priest-cow-tail-7837916/ | access-date=2022-03-27}}

| deputy_speaker_label = Deputy Speaker

| deputy_speaker = Jai Krishan Singh

| members_in_assembly_label = Members in Assembly

| members_in_assembly = 117

| branch4 = Judiciary

| court_name = High Court

| court = Punjab & Haryana High Court

| chief_justice_label = Chief Justice

| chief_justice = Sheel Nagu

|leader_type4=Chief Secretary|leader_title4=K. A. P. Sinha, IAS{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/kap-sinha-appointed-new-punjab-chief-secy-101728495470173-amp.html }}}}

The Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab, India and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Punjab, a judiciary and a legislative branch Punjab State.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the Punjab Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}

The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.{{cite web

| url =http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/Punjab.htm|title = Punjab Legislative Assembly|access-date=2008-05-12|work=Legislative Bodies in India|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India}}

==Cabinet Ministers==

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{{#section:Mann ministry|2022 Punjab Council of Ministers}}