Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has been appointed as an adviser to the West Bengal government in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department with the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
The appointment was made through a notification issued by the West Bengal government's Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms. The notification, dated October 6, 2026, states that the appointment is effective immediately and will continue until further orders.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
Mithun Chakraborty has been appointed an adviser to the West Bengal government.
His appointment is in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department.
He has been accorded the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
The appointment is effective immediately.
It will remain in force until further orders.
The notification was issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
The notification states that the Governor is pleased to appoint Chakraborty as an adviser to the West Bengal government in the rank of Cabinet Minister in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department. It also states that the appointment was made with the approval of the competent authority in the interest of public service.
The appointment gives Chakraborty a formal advisory role in the state's Information and Cultural Affairs Department. The notification does not specify a detailed list of his responsibilities, and the precise scope of his work is expected to become clearer as the appointment is implemented.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had announced in September that Chakraborty would be appointed as the government's cultural adviser. The announcement came during an event marking the foundation of the Uttam Kumar Film Centre in New Town.
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Why This Matters
The appointment gives a prominent figure from India's film industry a formal advisory position within the West Bengal government's Information and Cultural Affairs Department. The Cabinet Minister rank attached to the position gives the appointment a formal administrative status, while the notification establishes Chakraborty's role as an adviser rather than as the head of a Cabinet department.
Chakraborty, who has a long career in Bengali and Hindi cinema, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021. Before joining the BJP, he served as a nominated Rajya Sabha member associated with the Trinamool Congress and resigned from the Upper House in 2016.
