The government consisted of the chairman and heads of departments (military, internal affairs, agriculture, public education, communications, insurance, financial, economic, justice).

[1] In March 1919, after the signing of the "Agreement of the central Soviet power with the Bashkir government on the Soviet Autonomous Bashkiria", on the basis of the Provisional Revolutionary Committee of the Republic, the Bashkir Military Revolutionary Committee (Bashrevkom) was formed.

[2] In July 1920, in accordance with the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR "On the state structure of the Autonomous Soviet Bashkir Republic", the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom, Government) of the Bashkir ASSR was formed.

The composition of the Council of People's Commissars was elected at the congresses of the Soviets of the Autonomous Republic.

The Council of People's Commissars was accountable to the Congress of Soviets and the Central Executive Committee of the Bashkir ASSR.