# Maharashtra Council of Ministers

The Maharashtra Council of Ministers, also called State Cabinet is the principal executive organ of the Government of Maharashtra, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by the Chief Minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. The council is subject to the Maharashtra Legislature.
A smaller executive body called the State Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in Maharashtra; it is a subset of the Maharashtra Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios and ministries of the government.

## Ranking

There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank:
* Chief Minister: Leader of the State Council of Ministers.
* Deputy Chief Minister (if any): Presides as chief minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister.
* Cabinet Minister: A member of the State cabinet; leads a ministry.
* Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.
* Minister of State (MoS): Deputy Minister reporting to a Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry.

## Appointment

Pursuant to Article 75, a minister who works at the pleasure of the Governor, is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that an MLA's electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.

## Removal

* Upon death
* Upon self resignation, or resignation or death of the Chief Minister
* Upon dismissal by the Governor for minister's unconstitutional acts per Article 75(2)
* Upon direction from the Judiciary for committing violation of law
* Upon ceasing eligibility to be a member of Legislature
* Under the provision of "Collective Responsibility" under Article 75, the Chief Minister and the entire Council of Ministers resign if a Vote of No Confidence is passed in the Lower House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) of the Maharashtra Legislature

## Council of Ministers in state governments

Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers per Articles 163, 164 and 167(c).
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.

## Council of Ministers

The cabinet expansion took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as Cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP took the oath as cabinet ministers.
Council portfolios are as follows
* Update = 15 December 2024

### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister, Minister of Home, Energy (Excluding Renewable Energy), Law & Judiciary, General Administration Department, Information and Public Relations | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Urban Development, Housing, Public Works (Public Enterprises) | Eknath Shinde | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Finance & Planning, State Excise | Ajit Pawar | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Revenue | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Water Resources (Godavari, Krishna Valley Development Corporation) | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Medical Education | Hasan Mushrif | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Parliamentary Affairs | Chandrakant Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Water Resources (Vidarbha, Tapi, Konkan Development Corporation), Disaster Management | Girish Mahajan | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation | Gulab Raghunath Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Forests | Ganesh Naik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of School Education | Dadaji Bhuse | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Soil and Water Conservation | Sanjay Rathod | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection | Dhananjay Munde | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Industries, Marathi Language | Uday Samant | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Marketing, Protocol | Jayakumar Rawal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry | Pankaja Munde | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Other Backward Bahujan Welfare, Dairy Development and Renewable Energy | Atul Save | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Tribal Development | Ashok Uike | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Tourism, Mining, Ex- Servicemen Welfare | Shambhuraj Desai | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Information Technology, Cultural Affairs | Ashish Shelar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Minorities Development and Aukaf | Dattatray Bharne | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of women and Child Development | Aditi Tatkare | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) | Shivendra Raje Bhosale | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Agriculture | Manikrao Kokate | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj | Jaykumar Gore | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Food and Drugs Administration, Special Assistance | Narhari Zirwal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Textiles | Sanjay Savkare | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Social Justice | Sanjay Shirsat | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Transport | Pratap Sarnaik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Employment Guarantee Scheme, Horticulture, Salt Pan Land Development. | Bharatshet Gogawale | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | Makrand Jadhav - Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Fisheries, Ports | Nitesh Rane | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Labour | Akash Fundkar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Co-operation | Babasaheb Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare | Prakashrao Abitkar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| MoS of Urban Development, Transport, Social Justice, Medical Education, Minorities Development & Aukaf | Madhuri Misal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| MoS of Finance & Planning, Agriculture, Relief & Rehabilitation, Law & Judiciary, Labour | Ashish Jaiswal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| MoS of Home (Rural), Housing, School Education, Co-operation, Mining | Pankaj Bhoyar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| MoS of Public Health & Family Welfare, Water Supply & Sanitation, Energy, Women & Child Development, Public Works (Public Enterprises) | Meghana Bordikar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| MoS of Industries, Public Works, Higher & Technical Education, Tribal Development, Tourism, Soil & Water Conservation | Indranil Naik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| MoS of Home (Urban), Revenue, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection, Food & Drug Administration | Yogesh Kadam | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |