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Maharashtra Council of Ministers

Emblem of Maharashtra
Agency overview
Formed	1 May 1960; 65 years ago (1960-05-01)
Type	Highest executive body of theGovernment of Maharashtra
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Headquarters	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Agency executives	Devendra Fadnavis, Chair Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chair Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chair
Child agencies	Cabinet Ministries of the Government of Maharashtra
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in

TheMaharashtra Council of Ministers,^[1] also called State Cabinet is theprincipal executive organ of theGovernment 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 theMaharashtra Legislature.

A smaller executive body called theState Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in Maharashtra; it is a subset of the Maharashtra Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios andministries of the government.^[2]

There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order ofrank:

• 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.^[3]
• Cabinet Minister: A member of the State cabinet; leads aministry.
• 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.

Pursuant toArticle 75, a minister who works at the pleasure of theGovernor, is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that anMLA's electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.^[4]

• Upon death
• Upon self resignation, or resignation or death of the Chief Minister
• Upon dismissal by the Governor for minister's unconstitutional acts perArticle 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 aVote of No Confidence is passed in the Lower House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) of the Maharashtra Legislature

Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers perArticles 163, 164 and 167(c).

In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" underArticle 142 of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.

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.^[5][6]

Council portfolios are as follows

• Update = 15 December 2024

• Government of Maharashtra
• State council of ministers of India
• 1960 establishments in Maharashtra
• Cabinets established in 1960

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