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The incumbent Maharashtra Council of Ministers of the Eknath Shinde ministry, at 2022 | |
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| Formed | 1 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-01) |
| Type | Highest executive body of the Government of Maharashtra |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
| Headquarters | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
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| Website | www |
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. Currently, the council is headed by prime minister Eknath Shinde and consists of 28 members, including the Chief Minister. 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 Union 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
On 30 June 2022 Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 30 June 2022, on resignation of his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Shinde leads a government consisting of his Shiv Sena (Shinde group) party, Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar group) and Bharatiya Janata Party as Eknath Shinde ministry
Further information: Eknath Shinde ministryCouncil portfolios are as follows
- Update = 16 August 2024
Cabinet Ministers
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party | Term of office | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| Chief Minister | ||||||||
| 1. | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi |
Other departments not allocated to any Minister. |
SS | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 207 days) | |
| Deputy Chief Ministers | ||||||||
| 2. | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | BJP | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 207 days) | ||
| 3. | Ajit Pawar | Baramati | NCP | 2 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| 4. | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | Shirdi | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 5. | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Ballarpur | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 6. | Chandrakant Patil | Kothrud |
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BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 7. | Vijaykumar Gavit | Nandurbar | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 8. | Girish Mahajan | Jamner |
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BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 9. | Gulabrao Patil | Jalgaon Rural | SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 10. | Dadaji Bhuse | Malegaon Outer |
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SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 11. | Sanjay Rathod | Digras |
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SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 12. | Suresh Khade | Miraj | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 13. | Uday Samant | Ratnagiri | SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 14. | Tanaji Sawant | Paranda | SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 15. | Ravindra Chavan | Dombivali | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 16. | Abdul Sattar | Sillod |
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SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 17. | Deepak Kesarkar |
Sawantwadi | SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 18. | Atul Save | Aurangabad East |
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BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 19. | Shambhuraj Desai | Patan |
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SS | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | |
| 20. | Mangal Lodha | Malabar Hill | BJP | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | (2 years, 162 days) | ||
| 21. | Chagan Bhujbal | Yevla | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 22. | Dilip Walse-Patil | Ambegaon | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 23. | Dhananjay Munde | Parli | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 24. | Hasan Mushrif | Kagal | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 25. | Dharamrao Aatram | Aheri | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 26. | Aditi Tatkare | Shrivardhan | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 27. | Sanjay Bansode | Udgir | NCP | 2 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
| 28. | Anil Patil | Amalner | NCP | 02 July 2023 | Incumbent | (1 year, 205 days) | ||
References
- Article 58 of the Constitution of India
- Wikisource: Constitution of India/Part XVIII
- Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Bangalore. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- Ladwig III, Walter C. (23 December 2019). "Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 44 (4). Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis: 469–493. doi:10.1111/lsq.12261. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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