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Council of Ministers (Maharashtra)

The State Council of Ministers,[1] 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.

State Council of Ministers
Emblem of Maharashtra

The incumbent State Council of Ministers of the Eknath Shinde ministry, at 2022
Agency overview
Formed1 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-01)
TypeHighest executive body of the Government of Maharashtra
JurisdictionRepublic of India
HeadquartersMantralaya, Mumbai
Agency executives
Child agencies
  • Cabinet
  • Ministries of the Government of Maharashtra
Websitewww.maharashtra.gov.in

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

Ranking

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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.[3]
  • 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

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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.[4]


Removal

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  • 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

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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

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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 ministry

Council portfolios are as follows

    • Update = 16 August 2024

Cabinet Ministers

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Sr. No. Name Constituency Portfolio Party Term of office
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, 74 days)
Deputy Chief Ministers
2. Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West BJP 30 June 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 74 days)
3. Ajit Pawar Baramati NCP 2 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
Cabinet Ministers
4. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Shirdi BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
5. Sudhir Mungantiwar Ballarpur BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
6. Chandrakant Patil Kothrud BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
7. Vijaykumar Gavit Nandurbar BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
8. Girish Mahajan Jamner BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
9. Gulabrao Patil Jalgaon Rural SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
10. Dadaji Bhuse Malegaon Outer SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
11. Sanjay Rathod Digras SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
12. Suresh Khade Miraj BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
13. Uday Samant Ratnagiri SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
14. Tanaji Sawant Paranda SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
15. Ravindra Chavan Dombivali BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
16. Abdul Sattar Sillod SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
17.
Deepak Kesarkar 		Sawantwadi SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
18. Atul Save Aurangabad East BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
19. Shambhuraj Desai Patan SS 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
20. Mangal Lodha Malabar Hill BJP 14 August 2022 Incumbent (2 years, 29 days)
21. Chagan Bhujbal Yevla NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
22. Dilip Walse-Patil Ambegaon NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
23. Dhananjay Munde Parli NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
24. Hasan Mushrif Kagal NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
25. Dharamrao Aatram Aheri NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
26. Aditi Tatkare Shrivardhan NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
27. Sanjay Bansode Udgir NCP 2 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)
28. Anil Patil Amalner NCP 02 July 2023 Incumbent (1 year, 72 days)

References

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  1. ^ Article 58 of the Constitution of India
  2. ^ Wikisource: Constitution of India/Part XVIII
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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