Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolios Announced
ECONOMY & POLICY

Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolios Announced

On December 21, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, putting an end to all speculations. Fadnavis retained the key Home department and was assigned additional responsibilities for Energy, Law and Judiciary, General Administration, and Information and Publicity, according to an official statement.

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was given charge of Urban Development, Housing, and the Public Works Department (Public Enterprises). The other Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, will handle Finance and Planning, with additional responsibility for the Excise Department.

Portfolios allocated to BJP ministers include:

  • Chandrashekhar Bawankule: Revenue
  • Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil: Water Resources, Krishna and Godavari Valley Development Corporation
  • Chandrakant Patil: Higher and Technical Education, Parliamentary Affairs
  • Girish Mahajan: Water Resources (Vidarbha, Tapi, Konkan Development Corporation) and Disaster Management
  • Ganesh Naik: Forests
  • Mangal Prabhat Lodha: Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
  • Jaykumar Raval: Marketing and Protocol
  • Pankaja Munde: Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry
  • Shiv Sena ministers received the following portfolios:

  • Gulabrao Patil: Water Supply and Sanitation
  • Dadaji Bhuse: School Education
  • Sanjay Rathod: Soil and Water Conservation
  • Uday Samant: Industries and Marathi Language
  • Shambhuraj Desai: Tourism, Mining, Ex-Servicemen Welfare
  • For NCP ministers:

  • Hasan Mushrif: Medical Education
  • Dhananjay Munde: Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection
  • Dattatrey Bharne: Sports, Youth Welfare, Minority Development, and Aukaf
  • Aditi Tatkare: Women and Child Development
  • Manikrao Kokate: Agriculture

    On December 21, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, putting an end to all speculations. Fadnavis retained the key Home department and was assigned additional responsibilities for Energy, Law and Judiciary, General Administration, and Information and Publicity, according to an official statement. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was given charge of Urban Development, Housing, and the Public Works Department (Public Enterprises). The other Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, will handle Finance and Planning, with additional responsibility for the Excise Department. Portfolios allocated to BJP ministers include: Chandrashekhar Bawankule: Revenue Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil: Water Resources, Krishna and Godavari Valley Development Corporation Chandrakant Patil: Higher and Technical Education, Parliamentary AffairsGirish Mahajan: Water Resources (Vidarbha, Tapi, Konkan Development Corporation) and Disaster Management Ganesh Naik: Forests Mangal Prabhat Lodha: Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Jaykumar Raval: Marketing and Protocol Pankaja Munde: Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry Shiv Sena ministers received the following portfolios: Gulabrao Patil: Water Supply and Sanitation Dadaji Bhuse: School Education Sanjay Rathod: Soil and Water Conservation Uday Samant: Industries and Marathi Language Shambhuraj Desai: Tourism, Mining, Ex-Servicemen Welfare For NCP ministers: Hasan Mushrif: Medical Education Dhananjay Munde: Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection Dattatrey Bharne: Sports, Youth Welfare, Minority Development, and Aukaf Aditi Tatkare: Women and Child Development Manikrao Kokate: Agriculture

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