Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolios Announced

23 Dec 2024 CW Team

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

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