Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday, August 15, finally distributed portfolios to those 18 ministers inducted months after toppling Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government and forming a new two-member government in the state.
While chief minister Eknath Shinde will be handling Urban Development and 11 others ministries, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will get home and finance. Shinde, who expanded his two-member cabinet on August 9, also kept the public works (public projects) and transport departments.
A total of 18 ministers had taken oath in the state in the Shinde-Fadnavis balancing act, which came after multiple Delhi visits by the two leaders.
Nine members from each side have been sworn in. The state cabinet has a total of 43 berths and more members are set to be added later. Some reports have suggested that Sanjay Shirsat - one of the Sena rebels - was unhappy at not being included.
Check the new ministers and what ministries they got!
Cabinet Ministers | Portfolios |
Eknath
Shinde
| General Administration, Urban Development, Information and Technology, Information and Public Relations, Public Works (Public Undertakings), Transport, Marketing, Social Justice and Special Assistance, Relief and Rehabilitation, Disaster Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Environment and Climate Change, Minorities and Aukaf and other portfolios not allotted to any other Minister. |
| Devendra Fadnavis | Home, Finance and Planning, Law and Judiciary, Water Resources and Command Area Development, Housing, Energy, Protocol |
| Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | Revenue, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development |
| Sudhir Mungantiwar | Forest, Cultural Affairs, Fish Business |
| Chandrakant Dada Patil | Higher and Technical Education, Textile Industry, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Vijaykumar Gavit | Tribal Development |
| Girish Mahajan | Rural Development and Panchyati Raj, Medical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare |
| Gulabrao Patil | Water Supply and Sanitation |
| Dada Bhuse | Ports and Mining |
| Sanjay Rathod | Food and Drugs Administration |
| Suresh Khade | Labour |
| Sandipan Bhumre | Employment Guarantee Scheme and Horticulture |
| Uday Sawant | Industries |
| Tanaji Sawant | Public Health and Family Welfare |
| Ravindra Chavan | Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings), Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection |
| Abdul Sattar | Agriculture |
| Deepak Kesarkar | School Education and Marathi Language |
| Atul Save | Co-operation and Other Backward and Bahujan Welfare |
| Shanmbhuraj Desai | State Excise |
| Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Tourism, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Women and Child Development |