Maharashtra Council of Ministers

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Maharashtra Council of Ministers

Emblem of Maharashtra
The incumbent Maharashtra Council of Ministers of the Eknath Shinde ministry, at 2022
Agency overview
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
Agency executives	Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister), Chair Devendra Fadnavis (Dy Chief Minister), Deputy Chair Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister), Deputy Chair
Child agencies	Cabinet Ministries of the Government of Maharashtra
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in

The Maharashtra 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.

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.^[2]