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Visit the official website of the Maharashtra Government and collect information of various ministers and the working of their respective departments.

The government of Maharashtra has 288 elected members in the legislative assembly. Some of the ministers and their respective departments are given below:


DEVENDRA FADNAVIS: He is the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra. And holds a number of portfolios. He heads the General administration department which includes management and organization of staff members, Home department which deals with the state police, criminal investigation system, anti-corruption bureau etc, Law and Judiciary related to justice in courts and many more.


CHANDRAKANT PATIL: He heads the revenue and public works department which deals with taxation and construction of infrastructure respectively.


PANKAJA GOPINATH MUNDE: He heads the rural, women and child development department. The aim is to provide facilities in rural areas and see the working of Panchayati Raj institutions as well as foster holistic development of woman and child through various schemes.


CHANDRASHEKAR KISHANRAO: He mainly heads the energy department which deals with developing and promoting new and renewable sources of energy.


BABANRAO DATTARAO LONIKAR: He heads the water supply and sanitation department which is concerned with providing clean and safe drinking water and health facilities.


JAYKUMAR RAVAL: He heads the employment guarantee scheme (EDS) department and tourism department. EDS department deals with employment generation and implementation of MGNREGA scheme in the state.


MAHADEV JAGANNATH JANKAR: He heads the department of animal husbandry, dairies development, and fisheries development which is responsible for dealing with matters such as livestock production and dairy development.


VINOD SHRIDHAR TAWDE: He heads the department of school level, higher and technical education- providing quality education and building up new educational institutions, Marathi Bhasha- promotion of regional language, minorities’.


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