Maharashtra
Capital: Mumbai
Leadership data compiled via web research in July 2026 — may not reflect the very latest reshuffles or appointments.
Briefing
Maharashtra is India's wealthiest state by gross domestic product and home to Mumbai, the country's financial capital and centre of the Hindi film industry. Its geography spans the Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau, and a long Arabian Sea coastline, supporting a diverse economy of finance, manufacturing, and agriculture.
State Identity & Symbols
State Emblem
A circular seal depicting a Samai (traditional oil lamp) surrounded by 16 lotus blossoms, with a Sanskrit motto adapted from Chhatrapati Shivaji's royal seal (Rajmudra).
State Animal
Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
State Bird
Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
State Flower
Pride of India / Jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
Images via Wikimedia Commons. Emblem: Government of Maharashtra (Public domain). Animal: Tisha Mukherjee (CC BY-SA 4.0). Bird: Shantanu Kuveskar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Flower: L N Roychoudhury (CC BY 2.5).
Population
2011 Census figures.
Total Population
112,374,333
Male Population
58,243,056
Female Population
54,131,277
Sex Ratio
929 females per 1000 males
Districts
Hover over a district to see its name.
Mumbai (capital district)
District boundaries adapted from udit-001/india-maps-data, based on Census of India 2011 district geometries.
Government
Governor
Jishnu Dev Varma
Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Council of Ministers
| Name | Rank | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Devendra Fadnavis | Chief Minister | General Administration, Home Affairs, Law & Judiciary, Information & Public Relations, Energy (excluding Non-Conventional) |
| Eknath Shinde | Deputy Chief Minister | Urban Development, Housing, Public Works |
| Sunetra Pawar | Deputy Chief Minister | Finance, Planning, State Excise |
| Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | Cabinet Minister | Water Resources (Godavari & Krishna Valley) |
| Chandrashekhar Bawankule | Cabinet Minister | Revenue |
| Hasan Mushrif | Cabinet Minister | Medical Education |
| Chandrakant Patil | Cabinet Minister | Higher & Technical Education, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Girish Mahajan | Cabinet Minister | Water Resources (Vidarbha, Tapi, Konkan), Disaster Management |
| Gulabrao Patil | Cabinet Minister | Water Supply, Sanitation |
| Ganesh Naik | Cabinet Minister | Forest |
| Dadaji Bhuse | Cabinet Minister | School Education |
| Sanjay Rathod | Cabinet Minister | Soil & Water Conservation |
| Chhagan Bhujbal | Cabinet Minister | Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs |
| Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Cabinet Minister | Skill Development & Entrepreneurship |
| Uday Samant | Cabinet Minister | Industries, Marathi Language |
| Jayakumar Rawal | Cabinet Minister | Marketing, Protocol |
| Pankaja Munde | Cabinet Minister | Environment & Climate Change, Animal Husbandry |
| Atul Save | Cabinet Minister | OBC Welfare, Dairy Development, New & Renewable Energy |
| Ashok Uike | Cabinet Minister | Tribal Development |
| Shambhuraj Desai | Cabinet Minister | Tourism, Mining, Ex-Servicemen Welfare |
| Ashish Shelar | Cabinet Minister | Information Technology, Cultural Affairs |
| Aditi Tatkare | Cabinet Minister | Women & Child Development |
| Shivendra Raje Bhosale | Cabinet Minister | Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings) |
| Dattatray Bharne | Cabinet Minister | Agriculture |
| Jaykumar Gore | Cabinet Minister | Rural Development, Panchayat Raj |
| Narhari Zirwal | Cabinet Minister | Food & Drug Administration, Special Assistance |
| Sanjay Savkare | Cabinet Minister | Textiles |
| Sanjay Shirsat | Cabinet Minister | Social Justice |
| Pratap Sarnaik | Cabinet Minister | Transport |
| Bharatshet Gogawale | Cabinet Minister | Horticulture, Employment Guarantee, Khar Land Development |
| Makrand Jadhav-Patil | Cabinet Minister | Relief & Rehabilitation |
| Nitesh Rane | Cabinet Minister | Fisheries, Ports Development |
| Akash Fundkar | Cabinet Minister | Labour |
| Babasaheb Patil | Cabinet Minister | Co-operation |
| Prakashrao Abitkar | Cabinet Minister | Public Health & Family Welfare |
| Madhuri Misal | Minister of State | Urban Development, Transport, Social Justice, Medical Education, Minority Development & Aukaf |
| Ashish Jaiswal | Minister of State | Finance, Planning, Agriculture, Relief & Rehabilitation, Law & Judiciary, Labour |
| Pankaj Bhoyar | Minister of State | Home Affairs (Rural), Housing, School Education, Co-operation, Mining |
| Meghana Bordikar | Minister of State | Water Supply, Sanitation, Public Health & Family Welfare, Energy, New & Renewable Energy, Women & Child Development, Public Works |
| Indranil Naik | Minister of State | Industries, Public Works, Higher & Technical Education, Tribal Development, Tourism, Soil & Water Conservation |
| Yogesh Kadam | Minister of State | Home Affairs (Urban), Revenue, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Food & Drug Administration |
National Parks
- Tadoba National Park
- Pench National Park
- Gugamal National Park
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- Nawegaon National Park
- Chandoli National Park