Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Fadnavis holds the honour of being the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra after Sharad Pawar. In the past, he has also been recognised as the youngest municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 21. He was the second youngest mayor elected in India, when he served as the Mayor of Nagpur at the age of 27, in 1997. He is also the only person to be re-elected as the Mayor in Council in Maharashtra. He has been an MLA representing Nagpur, since, 1999.
A lawyer by profession, Fadnavis holds law degree from Nagpur Law College. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a diploma in Project Management from DSE, Berlin. His wife, Amruta Ranade is a branch manager in Axis Bank.
Maharashtra will soon become free of Naxal menace given the rise in the number of Maoists laying down their arms and the movement failing to attract new recruits, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Maharashtra: Vinita Vaid Singhal and Harshdeep Kamble have been appointed as principal secretaries in the environment and climate change and social justice departments, respectively.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's decision to avoid garlands or bouquets and end the culture of the guard of honour by police to the CM is appreciated by many social media users. People see it as an effort to end VIP culture.
Earlier today, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the state government is implementing a security system for the safety of the Mantralaya, the secretariat.
Maharashtra: R Vimala, State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, has been promoted to level 14 in the pay matrix in the same post. Sheetal Teli Ugale, Solapur municipal corporation commissioner, has been promoted to level 14 in the pay matrix.
The Chief Minister gave instructions while reviewing the next 100-day action plans for the transport, ports and the state airport authority departments in a meeting at the Sahyadri guest house.
The transfer of Rs 1,500 monthly installments under Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana has resumed after a break due to the model code of conduct during elections. The scheme, aimed at empowering women, now benefits 2.34 crore women.
Maharashtra Portfolio Allocation: Pankaja Mude gets the charge of Environment, Climate Change and Animal husbandry. Uday Samant gets Industries and Marathi Language Ministry.
Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra: Under the scheme announced in June 2024, the Mahayuti government, which consists of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, provides a monthly stipend of Rs 1,500 to women aged 21-65 with the annual family income of beneficiaries capped at Rs 2.5 lakh.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis orders a judicial probe into Parbhani violence following the desecration of a Constitution replica, with controversy escalating over the death of an arrested man in judicial custody.
Maharashtra: CM Fadnavis was replying to a debate in the legislative assembly on the motion of thanks to the Governor for his joint address to both Houses of the state legislature during the ongoing Winter Session in Nagpur.
Amit Shah and JP Nadda launched a strong attack on the opposition during a daylong debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha. Both leaders criticized the opposition parties for their stance on various constitutional issues, accusing them of undermining the value enshrined in the Constitution.
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar as his deputies on December 5.
Maharashtra cabinet expansion LIVE: The BJP is expected to cede the Housing Ministry to the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra following the likely cabinet expansion in the state, sources said, adding that the BJP will retain the home ministry.
As many as 30 ministers are likely to take oath as ministers in the Maharashtra Cabinet. Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister with Shiv Sena leader Eknath shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar as his deputies at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on December 5.
Maharashtra Cabinet's expansion will take place on December 14. Amid speculations regarding the portfolios, an NCP member hinted that Shiv Sena and NCP are expected to get 10 profiles each.
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who recently took over as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, called on President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. He also called on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among others.