| Agency Name: | Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra |
| Nativename: | गृह मंत्रालय, महाराष्ट्र शासन |
| Seal: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Picture Caption: | Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai |
| Preceding1: | Department of Home Affairs |
| Jurisdiction: | State of Maharashtra |
| Headquarters: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Budget: | State budget of Government of Maharashtra |
| Minister1 Name: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Vacant, TBDsince (Urban) |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Deputyminister2 Name: | Vacant, TBD(Rural) |
| Deputyminister2 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Chief1 Name: | - |
| Chief1 Position: | Principal Secretary |
| Chief2 Name: | - |
| Chief2 Position: | Joint Secretary |
| Chief3 Name: | - |
| Chief3 Position: | Deputy Secretary |
The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya, also known as the Home Department), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Minister of Home Affairs, currently Devendra Fadnavis since 14 August 2022.[1] [2]
It is responsible for the internal affairs of the state of Maharashtra, including Maharashtra Police, Home Guard and fire services.
| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Department: | Ministry for Home Affairs |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Post: | गृह मंत्री |
| Incumbent: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Incumbentsince: | 14 August 2022 |
| Member Of: | State Cabinet |
| Reports To: | Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature |
| Seat: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer: | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Inaugural: | Yashwantrao Chavan (1960-1962) |
| Precursor: | Dilip Walse-Patil (2021-2022) |
| Deputy: |
since 29 June 2022 (Urban)
since 29 June 2022 (Rural) |
| Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Abbreviation: | HM |
| No. | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||||||
| Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | 2019 | 2019 | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | ||||
| 01 (First) | Satej Patil | 2019 | 2022 | Indian National Congress | Thackeray |
| Uddhav Thackeray | |||
| 02 (Rural) | Shambhuraj Desai | 2019 | 2022 | Shiv Sena | ||||||
| 03 (Rural) | Sanjay Bansode Additional_Charge | 2022 | 2022 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||||||
| Vacant (Urban) & (Rural) | 2022 | Incumbent | NA | Eknath |
| Eknath Shinde | ||||
17 May 1977 – 14 March 1995