| Native Name A: | मंत्रालय माहिती आणि जनसंपर्क विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन |
| Type: | ministry |
| Ministry of Information and Public Relations Government of Maharashtra | |
| Seal: | File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Picture Caption: | Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai |
| Jurisdiction: |  Maharashtra |
| Headquarters: | Mantralay, Mumbai |
| Region Code: | IN |
| Minister1 Name: | Eknath Shinde |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022 |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State [1] [2] |
| Chief1 Name: | Additional Chief Secretary |
| Chief1 Position: | Shri Sanjay Chahande, (IAS) |
| Parent Department: | Government of Maharashtra |
The Ministry of Information and Public Relations is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[3] [4]
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Eknath Shinde is Current Minister of Information and Public Relations.
| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 200px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Department: | Ministry of Information and Public Relations |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Post: | मंत्री माहिती आणि जनसंपर्क |
| Incumbent: | Eknath Shinde |
| Incumbent Since: | 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: | Uddhav Thackeray (2019-2022) |
| Deputy: | Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022 |
| Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Abbreviation: | Cabinet Minister |
| Incumbentsince: | 14 August 2022 |
| No. | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Information and Public Relations | ||||||||||
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | ||||
| 01 | Aditi Tatkare | 2019 | 2022 | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray | ||||
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | 2022 | Incumbent | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde | Eknath Shinde | ||||