Mumbai, Feb 3 || Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was on Tuesday appointed as Guardian Minister for Pune and Beed districts.
The General Administration Department has officially issued a government resolution regarding this appointment. Late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was the Guardian Minister of Pune and Beed districts.
Following the passing of Ajit Pawar in an air crash recently, his widow, Sunetra Pawar, accepted the responsibility by taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister. She was allocated the departments of excise, sports and youth welfare and minority welfare held by her late husband except for the finance and planning departments held by Ajit Pawar.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis now holds these departments and he is expected to present the annual budget for 2026-27 during the Budget Session starting from February 23.
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Saturday, the fourth day after Ajit Pawar's demise.