Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for promoting environmental issues in Maharashtra.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Eknath Shinde is current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

History
Ministry of Environment was renamed as Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2020.

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is execution wing of the ministry. MPCB is responsible for implementation of - MPCB is an ISO 9000 and ISO 27001 certified organization.
 * Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
 * Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
 * Water (Cess) Act, 1977
 * Few provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986
 * Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998,
 * Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000,
 * Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc.

===Composition of the MPCB === As per provisions of section 4 of the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974 and section 5 of Air (P&CP) Act, 1981), board consists of -
 * 1) Chairman,
 * 2) Member Secretary
 * 3) Official and Non-Official Members