The Ministry of Protocol is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal is Current Minister of Protocol Government of Maharashtra. In October 2025, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Rajesh Gawande was appointed as the state's new Secretary for Protocol, FDI, Diaspora Affairs and International Outreach.
Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Manisha Mhaiskar was Chief Protocol Officer till October 2025. Later, an IFS officer who was working as Passport Officer, Rajesh Gawande, was for the first time made as CPO from October 2025.