Government, non-government aided and unaided/permanently unaided art institutes are functioning under the Directorate of Art. Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education Act, 1997 has been prepared on the lines of Maharashtra State Board of Art Education Act, 2023 so that the said institutions can be controlled effectively. The said Act has been published in the Government Gazette of Maharashtra on 19th January, 2024. Also, in the Maharashtra Government Gazette dated 23th February, 2024, the date of the said Act has been implemented from 23th February, 2024.