Ministry of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)
| मंत्रालय पशुसंवर्धन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन | |
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| Jurisdiction |  Maharashtra |
| Headquarters | Mantralay, Mumbai |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Government of Maharashtra |
| Website | ahd |
The Ministry of Department of Animal Husbandry is a department of Government of Maharashtra to regulate animal husbandry in Maharashtra.
The department is headed by the cabinet level minister. The Minister of State assists cabinet minister. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is current Minister for Husbandry.
Head office
[edit]| Minister of Animal Husbandry मंत्री पशुसंवर्धन विभाग | |
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since 14 August 2022 | |
| Ministry of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra) | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Abbreviation | Cabinet Minister |
| Member of | State Cabinet |
| Reports to | Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature |
| Seat | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | (2019- 2022) |
| Inaugural holder | (1960-1962) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
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Cabinet Ministers
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Ministers of State
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Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
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| Vacant | 23 November 2019 |
28 November 2019 |
5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | .jpg) Devendra Fadnavis | |||
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Dattatray Vithoba Bharne (MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200- Pune District (Legislative Assembly) |
30 December 2019 |
29 June 2022 |
2 years, 181 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar | _(cropped).jpg) Uddhav Thackeray | |
| Vacant | 30 June 2022 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 173 days | NA | Eknath |
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 Eknath Shinde | |||
List of principal secretary
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Animal husbandry in Maharashtra
[edit]Many farmers in Maharashtra depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. In addition to supplying milk, meat, eggs, wool, their castings (dung) and hides, animals, mainly bullocks, are the major source of power for both farmers and drayers. Thus, animal husbandry plays an important role in the rural economy. The national gross value of output from this sector was 8,123 billion Rupees in FY 2015–16.[1]
Organisational structure
[edit]Department is further divided into following sub-departments for ease of administration.[2]
- Maharashtra Veterinary State Council, Nagpur[3]
- Maharashtra Livestock Development Board Akola[4]
- Sheep & Goat Development Corporation, Pune
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
[edit]Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University is an agriculture state university headquartered from Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It was established under The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998.[5] It was officially established on 3 December 2000 by carving seven colleges out of the other four state agriculture universities in Maharashtra.[6]
See also
[edit]- Ministry of General Administration (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Information and Public Relations (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Information Technology (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of State Excise (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Co-operation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Marketing (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Mining Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Sanitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Ex. Servicemen Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Ports Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Disaster Management (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Relief & Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Khar Land Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Earthquake Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Other Backward Bahujan Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
References
[edit]- ^ "Basic Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Statistics 2017" (PDF).
- ^ Admin (12 July 2017). "About us". Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Maharashtra, India. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09.
- ^ "महाराष्ट्र राज्य पशुवैद्यक परिषद, नागपूर, भारत". msvc.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Maharashtra Livestock Development Board". mldb.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998". www.bareactslive.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University". www.mafsu.in. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
