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Maharashtra government ministry responsible for planning
The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra . It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[ 1] [ 2]
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Ajit Pawar is Current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra And Minister of Planning.
No.
Portrait
Minister(Constituency)
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Chief Minister
From
To
Period
Minister of Planning
01
Yashwantrao Chavan (MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259 - Satara District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
01 May 1960
07 March 1962
1 year, 310 days
Indian National Congress
Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02
Yashwantrao Chavan (MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259 - Satara District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
08 March 1962
19 November 1962
256 days
Indian National Congress
Yashwantrao II
03
Marotrao Kannamwar (MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73 - Chandrapur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
20 November 1962
24 November 1963
1 year, 4 days
Indian National Congress
Kannamwar l
Marotrao Kannamwar
04
P. K. Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265 - Ratnagiri District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Interim Chief Minister)
25 November 1962
04 December 1963
9 days
Indian National Congress
Sawant I
P. K. Sawant
05
Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81 - Yavatmal District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
05 December 1963
01 March 1967
3 years, 86 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06
Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81 - Yavatmal District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
01 March 1967
27 October 1969
2 years, 240 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantrao II
07
Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13 - Jalgaon District ) (Legislative Assembly )
27 October 1969
13 March 1972
2 years, 138 days
Indian National Congress
08
Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193 - Raigad District ) (Legislative Assembly )
13 March 1972
21 February 1975
2 years, 345 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantrao III
09
Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85 - Nanded District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
21 February 1975
17 May 1977
2 years, 85 days
Indian National Congress
Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
10
Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
17 May 1977
07 March 1978
1 year, 294 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
11
Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
07 March 1978
18 July 1978
133 days
Indian National Congress (U)
Vasantdada II
12
Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
18 July 1978
17 February 1980
1 year, 214 days
Indian Congress (Socialist)
Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
13
Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193 - Raigad District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
09 June 1980
21 January 1982
1 year, 226 days
Indian National Congress
Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
14
V. Subramaniam (MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121 - Mumbai City District ) (Legislative Assembly )
21 January 1982
02 February 1983
1 year, 12 days
Indian National Congress
Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
15
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
07 February 1983
05 March 1985
2 years, 26 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
16
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
12 March 1985 1960
03 June 1985 1962
83 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantdada IV
17
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
03 June 1985
12 March 1986
282 days
Indian National Congress
Nilangekar
Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
18
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
12 March 1986
26 June 1988
2 years, 106 days
Indian National Congress
Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
19
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
26 June 1988
03 March 1990
1 year, 250 days
Indian National Congress
Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
20
Ramrao Adik (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Council )
04 March 1990
25 June 1991
1 year, 113 days
Indian National Congress
Pawar III
21
Ramrao Adik (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Council )
25 June 1991
22 February 1993
1 year, 242 days
Indian National Congress
Sudhakarrao
Sudhakarrao Naik
22
Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
06 March 1993
14 March 1995
2 years, 8 days
Indian National Congress
Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
23
Hashu Advani (MLA for Chembur Constituency No. 173 - Mumbai Suburban District ) (Legislative Assembly )
14 March 1995
18 September 1995
188 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Joshi
Manohar Joshi
24
Eknath Khadse (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20 - Jalgaon District ) (Legislative Assembly )
18 September 1995
10 June 1997
1 year, 265 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
25
Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar (MLA for Amgaon Constituency No. 66 - Gondia district ) (Legislative Assembly )
10 June 1997
31 January 1999
1 year, 235 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
26
Eknath Khadse (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20 - Jalgaon District ) (Legislative Assembly )
01 February 1999
11 May 1999
99 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Rane
Narayan Rane
27
Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar (MLA for Amgaon Constituency No. 66 - Gondia district ) (Legislative Assembly )
11 May 1999
17 October 1999
159 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
28
Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235 - Latur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
19 October 1999
27 October 1999
8 days
Indian National Congress
Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29
Jayant Patil (MLA for Walva Constituency No. 283 - Sangli District ) (Legislative Assembly )
27 October 1999
16 January 2003
3 years, 81 days
Nationalist Congress Party
30
Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
18 January 2003
01 November 2004
1 year, 295 days
Indian National Congress
Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
31
Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235 - Latur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
09 November 2004
01 December 2007
4 years, 22 days
Nationalist Congress Party
Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
32
Dilip Walse-Patil (MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196 - Pune District ) (Legislative Assembly )
08 December 2008
06 November 2009
333 days
Nationalist Congress Party
Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
33
Sunil Tatkare (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193 - Raigad District ) (Legislative Assembly )
07 November 2009
10 November 201p
1 year, 3 days
Nationalist Congress Party
Ashok II
34
Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District (Legislative Assembly ) (Deputy Chief Minister)
11 November 2010
25 September 2012
1 year, 319 days
Nationalist Congress Party
Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
35
Prithviraj Chavan (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Satara District ) (Legislative Council ) (Chief Minister)
25 September 2012
07 December 2012
73 days
Indian National Congress
36
Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District (Legislative Assembly ) (Deputy Chief Minister)
07 December 2012
26 September 2014
1 year, 293 days
Nationalist Congress Party
37
Sudhir Mungantiwar (MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72 - Chandrapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
31 October 2014
12 November 2019
5 years, 12 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38
Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister) (In Charge)
23 November 2019
28 November 2019
5 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Fadnavis II
39
Jayant Patil (MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283 - Sangli District ) (Legislative Assembly )
28 November 2019
30 December 2019
32 days
Nationalist Congress Party
Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
40
Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District (Legislative Assembly ) (Deputy Chief Minister)
30 December 2019
29 June 2022
2 years, 181 days
Nationalist Congress Party
41
Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147 - Thane District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister) (In Charge)
30 June 2022
14 August 2022
45 days
Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
Eknath
Eknath Shinde
42
Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Deputy Chief Minister)
14 August 2022
14 July 2023
334 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
43
Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District (Legislative Assembly ) (Deputy Chief Minister)
14 July 2023
26 November 2024
1 year, 135 days
Nationalist Congress Party
44
Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief_Minister) In Charge
05 December 2024
Incumbent
19 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Fadnavis III
Devendra Fadnavis
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Organizational structure [ edit ]
Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State . Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.[ 3]
Directorate of Economics and Statistics [ edit ]
Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[ 4]
Collect official statistics
Data collection through surveys,
Censuses
Publish statistical publications regularly[ 5]
Offer training to statistical personnel
Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments
Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra .[ 6]
Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)[ edit ]
MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning.[ 7] MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS) .[ 8] [ 9] Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.[ 10]
Ministries Public sector undertakings Board Autonomous bodies Nodal agencies