First Deshmukh ministry

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First Deshmukh ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed18 October 1999
Date dissolved16 January 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor P. C. Alexander (1999–2002)
Governor Mohammed Fazal (2002-03)
Head of governmentVilasrao Deshmukh
No. of ministers26 Cabinet ministers
Congress (12)
NCP (12)
PWP (1)
BBM (1)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Other smaller parties and independents
Status in legislatureCoalition
148 / 288 (51%)
Opposition partyShiv Sena
BJP
Opposition leaderNarayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly)
Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council)
History
Election(s)1999
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorNarayan Rane ministry
SuccessorShinde ministry

The Indian National Congress politician Vilasrao Deshmukh formed his first government after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[1] The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, Nationalist Congress Party, several smaller parties, and independent politicians.[1][2] Deshmukh was sworn in on October 18, 1999[1] and continued as Chief Minister until his resignation on January 16, 2003.[3]

Government formation[]

The 1999 elections had returned Congress as the largest legislative party with 75 out of the State's 288 legislative assembly seats. Deshmukh, who had previously served as a cabinet minister in the State was subsequently supported by the Nationalist Congress Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh, Republican Party of India (Gavai), Republican Party of India (Athawale), Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), and Independents.[2] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) supported the government from outside.[2]

The ministry had initially consisted of 61 member. However, coalition partner NCP was concerned with the large size of the cabinet. As a compromise, Deshmukh agreed that his Congress party would drop one cabinet minister and three ministers of state, while the NCP would ask two of its junior ministers to resign.[2]

List of ministers[]

The cabinet consisted of 55 members - Deshmukh, his Deputy Chhagan Bhujbal, 24 cabinet ministers, and 29 ministers of state.[4]

Cabinet ministers[]

The following ministers were allocated portfolios in October 1999.[5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
General Administration
Information and Publicity
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		Vilasrao Deshmukh18 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Deputy Chief Minister , Home, Social Justice and Special AssistanceChhagan Bhujbal18 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Environment and ForestsSurupsingh Hirya Naik19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Industries
Water Conservation		Patangrao Kadam19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Revenue
Protocol		Ashok Chavan19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Labour
Wakf
Ports		Husain Dalwai19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Social Welfare
Women and Child Development
Nomadic Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare		Jaywantrao Awale19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Transport
Employment and Self-employment		Shivajirao Moghe19 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Irrigation
Energy
Command Area Development		Padamsinh Patil19 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Public WorksVijaysinh Mohite-Patil19 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Tribal Development
Special Affairs		Madhukar Pichad19 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Horticulture
Irrigation (Krishna Valley Development
and Konkan Valley Development)		Ajit Pawar19 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Public Works (Public Projects)Vikramsinh Patankar19 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Marketing
Guarantee Schemes		Ganpatrao Deshmukh19 October 199916 January 2003 PWP
Housing
House Repairs and Reconstruction
Parliamentary Affairs		Rohidas Patil27 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Agriculture
Textiles		Ranjeet Deshmukh27 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Law and Judiciary
Rehabilitation and Relief
Ex-servicemen's Welfare		Vilas Patil27 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development		Anand Devkate27 October 199916 January 2003 INC
School Education
Sports and Youth Welfare
Cultural Affairs		Ramkrishna More27 October 199916 January 2003 INC
Food and Civil Supplies
Consumer Protection		Datta Meghe27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Excise
Medicinal Drugs
Nomadic Tribes Development
Backward Classes Welfare		Vasant Chavan27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Public Health and Family Welfare
Medical Education		Digvijay Khanvilkar27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Rural Development
Water Supply and Cleanliness		R. R. Patil27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Higher and Technical EducationDilip Walse-Patil27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Finance
Planning		Jayant Patil27 October 199916 January 2003 NCP
Trade
Commerce		Makhram Pawar27 October 199916 January 2003 BBM
Minister without PortfolioSatish Chaturvedi27 October 199931 October 1999[4] INC

Ministers of state[]

The ministers also included the following ministers of state.[5]

Minister of state Portfolio Party
Manikrao Thakre Home Affairs (Rural), Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Parliamentary Affairs Congress
Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh Finance, Planning, and Public Works Congress
Kripashankar Singh Home Affairs (Urban) and Medicines Congress
Eknath Gaikwad Public Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare Congress
Balasaheb Thorat Public Works and Command Area Development Congress
Chandrakant Shivarkar Public Works (Public Projects) and Excise Congress
Anees Ahmed Higher and Technical Education Congress
Rajendra Darda Energy and Tourism Congress
Prakash Awade Textiles, Tribal Development, and Special Assistance Congress
Basavraj Madhavrao Patil Rural Development Congress
Mohammed Arif Khan Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Congress
A. T. Pawar Tribal welfare[6] NCP
Laxman Dhoble General Administration, Social Welfare, and Marketing NCP
Babasaheb Kupekar Cooperation NCP
Anil Deshmukh School Education, Information, Sports and Youth Affairs NCP
Jaydutt Kshirsagar Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining NCP
Hemant Deshmukh Labour, Employment and Self-employment NCP
Vimal Mundada Women and Child Welfare, Law and Judiciary, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Relief NCP
Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Revenue and Rehabilitation NCP
Sunil Tatkare Urban Development, Urban Land Ceiling, and Ports NCP
Subhash Thakre Forests and Environment NCP
N. P. Hirani Protocol and Prohibition Publicity NCP
Minakshi Patil Cultural Affairs and Fisheries Shekapa
Mohan Mahadev Patil Horticulture, Nomadic Tribes, and Backward Class Development Shekapa
Sulekha Kumbhare Water Supply and Cleanliness RPI(G)
Dada Jadhavrao Agriculture, and Ex-servicemen's Welfare JD(S)
Ajit Ghorpade Irrigation (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Corporation) Independent
Nawab Malik Housing, Slum Development, House Repairs, and Wakf SP
Gangadhar Gade Transport RPI(A)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Deshmukh sworn in Maharashtra CM". The Tribune. 19 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Congress, NCP agree to prune ministry". Rediff News. October 29, 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra". Rediff News. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Deshmukh drops six ministers, allocates portfolios". Rediff News. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The Maharashtra Council of Ministers". Rediff News. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ May 11, TNN / Updated; 2017; Ist, 09:42. "8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away | Nashik News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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