Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय कृषी विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Seal of the state of Maharashtra
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Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed1883; 139 years ago (1883)
JurisdictionMaharashtra
HeadquartersMantralaya, Mumbai
Annual budgetState budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Eknath Davale (IAS)[1], Secretary
Websitehttp://krishi.maharashtra.gov.in/1001/Home

The Ministry of Agriculture, a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in the state of Maharashtra.

List of Cabinet Ministers[]

No Name Party Term of office Ministry Chief minister
1 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad INC 09 June 1980 - 12 January 1982 Antulay ministry A. R. Antulay
2 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 13 January 1982 - 01 February 1983 Bhosale ministry Babasaheb Bhosale
3 Nanabhau Yambadwar 07 February 1983 - 05 March 1985 Third Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpgVasantdada Patil
4 N. M. Tidke 12 March 1985 - 01 June 1985 Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpgVasantdada Patil
5 Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil 04 June 1985 - 06 March 1986 Nilangekar ministry Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
6 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988 Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpgShankarrao Chavan
7 Vilasrao Deshmukh 26 June 1988 - 03 March 1990 Second Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpgSharad Pawar
8 Shivajirao Deshmukh 4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991 Third Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpgSharad Pawar
9 Rohidas Patil 28 June 1991 - 22 February 1993 Sudhakarrao Naik ministry Sudhakarrao Naik
10 Harshvardhan Deshmukh 06 March 1993 - 14 March 1995 Fourth Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpgSharad Pawar
11 Shashikant Sutar SHS 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999 Manohar Joshi ministry Shri.Manohar Joshi.jpg Manohar Joshi
12 Gopinath Munde
Deputy Chief Minister 		BJP 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999 Narayn Rane Ministry Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg Narayan Rane
13 Ranjeet Deshmukh INC 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003 First Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
14 Sushilkumar Shinde
Chief Minister 		18 January 2003 - 19 October 2004 Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
15 Balasaheb Thorat 1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008 Second Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
16 Balasaheb Thorat 8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009 First Ashok Chavan ministry Ashok Chavan 2010 - still 114915 crop.jpg Ashok Chavan
17 Balasaheb Thorat 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010 Second Ashok Chavan ministry
18 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 Prithviraj Chavan ministry Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg Prithviraj Chavan
19 Eknath Khadse BJP 31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016 Devendra Fadanvis Ministry Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
20 Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde 4 June 2016 – 8 November 2019
21 Subhash Desai
(Acting) 		SHS 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg Uddhav Thackeray
22 Dadaji Bhuse 30 December 2019 - Incumbent

List of Ministers of State[]

No Name Party Term of office Ministry Chief minister
1 Vishwajeet Kadam INC 30 December 2019 - Incumbent Uddhav Thackrey Ministry The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg Uddhav Thackeray

History[]

Department of agriculture was established in 1883 after recommendation of Famine Commission(1881). Varies hybrid varieties of crops were deployed in 1965-66 which laid down the foundation of Green Revolution.[2]

Structure[]

Agriculture section has three different ministers and divisions.

International Partnerships[]

Ministry signed an MoU with United States Department of Agriculture in June 2021 for better collaboration between United States of America and Government of Maharashtra.[6][7][8]


See All Ministry[]

References[]

  1. ^ "कृषी सचिव डवले यांनी घेतला `महाबीज`चा आढावा". Agrowon - Agriculture Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ "About us : Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Portfolios Allocated, Who Gets What. Full List Of Ministers". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ^ author/lokmat-news-network (2019-12-30). "शंकरराव गडाख यांनी घेतली कॅबिनेट मंत्रीपदाची शपथ". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2021-06-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Maharashtra: Minister Shankarrao Gadakh joins Shiv Sena". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ Staff Reporter (2021-06-16). "Maharashtra ties up with U.S. to promote agribusiness investment". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ "Maharashtra inks MoU with US to promote Agri-business investment". krishijagran.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. ^ "Maharashtra signs MoU with USA to boost agro-industry sector". The Indian Express. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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