Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra
| मंत्रालय वन विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन | |
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| Formed | 1960 |
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| Jurisdiction | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Headquarters | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Annual budget | State budget of Government of Maharashtra |
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The Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Uddhav Thackeray, a Cabinet Minister, who is also the President of Shiv Sena and Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[1][2]
Head office[]
| Minister of Forests Department मंत्री वन विभाग | |
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 Emblem of India | |
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| Ministry of Forests Department | |
| 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 | Sanjay Rathod (2019-2021) |
| Inaugural holder | D. S. Palaspagar (1960-1962) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
| Deputy | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne |
List of Cabinet Ministers[]
| No | Name | Party | Term of office | Ministry | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. R. Antulay Chief Minister |
INC | 9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982 | Antulay ministry | A. R. Antulay | ||
| 2 | S. M. I. Aseer | 13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983 | Bhosale ministry | Babasaheb Bhosale | |||
| 3 | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985 | Third Vasantdada Patil ministry |  Vasantdada Patil
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| 4 | 12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985 | Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil
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| 5 | 4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986 | Nilangekar ministry | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | ||||
| 6 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988 | Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry |  Shankarrao Chavan
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| 7 | Chhedilal Gupta | 26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990 | Second Pawar ministry |  Sharad Pawar
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| 8 | Sharad Pawar Chief Minister |
4 March 1990 - 25 January 1991 | Third Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar
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| 9 | Datta Meghe | 25 January 1991 - 24 June 1991 | |||||
| 10 | Madhukarrao_Pichad | 26 December 1991 - 22 February 1993 | Sudhakarrao Naik ministry | Sudhakarrao Naik | |||
| 11 | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995 | Fourth Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar
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| 12 | Ganesh Naik | SHS | 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999 | Manohar Joshi ministry |  Manohar Joshi
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| 13 | Gopinath Munde Deputy Chief Minister |
BJP | 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999 | Narayn Rane Ministry |  Narayan Rane
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| 14 | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | INC | 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003 | First Deshmukh ministry |  Vilasrao Deshmukh
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| 15 | Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil | NCP | 18 January 2003 - 19 October 2004 | Sushilkumar Shinde ministry |  Sushilkumar Shinde
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| 16 | Babanrao Pachpute | 1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008 | Second Deshmukh ministry | Vilasrao Deshmukh
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| 17 | 8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009 | First Ashok Chavan ministry |  Ashok Chavan
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| 18 | Patangrao Kadam | INC | 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010 | Second Ashok Chavan ministry | |||
| 19 | 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 | Prithviraj Chavan ministry |  Prithviraj Chavan
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| 20 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | BJP | 31 October 2014 – 8 November 2019 | Devendra Fadanvis Ministry |  Devendra Fadnavis
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| 21 | Balasaheb Thorat (Acting) |
INC | 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019 | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry |  Uddhav Thackeray
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| 22 | Sanjay Rathod | SHS | 30 December 2019 – 28 February 2021 | ||||
| 23 | Uddhav Thackeray Chief Minister (Additional Charge) |
28 February 2021 - Incumbent | |||||
List of Ministers of State[]
| No | Name | Party | Term of office | Ministry | Chief minister | ||
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| 1 | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne | NCP | 30 December 2019 - Incumbent | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry | Uddhav Thackeray
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See All Ministry[]
- 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 Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (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 Tourism (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Disaster Management (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Relief & Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Khar Land Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Earthquake Rehabilitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Ex. Servicemen Welfare (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Sanitation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Co-operation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Marketing (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Ports Development (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)
- Ministry of Mining Department (Maharashtra)
References[]
Categories:
- Government ministries of Maharashtra
- State forest departments of India