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Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय मृदा आणि जलसंधारण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Sanjay Rathod is Current Minister of Soil and Water Conservation Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Soil and Water Conservation
मंत्री मृदा आणि जलसंधारण विभाग
Incumbent
Sanjay Rathod
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor (2022- 2023)
Inaugural holder (1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Soil and Water Conservation
01 S. K. Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Abdul Kader Salebhoy
(MLA for Mumbai South Central Constituency No. 180-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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 P. K. Sawant
05 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Sundarrao Solanke
(MLA for Majalgaon Constituency No. 229-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Shivajirao Girdhar Patil
(MLA for Shirpur Constituency No. 09-
Dhule District
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
22 Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
03 March
1990
25 January
1991
328 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
25 January
1991
25 June
1991
151 days Indian National Congress
24 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
25 June
1991
30 December
1991
188 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Arun Mehta
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
30 December
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 54 days Indian National Congress
26 Harshvardhan Deshmukh
(MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
27 Shashikant Sutar
(MLA for Shivajinagar Constituency No. 209-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Shiv Sena Joshi
Manohar Joshi
28 Chandrakant Khaire
(MLA for Aurangabad West Constituency No. 108-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
29 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Shiv Sena
30 Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
19 October
1999
02 March
2001
1 year, 134 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
31 Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
(MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242-
Osmanabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
02 March
2001
16 January
2003
1 year, 320 days Nationalist Congress Party
32 Ganpatrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Sangola Constituency No. 235-
Solapur District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Peasants and Workers Party of India Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
33 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 November
2004
09 November
2004
8 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
34 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress
35 Balasaheb Thorat
(MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
36 Balasaheb Thorat
(MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
37 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)
11 November
2010
07 June
2013
2 years, 208 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
38 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
Additional Charge
07 June
2013
11 June
2013
4 days Nationalist Congress Party
39 Shashikant Shinde
(MLA for Koregaon Constituency No. 257-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 June
2013
26 September
2014
1 year, 107 days Nationalist Congress Party
40 Pankaja Munde
(MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
08 July
2016
1 year, 251 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
41 Ram Shinde
(MLA for Karjat Jamkhed Constituency No. 127-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 July
2016
16 June
2019
2 years, 343 days Bharatiya Janata Party
42 Tanaji Sawant
(MLC for Yavatmal Local Authorities Constituency No. 17 -
Dharashiv District Also Previously Known Osmanabad District
(Legislative Council)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Shiv Sena
43 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
44 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
45 Shankarrao Gadakh
(MLA for Nevasa Constituency No. 221-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Independent Supported Party (Shiv Sena)
46 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
47 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
48 Sanjay Rathod
(MLA for Digras Constituency No. 79-
Yavatmal District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 July
2023
Incumbent 1 year, 137 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)

Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Soil and Water Conservation
Vacant 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 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 Shankarrao Gadakh
Uddhav Thackeray
Vacant 30 June
2022
Incumbent 2 years, 151 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

References

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