Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)
{{Short description|Maharashtra government ministry responsible for Majority Welfare Development}}
{{Infobox government agency
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| type = ministry
| name = Ministry of Majority Welfare Development Government of Maharashtra
| native_name = मंत्रालय बहुसंख्य कल्याण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
| seal = File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg
| seal_width = 200
| seal_caption = Seal of the state of Maharashtra
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| picture = Mantralay of Mumbai, Administrative Headquarters 03.jpg
| picture_caption = Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
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| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} Maharashtra
| headquarters = Mantralay, Mumbai
| region_code = IN
| minister1_name = Eknath Shinde
| minister1_pfo =
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
| deputyminister1_name = Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022
| deputyminister1_pfo =
Minister of State
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| parent_department = Government of Maharashtra
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The Ministry of Majority Welfare Development is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra State.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Eknath Shinde is Minister of Majority Welfare Development and Chief Minister Government of Maharashtra.
Head office
{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime
| insignia = Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| department = Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)
| style = The Honourable
| post = {{big|Minister of Majority Welfare Development}}
मंत्री बहुसंख्य कल्याण विभाग
|image=File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg
| incumbent = Eknath Shinde
{{small|Chief Minister}}
| incumbent_since = 14 August 2022
| member_of = State Cabinet
| reports_to = Chief Minister,
| seat = Mantralaya, Mumbai
| appointer = Governor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
| termlength = 5 years
| inaugural = Niramala Raje Bhosale
(1960-1962)
| precursor =
(2019- 2022)
| deputy =
- Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022
| formation = 1 May 1960
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| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = Flag of India
| flagborder = yes
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| abbreviation = Cabinet Minister
| incumbentsince = 14 August 2022
}}
Cabinet Ministers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party ! rowspan="2"| Ministry ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Chief Minister |
| style="width:6em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To !Period |
|---|
| colspan="10"| Minister of Majority Welfare |
| 01
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Yashwantrao Chavan |{{small|01 May}} |{{small|07 March}} !{{ayd|1960|05|01|1962|03|07}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Yashwantrao I |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 02
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Niramala Raje Bhosale |{{small|08 March}} |{{small|19 November}} !{{ayd|1962|03|08|1962|11|19}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Yashwantrao II |
| 03
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Madhukarrao Dhanaji Chaudhari |{{small|20 November}} |{{small|24 November}} !{{ayd|1962|11|20|1963|11|24}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Kannamwar l |
| 04
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant |{{small|25 November}} |{{small|04 December}} !{{ayd|1962|11|25|1962|12|04}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Sawant |
| 05
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |D. S. Palaspagar |{{small|05 December}} |{{small|01 March}} !{{ayd|1963|12|05|1967|03|01}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Vasantrao I |rowspan="6" |75px |
| 06
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Balasaheb Desai |{{small|01 March}} |{{small|27 October}} !{{ayd|1967|03|01|1969|10|27}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Vasantrao II |
| 07
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Sheshrao Wankhede |{{small|27 October}} |{{small|13 March}} !{{ayd|1969|10|27|1972|03|13}} |
| 08
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Vasantdada Patil |{{small|13 March}} |{{small|04 April}} !{{ayd|1972|03|13|1973|04|14}} |rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Vasantrao III |
| 09
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Hari Govindrao Vartak |{{small|04 April}} |{{small|17 Match}} !{{ayd|1973|04|04|1974|03|17}} |
| 10
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Anant Namjoshi |{{small|17 Match}} |{{small|21 February}} !{{ayd|1974|03|17|1975|02|21}} |
| 11
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Vasantdada Patil |{{small|21 February}} |{{small|16 April}} !{{ayd|1975|02|21|1977|04|16}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Shankarrao I |rowspan="1"| 75px |
| 12
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Madhukarrao Dhanaji Chaudhari |{{small|17 April }} |{{small|07 March}} !{{ayd|1977|04|17|1979|03|07}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#88CEEB"|Vasantdada I |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 13
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Sundarrao Solanke |{{small|07 March}} |{{small|18 July}} !{{ayd|1978|03|07|1978|07|18}} |Indian National Congress (Indira) | rowspan="1" bgcolor="#A3A3FF"|Vasantdada II |
| 14
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}"| |75px |Sushilkumar Shinde |{{small|18 July}} |{{small|19 November}} !{{ayd|1978|07|18|1979|11|19}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#66FF66"| Pawar I |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 15
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Bhagwantrao Gaikwad |{{small|09 June}} |{{small|21 January}} !{{ayd|1980|06|09|1982|01|21}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Antulay |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 16
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |80px |Babasaheb Bhosale |{{small|21 January}} |{{small|02 February}} !{{ayd|1982|01|21|1983|02|02}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Bhosale |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 17
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Ramrao Adik |{{small|07 February}} |{{small|05 March}} !{{ayd|1983|02|07|1985|03|05}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Vasantdada III |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 18
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Sushilkumar Shinde |{{small|12 March}} |{{small|03 June}} !{{ayd|1985|03|12|1985|06|03}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Vasantdada IV |
| 19
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |{{small|03 June}} |{{small|12 March}} !{{ayd|1985|06|03|1986|03|12}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nilangekar |rowspan="1"|Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 20
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Vilasrao Deshmukh |{{small|12 March}} |{{small|26 June}} !{{ayd|1986|03|12|1988|06|26}} |rowspan="1"bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Shankarrao II |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 21
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Sharad Pawar |{{small|26 June}} |{{small|03 March}} !{{ayd|1988|06|26|1990|03|03}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar II |rowspan="3" |75px |
| 22
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Surupsingh Hirya Naik |{{small|03 March}} |{{small|25 January}} !{{ayd|1990|03|03|1991|01|25}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar III |
| 23
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Jawaharlal Darda |{{small|25 January}} |{{small|25 June}} !{{ayd|1991|01|25|1991|06|25}} |
| 24
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe |{{small|25 June}} |{{small|26 December}} !{{ayd|1991|06|25|1991|12|26}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Sudhakarrao |rowspan="2" | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 25
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |80px |Chhagan Bhujbal |{{small|26 December}} |{{small|22 February}} !{{ayd|1991|12|26|1993|02|22}} |
| 26
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |80px |Shivajirao Deshmukh |{{small|06 March}} |{{small|18 November}} !{{ayd|1993|03|06|1994|11|18}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar IV |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 27
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | |Babanrao Gholap |{{small|14 March}} |{{small|01 February}} !{{ayd|1995|03|14|1999|02|01}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Joshi |rowspan="1" | 75px |
| 28
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | |Pramod Navalkar |{{small|01 February}} |{{small|11 May}} !{{ayd|1999|02|01|1999|05|11}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Rane |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 29
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | |Leeladhar Dake |{{small|11 May}} |{{small|17 October}} !{{ayd|1999|05|11|1999|10|17}} |
| 30
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |80px | Chhagan Bhujbal |{{small|19 October}} |{{small|16 January}} !{{ayd|1999|10|19|2003|01|16}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Deshmukh I |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 31
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |80px | R. R. Patil |{{small|18 January}} |{{small|01 November}} !{{ayd|2003|01|11|2004|11|01}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Sushilkumar |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 32
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px | Vilasrao Deshmukh |{{small|01 November}} |{{small|01 December}} !{{ayd|2004|11|01|2008|12|01}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Deshmukh II |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 33
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |80px | R. R. Patil |{{small|08 December}} |{{small|06 November}} !{{ayd|2008|12|08|2009|11|06}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Ashok I |rowspan="2"|80px |
| 34
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | | Patangrao Kadam |{{small|07 November}} |{{small|10 November}} !{{ayd|2009|11|07|2010|11|10}} |rowspan="1"bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Ashok II |
| 35
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px | Prithviraj Chavan |{{small|11 November}} |{{small|07 June}} !{{ayd|2010|11|11|2014|06|07}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Prithviraj |rowspan="2"| 80px |
| 36
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | | Madhukarrao Chavan |{{small|07 June}} |{{small|26 September}} !{{ayd|2014|06|07|2014|09|26}} |
| 37
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |75px |Devendra Fadnavis |{{small|31 October}} |{{small|04 June}} !{{ayd|2014|10|31|2016|06|04}} |rowspan="1"|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Fadnavis I |rowspan="3" |75px |
| 38
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| |80px |Subhash Desai |{{small|04 June}} |{{small|12 November}} !{{ayd|2016|06|04|2019|11|12}} |rowspan="1"|Shiv Sena |
| 39
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| | 75px |Devendra Fadnavis |{{small|23 November}} |{{small|28 November}} !{{ayd|2019|11|23|2019|11|28}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Fadnavis II |
| 40
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| |80px |Subhash Desai |{{small|28 November}} |{{small|30 December}} !{{ayd|2019|11|28|2019|12|30}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Thackeray |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 41
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar |{{small|30 December}} |{{small|29 June}} !{{ayd|2019|12|30|2022|06|29}} |
| 42
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | 75px |Eknath Shinde |{{small|30 June}} |{{small|14 August}} !{{ayd|2022|06|30|2022|08|14}} |Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Eknath |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 43
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| |75px |Eknath Shinde |{{small|14 August}} |{{small|26 November}} !{{ayd|2022|07|14|2024|11|26}} |Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) |
| 44
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |75px |Devendra Fadnavis |{{small|05 December}} |Incumbent !{{ayd|2024|12|05}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Fadnavis III |rowspan="1" |75px |
Ministers of State
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Deputy Minister ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party ! rowspan="2"| Ministry ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Minister ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Chief Minister |
| style="width:6em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To !Period |
|---|
| colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Majority Welfare Development |
| colspan="04"| Vacant
|{{small|23 November}} |{{small|28 November}} !{{ayd|2019|11|23|2019|11|28}} |NA |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Fadnavis II |rowspan="1" |75px |
| 01
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Prahar Janshakti Party}}"| | |Omprakash Babarao Kadu |{{small|30 December}} |{{small|27 June}} !{{ayd|2019|12|30|2022|06|27}} |Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Thackeray | rowspan="2"|Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar |rowspan="2" |75px |
| 02
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |75px |Dattatray Vithoba Bharne |{{small|27 June}} |{{small|29 June}} !{{ayd|2022|06|27|2022|06|29}} |
| colspan="04"| Vacant
|{{small|30 June}} |Incumbent !{{ayd|2022|06|30}} |NA |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Eknath |rowspan="2" |75px |
