Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
{{Short description|Government agency in Maharashtra, India}}
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Government of Maharashtra
| native_name = मंत्रालय सार्वजनिक आरोग्य आणि कुटुंब कल्याण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} Maharashtra
| headquarters = Mantralay, Mumbai
| region_code = IN
| minister1_name = Prakashrao Abitkar
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| deputyminister1_name = Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022
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The Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry looks after health policy.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Prakashrao Abitkar is current Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare.
Head office
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| insignia = Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg
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| department = Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare (Maharashtra)
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मंत्री सार्वजनिक आरोग्य आणि कुटुंब कल्याण विभाग
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| incumbent = Tanaji Sawant
| 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 = *P. K. Sawant
(1960–1962)
| precursor = * Rajesh Tope
(2019–2022)
| deputy = * Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022
| formation = 1 May 1960
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| abbreviation = Cabinet Minister
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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 |
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colspan="10"| Minister of Public Health |
01
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan |{{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}}"| | |Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant |{{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}}"| | |Madhukar 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}}"| | |Shantilal Shah |{{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}}"| | |Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar |{{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}}"| |75px |Pratibha Patil |{{small|27 October}} |{{small|13 March}} !{{ayd|1969|10|27|1972|03|13}} |
08
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Rafique Zakaria |{{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}}"| | |Anant Namjoshi |{{small|04 April}} |{{small|17 Match}} !{{ayd|1973|04|04|1974|03|17}} |
10
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |80px |Abdul Rahman Antulay |{{small|17 Match}} |{{small|21 February}} !{{ayd|1974|03|17|1975|02|21}} |
11
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Pratibha Patil |{{small|21 February}} |{{small|16 April}} !{{ayd|1975|02|21|1977|04|16}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Shankarrao I |rowspan="1"| 75px |
colspan="10"| Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare |
12
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Govindrao Sarnayak |{{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}}"| | |Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |{{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)}}"| | |Pramila Tople |{{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}}"| | |Baliram Waman Hiray |{{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}}"| | |Baliram Waman Hiray |{{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}}"| | |Lalita Rao |{{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}}"| | |Balachandra Bhai Sawant |{{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}}"| | |Balachandra Bhai Sawant |{{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}}"| | |Balachandra Bhai Sawant |{{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 |Jawaharlal Darda |{{small|26 June}} |{{small|03 March}} !{{ayd|1988|06|26|1990|03|03}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar II |rowspan="2" |75px |
22
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Pushpatai Hirey |{{small|03 March}} |{{small|25 June}} !{{ayd|1990|03|03|1991|06|25}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar III |
23
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Pushpatai Hirey |{{small|25 June}} |{{small|22 February}} !{{ayd|1991|06|25|1993|02|22}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Sudhakarrao |rowspan="1" | Sudhakarrao Naik |
24
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |Pushpatai Hirey |{{small|06 March}} |{{small|18 November}} !{{ayd|1993|03|06|1994|11|18}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Pawar IV |rowspan="1" |75px |
25
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |75px |Daulatrao Aher |{{small|14 March}} |{{small|01 February}} !{{ayd|1995|03|14|1999|02|01}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Joshi |rowspan="1" | 75px |
26
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | |Babanrao Gholap |{{small|01 February}} |{{small|11 May}} !{{ayd|1999|02|01|1999|05|11}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Rane |rowspan="2" |75px |
27
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |75px |Daulatrao Aher |{{small|11 May}} |{{small|17 October}} !{{ayd|1999|05|11|1999|10|17}} |
28
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |80px | Chhagan Bhujbal |{{small|19 October}} |{{small|27 October}} !{{ayd|1999|10|19|1999|10|27}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Deshmukh I |rowspan="2" |75px |
29
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| | | Digvijay Khanvilkar |{{small|27 October}} |{{small|16 January}} !{{ayd|1999|10|27|2003|01|16}} |
30
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |80px | Ashok Chavan |{{small|18 January}} |{{small|01 November}} !{{ayd|2003|01|11|2004|11|01}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Sushilkumar |rowspan="1" |75px |
31
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |80px | R. R. Patil |{{small|01 November}} |{{small|09 November}} !{{ayd|2004|11|01|2004|11|09}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Deshmukh II |rowspan="2" |75px |
32
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| | | Vimal Mundada |{{small|09 November}} |{{small|01 December}} !{{ayd|2004|11|09|2008|12|01}} |
33
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| | | Rajendra Shingne |{{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}}"| | | Suresh Shetty |{{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}}"| | | Suresh Shetty |{{small|11 November}} |{{small|26 September}} !{{ayd|2010|11|11|2014|09|26}} |rowspan="1" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Prithviraj |rowspan="1"| 80px |
36
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |75px |Pankaja Munde |{{small|31 October}} |{{small|05 December}} !{{ayd|2014|10|31|2014|12|05}} |rowspan="1"|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| Fadnavis I |rowspan="4" |75px |
37
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| | |Deepak Sawant |{{small|05 December}} |{{small|07 January}} !{{ayd|2014|12|05|2019|01|07}} |rowspan="1"|Shiv Sena |
38
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| |75px |Eknath Shinde |{{small|07 January}} |{{small|12 November}} !{{ayd|2019|01|07|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|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| | |Jayant Patil |{{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|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| | | Rajesh Tope |{{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}}"| | |Tanaji Sawant |{{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
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! 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 |
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colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare |
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|Shiv Sena}}"| |75px |Rajendra Patil Yadravkar |{{small|30 December}} |{{small|27 June}} !{{ayd|2019|12|30|2022|06|27}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| Thackeray | rowspan="2"|Rajesh Tope |rowspan="2" |75px |
02
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |75px |Vishwajeet Kadam |{{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 |
List of principal secretary
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Services
Ministry is responsible for providing free and affordable healthcare in Maharashtra.
=Primary health services=
Rural area in Maharashtra is covered by various health centers.{{Cite web|title=आरोग्य सेवा -333|url=https://arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1109/Health-Services|access-date=2021-06-23|website=arogya.maharashtra.gov.in}}
- 1,811 Primary Health Centres (PHC)
- #One PHC for 30,000 populations in Non Tribal Area.
- #One PHC for 20,000 populations in Tribal Area.
- #One rural Hospital for every 4 to 5 Primary Health Centers.{{Cite web|title=आरोग्य संस्थावर एक दृष्टीक्षेप -333|url=https://arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1112/Health-Services-at-a-glance|access-date=2021-06-23|website=arogya.maharashtra.gov.in}}
- 10,580 Sub Centres
- #One Sub Centre for 5,000 population in Non Tribal Area.
- #One Sub Centre for 3,000 population in Tribal Area.
- 37 Ashramschool.
=Secondary health services=
Speciality services are provided at the district hospitals.{{Cite web|title=द्वितीय स्तरावरील आरोग्य सेवा -333|url=https://arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1114/Secondary-Services|access-date=2021-06-23|website=arogya.maharashtra.gov.in}}
- ICU
- SNCU Ward (Special Newborn Care Unit)
- Burn Ward
- C.T. Scan
- Psychiatric ward
- Sonography Services
- Trauma Care unit
=Tertiary health services=
Super specialty services are offered in selected hospitals and medical colleges.{{Cite web|title=तृतीय स्तरावरील आरोग्य सेवा -333|url=https://arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1115/Tertiary-Services|access-date=2021-06-23|website=arogya.maharashtra.gov.in}}
- Cardiology, Cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeries
- Nephrology & Urology
- Oncology and Chemotherapy Unit & Oncosurgeries
References
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External links
- {{officialwebsite|https://arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1035/Home}}
{{State agencies of Maharashtra}}
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Category:Health in Maharashtra
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