First Yashwantrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed1 May 1960
Date dissolved7 March 1962
People and organisations
GovernorSri Prakasa
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Total no. of members26
14 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
12 deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partySCF
CPI
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorY. Chavan II (Bombay State)
SuccessorY. Chavan II (Maharashtra)

Yashwantrao Chavan was the chief minister of Bombay State until its bifurcation into Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May 1960.[1] Chavan became the first chief minister of Maharashtra from that day.[1][2][3] His government continued till 1962 legislative elections, after which Chavan was sworn in for a second term.

List of ministers

The ministry consisted of 14 cabinet ministers.[4]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister
General Administration, Home, Planning, and Industries
Departments not allocated to any minister
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Buildings and Communications1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Law, Judiciary, and Labour1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Revenue1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Rural Development and Forests
B. G. Gadhe
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Finance1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Education1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Civil Supplies, Housing, Printing
Presses, Waqfs, and Fisheries
S. G. Kazi
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Cooperation
T. S. Bharde
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Agriculture1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Prohibition and Social Welfare
T. R. Narawane
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Irrigation and Power1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Public Health, Small Savings,
and Tourism
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC
Urban Development
D. Z. Palaspagar
1 May 19607 March 1962 INC

References

  1. 1 2 "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. "In photos: From Yashwantrao Chavan to Devendra Fadnavis, take a look at all the previous CMs of Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. Ajit Ranade (24 March 2012). "Remembering Maharashtra's first CM". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. "14-Man Cabinet for Maharashtra, Adequate Representation to Regional Interests". Times of India. 2 May 1960. p. 1. ProQuest 756004355. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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