Ministry of Planning, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय नियोजन 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
Websiteplan.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx

The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[1][2]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Ajit Pawar is Current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra And Minister of Planning.

Head office

Minister of Planning
नियोजन मंत्री
Incumbent
Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Planning (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
PrecursorDevendra Fadnavis
Deputy Chief Minister
(2022-2023)
Inaugural holderYashwantrao Chavan
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Planning
01 Yashwantrao Chavan
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Yashwantrao Chavan
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
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 I P. K. Sawant
05 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
21 February
1975
2 years, 345 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
21 February
1975
17 May
1977
2 years, 85 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
10 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 May
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 294 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
11 Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (U) Vasantdada II
12 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
13 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
14 V. Subramaniam
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
15 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
16 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March 1985
1960
03 June 1985
1962
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
17 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
18 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
19 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
20 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
04 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
21 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
22 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
23 Hashu Advani
(MLA for Chembur Constituency No. 173-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
18 September
1995
188 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
24 Eknath Khadse
(MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 September
1995
31 January
1999
3 years, 135 days Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Eknath Khadse
(MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
17 October
1999
258 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
26 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
19 October
1999
27 October
1999
8 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
27 Jayant Patil
(MLA for Walva Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
28 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
29 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
09 November
2004
01 December
2007
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30 Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
31 Sunil Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
201p
1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
32 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
11 November
2010
25 September
2012
1 year, 319 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
33 Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
25 September
2012
07 December
2012
73 days Indian National Congress
34 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 December
2012
26 September
2014
1 year, 293 days Nationalist Congress Party
35 Sudhir Mungantiwar1 Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
12 November
2019
5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
36 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
37 Jayant Patil
(MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
38 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
39 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
40 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
14 July
2023
Incumbent 186 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)

List of ministers of state

No Portrait Name Party Term of office Ministry Alliance Chief minister
1 Shambhuraj Desai SHS 30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray
2 Vishwajeet Kadam
Additional charge
INC 27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022
3 NA NA Eknath Shinde Ministry
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

Organizational structure

Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.[3]

Directorate of Economics and Statistics

Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[4]

  • Collect official statistics
  • Data collection through surveys,
  • Censuses
  • Publish statistical publications regularly[5]
  • Offer training to statistical personnel
  • Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments

Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.[6]

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)

MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning.[7] MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS).[8][9] Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.[10]

References

  1. "Objectives of Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF).
  2. "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.
  3. "Structure of Planning Department" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Maharashtra.
  4. "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". mahades.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. "Mumbai: Govt sets up panel to publish state-level IIP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. "Statistics play important role in good governance: Gowda". The Indian Express. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. "Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Center". MRSAC, Government of Maharashtra.
  8. "History of MRSAC". MRSAC Government of Maharashtra.
  9. Anjaya Anparthi (May 2, 2016). "Govt plans to map whole state through satellite images | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  10. "Satellite imagery, artificial intelligence to improve farm yields in Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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