Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Horticulture Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय फलोत्पादन 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 Horticulture is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Dadaji Bhuse is Current Minister of Horticulture Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Horticulture
मंत्री फलोत्पादन विभाग
Incumbent
Dadaji Bhuse
since 16 August 2024
Ministry of Horticulture (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 (2024- 2024)
Inaugural holder
  • M. D. Choudhary
(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 Horticulture
01 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 Parashuram Krishnaji 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 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
05 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban 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 Vasantrao Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Prabha Rau
(MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41-
Wardha District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Ganpatrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Sangola Constituency No. 235-
Solapur District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
18 February
1980
1 year, 215 days Peasants and Workers Party of India Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Baliram Waman Hiray
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Nanabhau Yambadwar
(MLC for Bhandara - Gondia Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 -
Gondia District)
(Legislative Council)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad
(MLA for Dindori Constituency No. 122-
Nashik District
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
22 Shivajirao Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 Rohidas Patil
(MLA for Dhule Constituency No. 07-
Dhule District
(Legislative Assembly)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
24 Prabhakar Dharkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
06 March
1993
18 November
1994
1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
25 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
26 Anna Dange
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane
Narayan Rane
27 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Shiv Sena
28 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
19 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 89 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29 Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
30 R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
01 November
2004
09 November
2004
8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
31 Vinay Kore
(MLA for Shahuwadi Constituency No. 277-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Jan Surajya Shakti
32 Vinay Kore
(MLA for Shahuwadi Constituency No. 277-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Jan Surajya Shakti Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
33 Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
(MLA for Nandurbar Constituency No. 03-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
34 Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
(MLA for Nandurbar Constituency No. 03-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
19 March
2014
3 years, 128 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
35 Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
Additional Charge
19 March
2014
29 May
2014
71 days Indian National Congress
36 Jitendra Awhad
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Thane District)
(Legislative Council)
29 May
2014
26 September
2014
120 days Nationalist Congress Party
37 Eknath Khadse
(MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
04 June
2016
1 year, 217 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
Additional Charge
04 June
2016
08 July
2016
34 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Pandurang Fundkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 26 -
Buldhana District)
(Legislative Council)
08 July
2016
31 May
2018
1 year, 327 days Bharatiya Janata Party
40 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
Additional Charge
31 May
2018
16 June
2019
1 year, 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Jaydattaji Kshirsagar
(MLA for Beed Constituency No. 230-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Shiv Sena
42 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
43 Subhash Desai
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
44 Sandipanrao Bhumre
(MLA for Paithan Constituency No. 110-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
27 June
2022
2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena
45 Shankarrao Gadakh
(MLA for Nevasa Constituency No. 221-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)

Additional Charge
27 June
2022
29 June
2022
2 days 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 Sandipanrao Bhumre
(MLA for Paithan Constituency No. 110-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
04 June
2024
1 year, 326 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
48 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
Additional Charge
04 June
2024
16 August
2024
73 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
49 Dadaji Bhuse
(MLA for Malegaon Outer Constituency No. 81-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
16 August
2024
Incumbent 102 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 Horticulture
Vacant 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Aditi Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
Vacant 30 June
2022
Incumbent 2 years, 149 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

References

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