Forest Department of Maharashtra

Ministry of Forests
Government of Maharashtraमंत्रालय वनविभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed| 1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Preceding|

* Forests Department

Jurisdiction| Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Headquarters| Mantralaya, Mumbai
Annual budget| State budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible|

* Sudhir Mungantiwar,
Cabinet Minister

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022,
Minister of State

Agency executive|

* Principal Secretary
* Joint Secretary
* Deputy Secretary

The Ministry of Forests (Maharashtra) is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed Cabinet Minister by Sudhir Mungantiwar.

## Office bearers[edit]

Minister of Forests Department
मंत्री वन विभाग

Emblem of India

Flag of India

Incumbent
Sudhir Mungantiwar
since 14 August 2022

Ministry of Forests Department
Style| The Honourable
Abbreviation| Cabinet Minister
Member of| State Cabinet
Reports to| Chief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
Seat| Mantralaya, Mumbai
Appointer| Governor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length| 5 years
Precursor| Uddhav Thackeray
(2021-2022)
Inaugural holder| D. S. Palaspagar
(1960-1962)
Formation| 1 May 1960
Deputy|

* Vacant, TBD

since 29 June 2022

## List of cabinet ministers[edit]

No  | Name  | Party  | Term of office  | Ministry  | Chief minister

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1  | D. S. Palaspagar |  | INC | 1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962  | \-  |  | Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
2  | D. S. Palaspagar | 8 March 1962 - 19 November 1962  | Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) | Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3  | Shankarrao Chavan | 20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963  | \-  | Marotrao Kannamwar
4  | Balasaheb Desai | 25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963  | \-  | P. K. Sawant
5  | Ratnappa Kumbhar | 5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967  | \-  | Vasantrao Naik
6  | Rafiq Zakaria | 1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972  | \-  | Vasantrao Naik
7  | Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati-Pune District) | 13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975  | Third Vasantrao Naik ministry | Vasantrao Naik
8  | R. J. Deotale | 21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977  | First Shankarrao Chavan ministry | Shankarrao Chavan
9  | R. J. Deotale | 17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978  | First Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil
10  | Nashikrao_Tirpude
Deputy Chief Minister |  | INC (I) | 7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978  | Second Vasantdada Patil ministry |  | Vasantdada Patil
11  | Sadanand Varde |  | JP | 18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980  | First Pawar ministry |  | Sharad Pawar
12  |
A. R. Antulay
Chief Minister
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193\-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | INC | 9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982  | Antulay ministry |  |
A. R. Antulay
13  | S. M. I. Aseer
(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223\-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 13 January 1982 - 01 February 1983  | Bhosale ministry |
Babasaheb Bhosale
14  | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04\-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 February 1983 - 05 March 1985  | Third Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil
15  | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04\-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1985 - 01 June 1985  | Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil
16  | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04\-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 04 June 1985 - 06 March 1986  | Nilangekar ministry | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17  |
Vilasrao_Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235\-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988  | Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry | Shankarrao Chavan
18  | Chhedilal Gupta
(MLA for Gondiya Constituency No. 134\-
Gondiya District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 26 June 1988 - 03 March 1990  | Second Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar
19  |
Sharad Pawar
Chief Minister
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201\-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 04 March 1990 - 25 January 1991  | Third Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar
20  | Datta Meghe
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Wardha District)
(Legislative Council) | 25 January 1991 - 24 June 1991
21  | Madhukarrao Pichad
(MLA for Akole Constituency No. 213\-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 26 December 1991 - 22 February 1993  | Sudhakarrao Naik ministry | Sudhakarrao Naik
22  | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04\-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 06 March 1993 - 14 March 1995  | Fourth Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar
23  | Ganesh Naik
(MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151\-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | SHS | 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999  | Manohar Joshi ministry |  | Manohar Joshi
24  |
Gopinath Munde
Deputy Chief Minister
(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 \-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | BJP | 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999  | Narayn Rane Ministry |  Narayan Rane
25  | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04\-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | INC | 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003  | First Deshmukh ministry |  |  Vilasrao Deshmukh
26  |
Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254\-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | NCP | 18 January 2003 - 19 October 2004  | Sushilkumar Shinde ministry |  Sushilkumar Shinde
27  |
Babanrao Pachpute
(MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226\-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 01 November 2004 - 04 December 2008  | Second Deshmukh ministry |  Vilasrao Deshmukh
28  |
Babanrao Pachpute
(MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226\-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009  | First Ashok Chavan ministry |  Ashok Chavan
29  | Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285\-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | INC | 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010  | Second Ashok Chavan ministry
30  | Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285\-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014  | Prithviraj Chavan ministry |  Prithviraj Chavan
31  |
Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72\-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | BJP | 31 October 2014 – 08 November 2019  | Devendra Fadanvis Ministry |  |  Devendra Fadnavis
31  |
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister
(Incharge)
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52\-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 23 November 2019 - 26 November 2019  | Second Fadnavis ministry
32  |
Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147\-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | SHS | 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019  | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry |  |  Uddhav Thackeray
33  | Sanjay Rathod
(MLA for Digras Constituency No. 79\-
Yavatmal District
(Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 – 28 February 2021
34  |
Uddhav Thackeray
Chief Minister
(Additional Charge)
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council) | 28 February 2021 - 29 June 2022
34  |
Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister
(Incharge)
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147\-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  | SHS (Shinde Group)  | 30 June 2022 to 14 August 2022  | Eknath Shinde Ministry |  |
Eknath Shinde
35  |
Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72\-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) |  |

BJP

| 14 August 2022 - Incumbent

## List of ministers of state[edit]

No  | Name  | Party  | Term of office  | Ministry  | Alliance  | Chief minister

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1  | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne |  | NCP | 30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022  | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry |  |

* United Progressive Alliance
* Maha Vikas Aghadi
* SHS+NCP+INC

|  |  Uddhav Thackeray
2  | NA |  |

* SHS Eknath group
* BJP

| NA | Eknath Shinde Ministry |  |

* National Democratic Alliance
* Mahayuti
* BJP
* SHS Eknath group

|  | Eknath Shinde

## References[edit]

* v
* t
* e

State agencies of Maharashtra

Ministries|

* Agriculture
* Co-operation
* Command Area Development
* Cultural Affairs
* Dairy Development
* Disaster Management
* Earthquake Rehabilitation
* Employment Guarantee
* Energy, New and Renewable Energy
* Environment and Climate Change
* Ex. Servicemen Welfare
* Finance
* Fisheries Department
* Food and Drug Administration
* Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
* Forests
* General Administration
* Public Health
* Higher and Technical Education
* Home Affairs
* Horticulture
* Housing
* Industries
* Information and Public Relations
* Information Technology
* Khar Land Development
* Labour
* Law and Judiciary
* Majority Welfare Development
* Marathi Language
* Marketing
* Medical Education
* Mining Department
* Minority Development and Aukaf
* Nomadic Tribes
* Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
* Other Backward Classes
* Parliamentary Affairs
* Planning
* Ports Development
* Protocol
* Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
* Public Works (Public Undertakings)
* Relief & Rehabilitation
* Revenue
* Rural Development
* Sanitation
* School Education
* Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
* Social Justice
* Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
* Soil and Water Conservation
* Special Assistance
* Special Backward Classes Welfare
* Sports and Youth Welfare
* State Excise
* Textiles
* Transport
* Tribal Development
* Urban Development
* Vimukta Jati
* Water Resources
* Water Supply
* Woman and Child Development

Public sector
undertakings|

* City and Industrial Development Corporation
* Food and Drug Administration
* Lokayukta
* Knowledge Corporation (MKCL)
* Electricity Board (MSEB)
* Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)
* Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
* Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)
* Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)
* Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)

Board|

* Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
* Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)

Autonomous bodies|

* Information Commission
* Election Commission

Nodal agencies|

* Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
* Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA)
* Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA)
* Pimpri-Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (PCNTDA)
* Nashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA)

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