Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)

Government agency in Maharashtra, India

Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare
Government of Maharashtraमंत्रालय सार्वजनिक आरोग्य आणि कुटुंब कल्याण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction|  Maharashtra
Headquarters| Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible|

* Prakashrao Abitkar, Cabinet Minister

Deputy Minister responsible|

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

Parent department| Government of Maharashtra
Website| arogya.maharashtra.gov.in/1035/Home

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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Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare
मंत्री सार्वजनिक आरोग्य आणि कुटुंब कल्याण विभाग

Emblem of India

Flag of India

Incumbent
Tanaji Sawant

since 14 August 2022

Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare (Maharashtra)
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|

* Rajesh Tope

(2019–2022)
Inaugural holder|

* P. K. Sawant

(1960–1962)
Formation| 1 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

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From  | To  | Period
Minister of Public Health
01  |  |  | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council) | 01 May
1960  | 07 March
1962  | 1 year, 310 days  | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I |
Yashwantrao Chavan
02  |  |  | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265\-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 March
1962  | 19 November
1962  | 256 days  | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II
03  |  |  | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11\-
Jalgaon 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  |  |  | Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177\-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) | 05 December
1963  | 01 March
1967  | 3 years, 86 days  | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I |
Vasantrao Naik
06  |  |  | Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28\-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 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  |  |  | Rafique Zakaria
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council) | 13 March
1972  | 04 April
1973  | 1 year, 32 days  | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III
09  |  |  | Anant Namjoshi
(MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185\-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 04 April
1973  | 17 Match
1974  | 347 days  | Indian National Congress
10  |  |  | Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193\-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match
1974  | 21 February
1975  | 341 days  | Indian National Congress
11  |  |  | Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13\-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 21 February
1975  | 16 April
1977  | 2 years, 54 days  | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I |
Shankarrao Chavan
Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare
12  |  |  | Govindrao Sarnayak
(MLA for Balapur Constituency No. 29\-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 April
1977  | 07 March
1978  | 1 year, 324 days  | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I |
Vasantdada Patil
13  |  |  | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238\-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 March
1978  | 18 July
1978  | 133 days  | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Vasantdada II
14  |  |  | Pramila Tople
(MLA for Akola Constituency No. 15\-
Akola District
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 July
1978  | 19 November
1979  | 1 year, 124 days  | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Pawar I |
Sharad Pawar
15  |  |  | Baliram Waman Hiray
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74\-
Nashik 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  |  |  | Lalita Rao
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177\-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 February
1983  | 05 March
1985  | 2 years, 26 days  | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III |
Vasantdada Patil
18  |  |  | Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council) | 12 March
1985  | 03 June
1985  | 83 days  | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV
19  |  |  | Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council) | 03 June
1985  | 12 March
1986  | 282 days  | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20  |  |  | Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council) | 12 March
1986  | 26 June
1988  | 2 years, 106 days  | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II |
Shankarrao Chavan
21  |  |  | Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council) | 26 June
1988  | 03 March
1990  | 1 year, 250 days  | Indian National Congress | Pawar II |
Sharad Pawar
22  |  |  | Pushpatai Hirey
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74\-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 03 March
1990  | 25 June
1991  | 1 year, 114 days  | Indian National Congress | Pawar III
23  |  |  | Pushpatai Hirey
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74\-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 25 June
1991  | 22 February
1993  | 1 year, 242 days  | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik
24  |  |  | Pushpatai Hirey
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74\-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 06 March
1993  | 18 November
1994  | 1 year, 257 days  | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV |
Sharad Pawar
25  |  |  | Daulatrao Aher
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 21 -
Nashik District)
(Legislative Council) | 14 March
1995  | 01 February
1999  | 3 years, 324 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Joshi |
Manohar Joshi
26  |  |  | Babanrao Gholap
(MLA for Deolali Constituency No. 126\-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 01 February
1999  | 11 May
1999  | 99 days  | Shiv Sena | Rane |
Narayan Rane
27  |  |  | Daulatrao Aher
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 21 -
Nashik District)
(Legislative Council) | 11 May
1999  | 17 October
1999  | 159 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party
28  |  |  | Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
(Deputy Chief Minister)  | 19 October
1999  | 27 October
1999  | 8 days  | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh I |
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29  |  |  | Digvijay Khanvilkar
(MLA for Karvir Constituency No. 275\-
Kolhapur district)
(Legislative Assembly) | 27 October
1999  | 16 January
2003  | 3 years, 81 days  | Nationalist Congress Party
30  |  |  | Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Mudkhed Constituency No. 85\-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 January
2003  | 01 November
2004  | 1 year, 295 days  | Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar |
Sushilkumar Shinde
31  |  |  | 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
32  |  |  | Vimal Mundada
(MLA for Kaij Constituency No. 232\-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 09 November
2004  | 01 December
2008  | 4 years, 22 days  | Nationalist Congress Party
33  |  |  | Rajendra Shingne
(MLA for Sindkhed Raja Constituency No. 24\-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 December
2008  | 06 November
2009  | 333 days  | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok I |
Ashok Chavan
34  |  |  | Suresh Shetty
(MLA for Andheri East Constituency No. 166\-
Mumbai Suburban district
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 November
2009  | 10 November
2010  | 1 year, 3 days  | Indian National Congress | Ashok II
35  |  |  | Suresh Shetty
(MLA for Andheri East Constituency No. 166\-
Mumbai Suburban district
(Legislative Assembly) | 11 November
2010  | 26 September
2014  | 3 years, 319 days  | Indian National Congress | Prithviraj |
Prithviraj Chavan
36  |  |  | Pankaja Munde
(MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233\-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 31 October
2014  | 05 December
2014  | 35 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I |
Devendra Fadnavis
37  |  |  | Deepak Sawant
(MLC for Mumbai Graduate Constituency No. 02 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council) | 05 December
2014  | 07 January
2019  | 4 years, 33 days  | Shiv Sena
38  |  |  | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147\-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 January
2019  | 12 November
2019  | 309 days  | Shiv Sena
39  |  |  | 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
40  |  |  | 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
41  |  |  | Rajesh Tope
(MLA for Ghansawangi Constituency No. 100\-
Jalna District
(Legislative Assembly) | 30 December
2019  | 29 June
2022  | 2 years, 181 days  | Nationalist Congress Party
42  |  |  | 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
43  |  |  | Tanaji Sawant
(MLA for Paranda Constituency No. 24\-
Dharashiv District Also Previously Known Osmanabad District
(Legislative Assembly) | 14 August
2022  | 26 November
2024  | 2 years, 135 days  | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
44  |  |  | Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52\-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge | 05 December
2024  | Incumbent | 43 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis III |
Devendra Fadnavis

## Ministers of State

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No.  | Portrait  | Deputy Minister
(Constituency) | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry  | Minister  | Chief Minister

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From  | To  | Period
Deputy Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare
Vacant | 23 November
2019  | 28 November
2019  | 5 days  | NA  | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis |
Devendra Fadnavis
01  |  |  | Rajendra Patil Yadravkar
(MLA for Shirol Constituency No. 280\-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 30 December
2019  | 27 June
2022  | 2 years, 179 days  | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Rajesh Tope |
Uddhav Thackeray
02  |  |  | Vishwajeet Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285\-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
Additional_Charge | 27 June
2022  | 29 June
2022  | 2 days  | Indian National Congress
Vacant | 30 June
2022  | Incumbent | 2 years, 201 days  | NA  | Eknath |

* Eknath Shinde
(2022 - 2022)
* Tanaji Sawant
(2022 - Present)

Eknath Shinde

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## Services

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Ministry is responsible for providing free and affordable healthcare in Maharashtra.

### Primary health services

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Rural area in Maharashtra is covered by various health centers.[1]

* 1,811 Primary Health Centres (PHC)
1. One PHC for 30,000 populations in Non Tribal Area.
2. One PHC for 20,000 populations in Tribal Area.
3. One rural Hospital for every 4 to 5 Primary Health Centers.[2]
* 10,580 Sub Centres
1. One Sub Centre for 5,000 population in Non Tribal Area.
2. One Sub Centre for 3,000 population in Tribal Area.
* 37 Ashramschool.

### Secondary health services

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Speciality services are provided at the district hospitals.[3]

* ICU
* SNCU Ward (Special Newborn Care Unit)
* Burn Ward
* C.T. Scan
* Psychiatric ward
* Sonography Services
* Trauma Care unit

### Tertiary health services

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Super specialty services are offered in selected hospitals and medical colleges.[4]

* Cardiology, Cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeries
* Nephrology & Urology
* Oncology and Chemotherapy Unit & Oncosurgeries

## References

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1. ^ "आरोग्य सेवा -333". arogya.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
2. ^ "आरोग्य संस्थावर एक दृष्टीक्षेप -333". arogya.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
3. ^ "द्वितीय स्तरावरील आरोग्य सेवा -333". arogya.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
4. ^ "तृतीय स्तरावरील आरोग्य सेवा -333". arogya.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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