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Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Vimukta Jati Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय विमुक्त जाती 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 Vimukta Jati is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet-level Minister. Eknath Shinde is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Vimukta Jati Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Vimukta Jati
मंत्री विमुक्त जाती विभाग
Incumbent
Eknath Shinde
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Vimukta Jati (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 (2022- 2023)
Inaugural holderBalasaheb Desai
(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 Vimukta Jati Department
01 Balasaheb Shivram Bharde
(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 224-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 M. G. Mane
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 02 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
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 P. K. Sawant
05 Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantrao Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 R. J. Deotale
(MLA for Bhadrawati Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 S. K. Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14 Bhausaheb Surve
(MLA for Nagpur Central Constituency No. 55-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Bhagwantrao M. Gaikwad
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)
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 Ramprasad Borade
(MLA for Jintur Constituency No. 95-
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20 Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati 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 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 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
24 Prabhakar Dharkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
25 Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar
(MLA for Amgaon Constituency No. 66 -
Gondia district)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
10 June
1997
2 years, 88 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
26 Eknath Khadse
(MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
10 June
1997
01 February
1999
1 year, 236 days Bharatiya Janata Party
27 Vishnu Savara
(MLA for Vikramgad Constituency No. 129-
Palghar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane
Narayan Rane
28 Dattatraya Rane
(MLA for Shivadi Constituency No. 183-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
29 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
30 Vasant Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
27 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Jaywantrao Awale
(MLA for Vadgaon Maval Constituency No. 192-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
32 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
33 Ganesh Naik
(MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 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
35 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
36 Balasaheb Thorat
(MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
31 October
2014
04 June
2016
1 year, 217 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Vishnu Savara
(MLA for Vikramgad Constituency No. 129-
Palghar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 June
2016
16 June
2019
3 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Sanjay Kute
(MLA for Jalgaon (Jamod) Constituency No. 27-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
40 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
41 Nitin Raut
(MLA for Nagpur North Constituency No. 57-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Indian National Congress Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
42 Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
(MLA for Bramhapuri Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress
43 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
44 Atul Save
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
45 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 July
2023
26 November
2024
1 year, 135 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
46 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge
05 December
2024
Incumbent 20 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
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Vimukta Jati
Vacant 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Omprakash Babarao Kadu
(MLA for Achalpur Constituency No. 42-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
27 June
2022
2 years, 179 days Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena Thackeray Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
(MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

Additional_Charge
27 June
2022
29 June
2022
2 days Nationalist Congress Party
Vacant 30 June
2022
Incumbent 2 years, 178 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

References

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