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Indian state ministry
The Ministry of Agriculture , a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra , is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in the state of Maharashtra . Dhananjay Munde is the current minister heading this ministry.
No.
Portrait
Minister(Constituency)
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Chief Minister
From
To
Period
Minister of Agriculture
01
P. K. 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
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
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
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
P. K. Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265 - Ratnagiri 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
Keshavrao Sonawane (MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235 - Latur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
27 October 1969
13 March 1972
2 years, 138 days
Indian National Congress
08
Vasantrao Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District ) (Legislative Assembly )
13 March 1972
04 April 1973
1 year, 32 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantrao III
09
Hari Govindrao Vartak (MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180 - Palghar District (Legislative Assembly )
04 April 1973
17 Match 1974
347 days
Indian National Congress
10
Anant Namjoshi (MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185 - Mumbai City District ) (Legislative Assembly )
17 Match 1974
21 February 1975
341 days
Indian National Congress
11
Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201 - Pune District ) (Legislative Assembly )
21 February 1975
16 April 1977
2 years, 54 days
Indian National Congress
Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12
Hari Govindrao Vartak (MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180 - Palghar District (Legislative Assembly )
17 April 1977
07 March 1978
1 year, 324 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13
Purushottam Dekate (MLA for Umred Constituency No. 51 - Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly )
07 March 1978
18 July 1978
133 days
Indian National Congress (Indira)
Vasantdada II
14
Arjunrao Kasture (MLA for Buldana Constituency No. 23 - Buldana District ) (Legislative Assembly )
18 July 1978
17 February 1980
1 year, 214 days
Indian Congress (Socialist)
Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15
Bhagwantrao M. Gaikwad (MLA for Kalameshwar Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly )
09 June 1980
21 January 1982
1 year, 226 days
Indian National Congress
Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16
Bhagwantrao M. Gaikwad (MLA for Kalameshwar Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur 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
Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
12 March 1985
03 June 1985
83 days
Indian National Congress
Vasantdada IV
19
Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil (MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254 - Solapur District ) (Legislative Assembly )
03 June 1985
12 March 1986
282 days
Indian National Congress
Nilangekar
Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20
Bhagwantrao M. Gaikwad (MLA for Kalameshwar Constituency No. 52 - Nagpur 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 )
04 March 1990
25 June 1991
1 year, 113 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
Harshvardhan Deshmukh (MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43 - Amravati District ) (Legislative Assembly )
06 March 1993
14 March 1995
2 years, 8 days
Independent Supported party 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
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
01 February 1999
17 October 1999
258 days
Shiv Sena
Rane
Narayan Rane
27
Ranjeet Deshmukh (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 - Nagpur District ) (Legislative Council )
19 October 1999
16 January 2003
3 years, 89 days
Indian National Congress
Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
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)
01 November 2004
09 November 2004
8 days
Indian National Congress
Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30
Balasaheb Thorat (MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
09 November 2004
01 December 2008
4 years, 22 days
Indian National Congress
31
Balasaheb Thorat (MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
08 December 2008
06 November 2009
333 days
Indian National Congress
Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
32
Balasaheb Thorat (MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
07 November 2009
10 November 2010
1 year, 3 days
Indian National Congress
Ashok II
33
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
11 November 2010
26 September 2014
3 years, 319 days
Indian National Congress
Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
34
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
35
Chandrakant Patil (MLC for Pune Graduates Constituency No. 05 - Pune District ) (Legislative Council )
04 June 2016
08 July 2016
34 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
36
Pandurang Fundkar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 26 - Buldhana District ) (Legislative Council )
08 July 2016
31 May 2018
1 year, 357 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
37
Chandrakant Patil (MLC for Pune Graduates Constituency No. 05 - Pune District ) (Legislative Council )
01 June 2018
16 June 2019
1 year, 15 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
38
Anil Bonde (MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43 - Amravati District ) (Legislative Assembly )
16 June 2019
12 November 2019
149 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
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
Shiv Sena
Fadnavis II
40
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
41
Dadaji Bhuse (MLA for Malegaon Outer Constituency No. 81 - Nashik District ) (Legislative Assembly )
30 December 2019
27 June 2022
2 years, 179 days
Shiv Sena
42
Shankarrao Gadakh (MLA for Nevasa Constituency No. 221 - Ahmednagar District ) (Legislative Assembly )
27 June 2022
29 June 2022
2 days
Shiv Sena
43
Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147 - Thane District ) (Legislative Assembly ) (Chief Minister)
30 June 2022
14 August 2022
45 days
Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
Eknath
Eknath Shinde
44
Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi (MLA for Sillod Constituency No. 104 - Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District (Legislative Assembly )
14 August 2022
14 July 2023
334 days
Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
45
Dhananjay Munde (MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233 - Beed District ) (Legislative Assembly )
14 July 2023
Incumbent
1 year, 40 days
Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
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(July 2022 )
Department of agriculture was established in 1883 after recommendation of Famine Commission(1881). Varies hybrid varieties of crops were deployed in 1965-66 which laid down the foundation of Green Revolution .[ 2]
Agriculture section has three different ministers and divisions.
International Partnerships [ edit ]
Ministry signed an MoU with United States Department of Agriculture in June 2021 for better collaboration between United States of America and Government of Maharashtra.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
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