Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)

Minister of Command Area Development
**मंत्री लाभक्षेत्र विकास / आदेश क्षेत्र विकास विभाग**
Minister of Command Area Development; मंत्री लाभक्षेत्र विकास / आदेश क्षेत्र विकास विभाग
	Emblem of India
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	Incumbent; Devendra Fadnavis; Deputy Chief Minister; since 14 August 2022
	Ministry of Command Area Development (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	Jayant Patil; (2019- 2022)
Inaugural holder	P. K. Sawant; (1960-1962)
Formation	1 May 1960
Deputy	Vacant, TBD; since 29 June 2022

Ministry of Command Area Development Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय लाभक्षेत्र विकास / आदेश क्षेत्र विकास विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Maharashtra
Headquarters	Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible	Devendra Fadnavis, ; Deputy Chief Minister;
Deputy Minister responsible	Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022, ; Minister of State;
Ministry executive	(IAS);
Parent department	Government of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Command Area Development is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.^[1]^[2]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Devendra Fadnavis is Current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Command Area Development Government of Maharashtrasince 29 June 2022.

Head office[edit]

Cabinet Ministers[edit]

No.	Portrait	Minister (Constituency)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Chief Minister
No.	Portrait	Minister (Constituency)	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Chief Minister
Minister of Command Area Development
01		Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)	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	Yashwantrao Chavan
03		Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded 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		Balasaheb Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly)	05 December 1963	01 March 1967	3 years, 86 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao I	Vasantrao Naik
06		Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	01 March 1967	27 October 1969	2 years, 240 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao II
07		Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)	27 October 1969	13 March 1972	2 years, 138 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao II
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		Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly)	04 April 1973	17 Match 1974	347 days	Indian National Congress
10		Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	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		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	Vasantdada Patil
14		Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	18 July 1978	18 February 1980	1 year, 215 days	Indian Congress (Socialist)	Pawar I	Sharad Pawar
15		Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	09 June 1980	21 January 1982	1 year, 226 days	Indian National Congress	Antulay	Abdul Rahman Antulay
16		Babasaheb Bhosale (MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	21 January 1982	02 February 1983	1 year, 12 days	Indian National Congress	Bhosale	Babasaheb Bhosale
17		Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly)	07 February 1983	05 March 1985	2 years, 26 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada III	Vasantdada Patil
18		Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	12 March 1985	03 June 1985	83 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada IV	Vasantdada Patil
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 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		Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	03 March 1990	25 June 1991	1 year, 114 days	Indian National Congress	Pawar III	Sharad Pawar
23		Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	25 June 1991	22 February 1993	1 year, 242 days	Indian National Congress	Sudhakarrao	Sudhakarrao Naik
24		Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	06 March 1993	18 November 1994	1 year, 257 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	Joshi	Manohar Joshi
27		Gopinath Munde (MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 - Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister)	01 February 1999	11 May 1999	99 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Rane	Narayan Rane
28		Narayan Rane (MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269- Sindhudurg District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	11 May 1999	17 October 1999	159 days	Shiv Sena	Rane	Narayan Rane
29		Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	19 October 1999	16 January 2003	3 years, 89 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Deshmukh I	Vilasrao Deshmukh
30		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
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		Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	09 November 2004	01 December 2008	4 years, 22 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Deshmukh II	Vilasrao Deshmukh
33		Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	08 December 2008	06 November 2009	333 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Ashok I	Ashok Chavan
34		Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	07 November 2009	10 November 2010	1 year, 3 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Ashok II	Ashok Chavan
35		Sunil Tatkare (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly)	11 November 2010	26 September 2014	3 years, 319 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Prithviraj	Prithviraj Chavan
36		Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	31 October 2014	04 December 2014	34 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Fadnavis I	Devendra Fadnavis
37		Girish Mahajan (MLA for Jamner Constituency No. 19- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	05 December 2014	12 November 2019	4 years, 342 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Fadnavis I
38		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
39		Chhagan Bhujbal (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly)	28 November 2019	30 December 2019	32 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Thackeray	Uddhav Thackeray
40		Jayant Patil (MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly)	30 December 2019	29 June 2022	2 years, 181 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Thackeray	Uddhav Thackeray
41		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
42		Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister)	14 August 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 326 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Eknath	Eknath Shinde

List of ministers of state[edit]


No	Name (Constituency)		Term of office	Ministry
1	Omprakash Babarao Kadu (MLA for Achalpur- Amravati District)	PJP & SHS	30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	United Progressive Alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi SHS+NCP+INC	Uddhav Thackeray
2	Satej Patil Additional_charge	INC	27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry		Uddhav Thackeray
3	NA	SHS Eknath group BJP	NA	Eknath Shinde Ministry	National Democratic Alliance Mahayuti BJP SHS Eknath group	Eknath Shinde

References[edit]

^ Area Development.maharashtra.gov.in/Sitemap/Command Area Development/pdf/OBJECTIVE.pdf "Objectives of Command Area Development Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)^{[dead link]}
^ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Command Area Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.

[1] Area Development.maharashtra.gov.in/Sitemap/Command Area Development/pdf/OBJECTIVE.pdf "Objectives of Command Area Development Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)^{[dead link]}

[2] "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Command Area Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.

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