The Ministry of Social Justice is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Sanjay Shirsat is current Minister of Social Justice.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Social Welfare or Social Justice01T. R. Narawane 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Niramala Raje Bhosale 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Niramala Raje Bhosale 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Sawant IP. K. Sawant05 Niramala Raje Bhosale 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Pratibha Patil 19671972Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Vasantrao Naik 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III08Pratibha Patil 19731974Indian National Congress09Rafique Zakaria 19741975Indian National Congress10Pratibha Patil 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Dadasaheb Rupwate 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Ramrao Adik 19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II14Govindrao Adik 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar15Pramilaben Yagnik 19801981Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19811982Indian National Congress17Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17Pratibha Patil 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Sudhakarrao Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Sudhakarrao Naik 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Balachandra Bhai Sawant 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Sudhakarrao Naik 19881989Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Narendra Marutrao Kamble 19891990Indian National Congress23Ramdas Athawale 19901991Republican Party of India (Athawale) Pawar III24Ramdas Athawale 19911993Republican Party of India (Athawale) Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Ramdas Athawale 19931995Republican Party of India (Athawale) Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Babanrao Gholap 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Babanrao Gholap 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19992001Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh29 Jaywantrao Awale 20012003Indian National Congress30 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister 20032003Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde31 Chhagan Bhujbal 20032004Nationalist Congress Party32 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042004Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Chandrakant Handore 20042008Indian National Congress34 Chandrakant Handore 20082009Indian National Congress Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Shivajirao Moghe 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II36 Patangrao Kadam 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Vishnu Savara 20142014Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Rajkumar Badole 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Suresh Khade 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party40 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II41Chhagan Bhujbal 20192019Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray42 Dhananjay Munde 20192022Nationalist Congress Party43 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde44 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) 20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 45Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis46Sanjay Shirsat 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Social Justice Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Vishwajeet Kadam 20192022Indian National Congress Thackeray Dhananjay Munde Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde Eknath Shinde02Madhuri Misal 2024incumbentBharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis IIISanjay Shirsat Devendra Fadnavis
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History The ministry was formed in 1928. The Welfare Department was established in 1932. The Social Welfare Directorate was created on 23 September 1957.
Institutions Several institutes are started by the ministry for marginalized sections of society. Ashram Schools Residential Schools Hostels Institutions for person with disability
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