The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Devendra Fadnavis is Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra And Additional Charge Minister of Planning.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Planning01 Yashwantrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02 Yashwantrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Marotrao Kannamwar (Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Sawant IP. K. Sawant05Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Pratibha Patil 19691972Indian National Congress08Abdul Rahman Antulay 19721975Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao IShankarrao Chavan10Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil11Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II12Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar13Abdul Rahman Antulay (Chief Minister)19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay14V. Subramaniam 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale15Sushilkumar Shinde 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil16Sushilkumar Shinde 19601962Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV17Sushilkumar Shinde 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar18Sushilkumar Shinde 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan19Sushilkumar Shinde 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar20Ramrao Adik 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III21Ramrao Adik 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik22Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar23Hashu Advani 19951995Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi24Eknath Khadse 19951997Bharatiya Janata Party25Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar 19971999Bharatiya Janata Party26 Eknath Khadse 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane27 Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party28 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh29 Jayant Patil 19992003Nationalist Congress Party30 Sushilkumar Shinde (Chief Minister)20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde31 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042007Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh32 Dilip Walse-Patil 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan33 Sunil Tatkare 2009201pNationalist Congress Party Ashok II34 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20102012Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan35 Prithviraj Chavan (Chief Minister)20122012Indian National Congress36 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20122014Nationalist Congress Party37 Sudhir Mungantiwar 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II39 Jayant Patil 20192019Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray40 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20192022Nationalist Congress Party41 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde42 Devendra Fadnavis (Deputy Chief Minister)20222023Bharatiya Janata Party43 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20232024Nationalist Congress Party44Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis45 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20242026Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)46 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Additional Charge2026IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Planning Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Shambhuraj Desai 20192022Shiv Sena ThackerayAjit Pawar Uddhav Thackeray02Vishwajeet Kadam Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Devendra Fadnavis(2022 - 2023) Ajit Pawar (2023–2026) Eknath Shinde03Ashish Jaiswal 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis IIIAjit Pawar (2024 – 2026) Devendra Fadnavis Additional Charge (2026 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
List of principal secretary
Organizational structure Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.
Directorate of Economics and Statistics Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose. Functions of DES Collect official statistics Data collection through surveys, Censuses Publish statistical publications regularly Offer training to statistical personnel Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning. MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS). Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.
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