The Ministry of Water Supply is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Gulab Raghunath Patil is currently Minister of Water Supply Government of Maharashtra.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Water Supply01Vasantrao Naik 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Shantilal Shah 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Abdul Kader Salebhoy 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Keshavrao Sonawane 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19691972Indian National Congress08Shankarrao Chavan 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19731974Indian National Congress10Pratibha Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11Vasantdada Patil 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Nashikrao Tirpude 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar 19781978Indian National CongressVasantdada II14Arjunrao Kasture 19781979Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar15 Pramila Tople 19791980Indian Congress (Socialist)16Abdul Rahman Antulay (Chief Minister)19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay17Babasaheb Bhosale (Chief Minister)19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale18 Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil19Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV20Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (Chief Minister)19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar21Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan22Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar23Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III24Sudhakarrao Naik (Chief Minister)19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Harshvardhan Deshmukh 19931994Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Anna Dange 19951999Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi27Jaiprakash Mundada 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 19991999Shiv Sena29 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 R. R. Patil 19992003Nationalist Congress Party31 Ashok Chavan 20032004Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Ajit Pawar 20042008Nationalist Congress Party 34 Ajit Pawar 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Laxmanrao Dhobale 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II36 Laxmanrao Dhobale 20102013Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Chhagan Bhujbal Additional Charge20132013Nationalist Congress Party38 Dilip Gangadhar Sopal 20132014Nationalist Congress Party39Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) 20142014Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis40Babanrao Lonikar 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party41 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II42Eknath Shinde 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray43 Gulab Raghunath Patil 20192022Shiv Sena44 Anil Parab Additional Charge20222022Shiv Sena45 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath Eknath Shinde46Gulab Raghunath Patil 20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 47Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis48 Gulab Raghunath Patil 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Ministers of State Deputy ministers assist cabinet ministers.
Ministers of StateNo.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryMinisterChief MinisterFromToPeriod Deputy Minister of Water Supply The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 2019 2019 NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis 01 Sanjay Bansode 2019 2022 Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Gulab Raghunath Patil Uddhav Thackeray The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 2022 2024 NA Eknath Eknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Gulab Raghunath Patil(2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde02Meghana Bordikar 2024incumbentBharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Gulab Raghunath Patil(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
List of principal secretary
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997. MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai.
Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA) Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of World Bank. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board : Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department (WSSD), GoM and Executive Council headed by Member Secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) Management staff under Director of Administration Superintending Engineer
Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA) GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between International Development Association and Government of Maharashtra.
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