The Ministry of Vimukta Jati is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra, a state of India. "Vimukta Jati" is a term that refers to some of the nomadic tribes in India.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet-level minister. Devendra Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Vimukta Jati.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Vimukta Jati Department01Balasaheb Shivram Bharde 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Balasaheb Desai 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03M. G. Mane 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantP. K. Sawant05Keshavrao Sonawane 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Pratibha Patil 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister) 19691972Indian National Congress08Yashwantrao Mohite 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Shankarrao Chavan 19731974Indian National Congress10Vasantrao Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11R. J. Deotale 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12S. K. Wankhede 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Ramrao Adik 19781978Indian National CongressVasantdada II14Bhausaheb Surve 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar15Bhagwantrao M. Gaikwad 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Baliram Waman Hiray 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Ramprasad Borade 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19 Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Ram Meghe 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Vilasrao Deshmukh 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Sudhakarrao Naik 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Ramrao Adik 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik24Prabhakar Dharkar 19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar25Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar 19951997Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi26Eknath Khadse 19971999Bharatiya Janata Party27Vishnu Savara 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane28Dattatraya Rane 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Vasant Chavan 19992003Nationalist Congress Party31 Jaywantrao Awale 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Ganesh Naik 20042008Nationalist Congress Party34 Rajendra Shingne 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II36 Balasaheb Thorat 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister)20142016Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Vishnu Savara 20162019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Sanjay Kute 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party40 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II41 Nitin Raut 20192019Indian National Congress Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray42 Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 20192022Indian National Congress43 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde44 Atul Save 20222023Bharatiya Janata Party 45 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)20232024Shiv Sena (2022–present)46Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Vimukta Jati Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Omprakash Babarao Kadu 20192022Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena ThackerayVijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar Uddhav Thackeray02Dattatray Vithoba Bharne Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Atul Save (2023 – 2023) Eknath Shinde (2023 – 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
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