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{{Infobox government cabinet<br />
| cabinet_type = Ministry<br />
| cabinet_number = <br />
| jurisdiction = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| flag = File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg<br />
| flag_border = true<br />
| date_formed = 5 December 1963<br />
| date_dissolved = 1 March 1967<br />
| government_head = [[Vasantrao Naik]]<br />
| government_head_title = Chief Minister<br />
| deputy_government_head =<br />
| deputy_government_head_title = <br />
| state_head = [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] <small>(1963-64)</small><br>[[P. V. Cherian]] <small>(1964-67)</small><br />
| state_head_title = [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]]<br />
| members_number = <br />
| former_members_number = <br />
| total_number = 24<br />14 Cabinet ministers<br /><small>(Incl. Chief Minister)</small><br />10 deputy ministers<br />
| political_parties = [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]<br />
| legislature_status = [[Majority government]]<br />
| opposition_cabinet = <br />
| opposition_party = [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWPI]]<br />[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]<br />
| opposition_leader = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]:<br />[[Krishnarao Dhulap]] (PWPI)<br />
<br />[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]:<br />V. B. Gogate (BJS) <small>(1963-66)</small><br> Ramjeevan Choudhary (BJS)<br /><small>(1966-67)</small><br />
| election = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| last_election = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| legislature_term = <br />
| previous = [[Kannamwar ministry|Kannamwar]]<br/>[[P. K. Sawant ministry|Sawant]] (interim)<br />
| successor = [[Second Vasantrao Naik ministry|V. Naik II]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''[[Vasantrao Naik]]''' became the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|chief minister]] of [[Maharashtra]] on 5 December 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/Margadarshika%20Parishishta-%20Chief%20Minister%20list.pdf |title=Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019) |website=[[Maharashtra Legislature]] |language=mr |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> He succeeded [[P. K. Sawant]]'s [[P. K. Sawant ministry|interim government]] that had been sworn in after [[Marotrao Kannamwar]]'s death.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kannamwar cremated, Interim set-up |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=26 November 1963 |pages=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19631126&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> Naik's government served until [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967 legislative elections]], after which Naik was sworn in for a second term.<br />
<br />
==List of ministers==<br />
The ministry consisted of 14 [[cabinet ministers]].<ref name=TOI>{{Cite news |title=Wankhede Is Finance Minister: Distribution Of Portfolios |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 December 1963 |pages=1 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/741151503 |access-date=5 July 2022|id={{ProQuest|741151503}} }}</ref><br />
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]<br />
*General Administration, <br />
*Protocol<br />
*Revenue, <br />
*Planning, <br />
*Information and Public Relations <br />
*Forests<br />
*Relief & Rehabilitation<br />
*Dairy Development<br />
*Ex. Servicemen Welfare<br />
<br /><small>Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister</small><br />
| minister1 = [[Vasantrao Naik]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Home Affairs,<br />
*Information Technology<br />
*Minority Development and Waqfs<br />
*Command Area Development<br />
*Sanitation<br />
| minister1 = [[Balasaheb Desai]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Rural Development<br />
*Horticulture<br />
*Transport<br />
*Food and Drug Administration<br />
| minister1 = G. B. Khedkar<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Agriculture, <br />
*Parliamentary Affairs<br />
*Medical Education<br />
*Other Backward Classes<br />
| minister1 = [[P. K. Sawant]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = Cabinet Minister<br />
*Public Health, <br />
*Law and Judiciary<br />
*Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship<br />
| minister1 = [[Shantilal Shah]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Finance<br />
*Public Works<br />
*Sports and Youth Welfare<br />
*Culture Affairs<br />
| minister1 = [[S. K. Wankhede]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Irrigation<br />
*Power<br />
*Urban Development<br />
*Soil and Water Conservation<br />
*Marketing<br />
| minister1 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Industries<br />
*Mining Department<br />
*Environment and Climate Change<br />
*Disaster Management<br />
*Marathi Language<br />
| minister1 = [[Sadashiv Govind Barve]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Food, Civil Supplies<br />
*Housing<br />
*Printing Presses<br />
*Fisheries<br />
*Small Savings<br />
*Tourism<br />
| minister1 = [[Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = Cabinet Minister<br />
*Prohibition<br />
*State Excise<br />
*Ports Development<br />
*Textiles<br />
*Majority Welfare<br />
| minister1 = D. S. Palaspagar<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = Cabinet Minister<br />
*Social Welfare<br />
*Woman and Child Development<br />
*Special Backward Classes Welfare<br />
*Employment Guarantee<br />
| minister1 = Nirmala Raje Bhosale<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = Cabinet Minister<br />
*Buildings<br />
*Communications<br />
*School Education<br />
*Higher and Technical Education<br />
| minister1 = <br />
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Cooperation<br />
*Nomadic Tribesl Department<br />
*Vimukta Jati<br />
*Water Supply<br />
*Khar Land Development<br />
| minister1 = [[Keshavrao Sonawane]]<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table minister<br />
| title = <br />
Cabinet Minister<br />
*Labour<br />
*Special Assistance<br />
*Socially and Educationally Backward Classes<br />
*Animal Husbandry Department<br />
*Tribal Development<br />
*Earthquake Rehabilitation<br />
| minister1 = Narendra Mahipati Tidke<br />
| minister1_termstart = 5 November 1963<br />
| minister1_termend = 1 March 1967<br />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Cabinet table end}}<br />
<br />
===Deputy ministers===<br />
The ministry also contained 10 deputy ministers:<ref name=TOI></ref><br />
* G. D. Patil<br />
* N. N. Kailas<br />
* [[Yashwantrao Mohite|Y. J. Mohite]]<br />
* [[Vairale Madhusudan|M. A. Vairale]]<br />
* R. A. Patil<br />
* H. G. Vartak<br />
* [[B. J. Khatal-Patil|B. J. Khatal]]<br />
* [[Rafiq Zakaria]]<br />
* K. P. Patil<br />
* D. S. Jagtap<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Maharashtra state government ministries}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress state ministries of Maharashtra|Vasantrao I]]<br />
[[Category:Maharashtra ministries|Vasantrao I]]<br />
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 1963|Vasantrao I]]<br />
[[Category:Indian ministries disestablished in 1967|Vasantrao I]]</div>
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