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{{Short description|Indian government ministry responsible for affirmative action}}
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| type = ministry
| name = Ministry of Social Justice, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| native_name = मंत्रालय सामाजिक न्याय
विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
| seal = File:Seal of Maharashtra.png
| seal_width = 200
| seal_caption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]
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| picture = Mantralay of Mumbai, Administrative Headquarters 03.jpg
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| picture_caption = Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} [[Maharashtra]]
| headquarters = [[Mantralaya, Mumbai|Mantralay]], [[Mumbai]]
| region_code = IN
| minister1_name = [[Dhananjay Munde]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]
| deputyminister1_name = [[Vishwajeet Kadam]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=महाराष्ट्र: उद्धव कैबिनेट में विभागों का बंटवारा, जानें किसे कौन सी मिली मिनिस्ट्री|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/politics/know-all-about-maharashtra-uddhav-thackeray-government-ministes-portfolio/articleshow/73105680.cms|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref>
| deputyminister1_pfo = [[Minister of State]]
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| website = {{url|https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en}}
| formed = 1928<ref name="history">{{Cite web|title=History : Social Justice Department|url=https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en/brief-history|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra}}</ref>
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| chief1_name = Shyam Tagare ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: ‘Cases of abuse underreported, data unreliable’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-cases-of-abuse-underreported-data-unreliable-7371032/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jog|first=Sanjay|date=2018-04-14|title=Maharashtra government plan to help victims of atrocity|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-government-plan-to-help-victims-of-atrocity-2604632|access-date=2021-06-25|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

The Ministry is headed by a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet level]] minister. [[Dhananjay Munde]] is current Minister of Social Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra social justice minister Dhananjay Munde refutes rape allegation, terms it blackmail|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/13/maharashtra-social-justice-minister-dhananjay-munde-refutes-rape-allegation-terms-it-blackmail-2249514.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Maharashtra’s social justice minister Dhananjay Munde tests positive for Covid-19|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/maharashtra-s-social-justice-minister-dhananjay-munde-tests-positive-for-covid-19/story-0IAL8wAX22TNkHJcAbpF6K.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==List of Cabinet Ministers==

*[[Babanrao Gholap]], [[Shiv Sena|SS]]
14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

*[[Gopinath Munde]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] {{small|([[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
01 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

*[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

*[[Chhagan Bhujbal]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] {{small|([[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
18 January 2003 - 04 November 2004

*[[Chandrakant Handore]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 
09 November 2004 - 01 December 2008

*[[Chandrakant Handore]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 
08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009

*[[Shivajirao Moghe]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 
07 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

*[[Prithviraj Chavan]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014

*[[Rajkumar Badole]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
31 October 2014 - 11 June 2019

*[[Suresh Khade]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
11 June 2019 - 08 November 2019

*[[Chhagan Bhujbal]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] (Acting)
28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

*[[Dhananjay Munde]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
30 December 2019 - Incumbent

==History==
The ministry was formed in 1928. The Welfare Department was established in 1932. The Social Welfare Directorate was created on 23rd September 1957.<ref name="history"/>

==Institutions==
Several institutes are started by the ministry for marginalized sections of society.
*Ashram Schools<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashram Shaala|url=https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en/ashram-shala|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra}}</ref>
*Residential Schools<ref>{{Cite web|title=Residential Schools|url=https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en/residential-schools|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra}}</ref>
*Hostels<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hostels|url=https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en/hostels|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra Cabinet clears hostels for children of sugarcane workers|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-clears-hostels-for-children-of-sugarcane-workers|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
*Institutions for person with disability

== See All Ministry Government of Maharashtra ==

*[[Ministry of Law and Judiciary Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra|Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)| Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Rural Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{officialwebsite|https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en}}
[[Category:Government ministries of Maharashtra]]

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Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra) - Revision history

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