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{{Short description|Regional government in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type            = Ministry
| cabinet_type            = Ministry
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| outgoing_formation      =  
| previous                = [[Narayan Rane ministry]]
| previous                = [[Narayan Rane ministry]]
| successor              = [[Shinde ministry]]
| successor              = [[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry|Shinde ministry]]
}}
}}


The [[Indian National Congress]] politician '''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]''' formed his first government after the [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=Main>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh sworn in Maharashtra CM |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct19/nation.htm#1 |date=19 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, [[Nationalist Congress Party]], several smaller parties, and independent politicians.<ref name=Main /><ref name=MainR>{{Cite news |title=Congress, NCP agree to prune ministry |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/oct/29maha.htm |date=October 29, 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> Deshmukh was sworn in on October 18, 1999<ref name=Main /> and continued as [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] until his resignation on January 16, 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/16maha3.htm |date=16 January 2003 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
The [[Indian National Congress]] politician '''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]''' formed his first government after the [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=Main>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh sworn in Maharashtra CM |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct19/nation.htm#1 |date=19 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, [[Nationalist Congress Party]], several smaller parties, and independent politicians.<ref name=Main /><ref name=MainR>{{Cite news |title=Congress, NCP agree to prune ministry |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/oct/29maha.htm |date=29 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> Deshmukh was sworn in on 18 October 1999<ref name=Main /> and continued as [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] until his resignation on 16 January 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/16maha3.htm |date=16 January 2003 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>


==Government formation==
==Government formation==
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{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]<br />General Administration<br /> Information and Publicity<br /><small>Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.</small>
  | title                  = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]].
*General Administration
*Information and Publicity
*Information Technology
*Urban Development
 
<small>Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.</small>
  | minister1              = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
  | minister1              = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 18 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 18 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]] , Home, Social Justice and Special Assistance
  | title                  = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]]
  | minister1              = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
*Home
*Social Justice (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
*Special Assistance (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
*Majority Welfare Development
  | minister1              = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]  
  | minister1_termstart    = 18 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 18 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 16 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 16 January 2003
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Environment and Forests
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Environment  
*Forests
*State Border Defence (First)
  | minister1              = [[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]
  | minister1              = [[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Industries<br />Water Conservation
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Industries
*Mining Department
*Soil and Water Conservation (19 October 1999 – 02 March 2001)
  | minister1              = [[Patangrao Kadam]]
  | minister1              = [[Patangrao Kadam]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Revenue<br />Protocol
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Revenue
*Protocol
  | minister1              = [[Ashok Chavan]]
  | minister1              = [[Ashok Chavan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  =  Labour<br />Wakf<br />Ports  
  | title                  =   
Cabinet Minister
*Labour
*Minority Development and Aukaf
*Ports  
  | minister1              = [[Husain Dalwai]]
  | minister1              = [[Husain Dalwai]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Social Welfare<br />Women and Child Development<br />Nomadic Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare<br />Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Social Welfare / Social Justice (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
*Women and Child Development (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
*Nomadic Tribes Development
*Special Backward Classes Welfare
*Skill Development, Entrepreneurship
*Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
  | minister1              = [[Jaywantrao Awale]]
  | minister1              = [[Jaywantrao Awale]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Transport<br />Employment and Self-employment
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Transport
*Employment and Self-employment  
*Employment Guarantee (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
  | minister1              = [[Shivajirao Moghe]]
  | minister1              = [[Shivajirao Moghe]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Irrigation<br />Energy<br />Command Area Development
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Irrigation
*Energy
*Command Area Development
*Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
*Soil and Water Conservation (02 March 2001 – 16 January 2003)
  | minister1              = [[Padamsinh Patil]]
  | minister1              = [[Padamsinh Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Public Works
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
*State Border Defence (Second)
  | minister1              = [[Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil]]
  | minister1              = [[Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Tribal Development<br />Special Affairs
  | title                  =  
  | minister1              = Madhukar Pichad
Cabinet Minister
*Tribal Development
*Special Assistance (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
  | minister1              = [[Madhukar Pichad]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 16 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 16 January 2003
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}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Horticulture<br />Irrigation <small>(Krishna Valley Development<br />and Konkan Valley Development)</small>
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Horticulture
*Irrigation (Krishna Valley Development)
*Irrigation (Konkan Valley Development)
  | minister1              = [[Ajit Pawar]]
  | minister1              = [[Ajit Pawar]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Public Works (Public Projects)
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
*Co-operation
  | minister1              = [[Vikramsinh Patankar]]
  | minister1              = [[Vikramsinh Patankar]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Marketing<br />Guarantee Schemes<br />Tourism
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Marketing
*Employment Guarantee (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
*Tourism
*Woman and Child Development (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
  | minister1              = [[Ganpatrao Deshmukh]]
  | minister1              = [[Ganpatrao Deshmukh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Housing<br />House Repairs and Reconstruction<br />Parliamentary Affairs
  | title                  = *Housing
*House Repairs and Reconstruction
*Parliamentary Affairs
  | minister1              = Rohidas Patil
  | minister1              = Rohidas Patil
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Agriculture<br />Textiles
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Agriculture
*Textile
*Khar Land Development
  | minister1              = [[Ranjeet Deshmukh]]
  | minister1              = [[Ranjeet Deshmukh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Law and Judiciary<br />Rehabilitation and Relief<br />Ex-servicemen's Welfare
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Law and Judiciary
*Earthquake Rehabilitation  
*Relief And Rehabilitation
*Ex-servicemen's Welfare
  | minister1              = Vilas Patil
  | minister1              = Vilas Patil
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Animal Husbandry<br />Dairy Development
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Animal Husbandry
*Dairy Development
  | minister1              = Anand Devkate
  | minister1              = Anand Devkate
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  =  School Education<br />Sports and Youth Welfare<br />Cultural Affairs
  | title                  =   
Cabinet Minister
*School Education
*Sports and Youth Welfare
*Cultural Affairs
*Marathi Language
  | minister1              = [[Ramkrishna More]]
  | minister1              = [[Ramkrishna More]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Food and Civil Supplies<br />Consumer Protection<br />Food and Drug Administration
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Food and Civil Supplies
*Consumer Protection
*Food and Drug Administration
  | minister1              = [[Datta Meghe]]
  | minister1              = [[Datta Meghe]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Excise<br />Medicinal Drugs<br />Nomadic Tribes Development<br />Backward Classes Welfare
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Excise
*Medicinal Drugs
*Vimukta Jati
*Other Backward Classes  
  | minister1              = [[Vasant Chavan]]
  | minister1              = [[Vasant Chavan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Public Health and Family Welfare<br />Medical Education
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Public Health and Family Welfare
*Medical Education
  | minister1              = Digvijay Khanvilkar
  | minister1              = Digvijay Khanvilkar
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Rural Development<br />Water Supply and Cleanliness  
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Rural Development
*Panchayat Raj
*Water Supply
*Cleanliness  
  | minister1              = [[R. R. Patil]]
  | minister1              = [[R. R. Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Higher and Technical Education
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Higher and Technical Education
  | minister1              = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
  | minister1              = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Finance<br />Planning
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Finance
*Planning
  | minister1              = [[Jayant Patil]]
  | minister1              = [[Jayant Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Trade<br />Commerce
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Trade
*Commerce
*Fisheries
  | minister1              = Makhram Pawar
  | minister1              = Makhram Pawar
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = Minister without Portfolio
  | title                  =  
Cabinet Minister
*Minister without Portfolio, *Disaster Management
  | minister1              = [[Satish Chaturvedi]]
  | minister1              = [[Satish Chaturvedi]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 October 1999
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|-
|-
| [[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar|A. T. Pawar]]
| [[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar|A. T. Pawar]]
| Tribal welfare<ref>{{Cite web|last1=May 11|first1=TNN / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=09:42|title=8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away {{!}} Nashik News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| Tribal welfare<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=11 May 2017|title=8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away {{!}} Nashik News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
|-
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| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
|-
| [[Jaydutt Kshirsagar]]
| [[Jaydattaji Kshirsagar]]
| Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining
| Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
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| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
|-
| Minakshi Patil
| [[Meenakshi Patil]]
| Cultural Affairs and Fisheries
| Cultural Affairs and Fisheries
| [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Shekapa]]
| [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Shekapa]]
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| Transport
| Transport
| [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)|RPI(A)]]
| [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)|RPI(A)]]
|-
|}
==Guardian Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sr No.
! District
!Guardian_Minister
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Party
|-
| 01
| '''[[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Chavan]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
| rowspan=36 |[[United Progressive Alliance]]
| rowspan=36 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |
|-
| 02
| '''[[Akola district|Akola]]'''
| '''[[Vasant Chavan]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 03
| '''[[Amravati district|Amravati]]'''
| '''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]'''  <br/>(Deputy Chief Minister)
|-
| 04
| '''[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]'''
| '''[[Jayant Patil]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 05
| '''[[Beed district|Beed]]'''
| '''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 06
| '''[[Bhandara district|Bhandara]]'''
| '''[[Datta Meghe]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 07
| '''[[Buldhana district|Buldhana]]'''
| '''[[Husain Dalwai]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 08
| '''[[Chandrapur district|Chandrapur]]'''
| '''[[Makhram Pawar]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 09
| '''[[Dhule district|Dhule]]'''
| '''[[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 10
| '''[[Gadchiroli district|Gadchiroli]]'''
| '''[[R. R. Patil]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 11
| '''[[Gondiya district|Gondiya]]'''
| '''[[Ramkrishna More]]'''  <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 12
| '''[[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]'''
| '''[[Anees Ahmed]]''' <br/>(Minister of State)
|-
| 13
| '''[[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]]'''
| '''[[Anand Devkate]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 14
| '''[[Jalna district|Jalna]]'''
| '''[[Vilas Patil]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 15
|'''[[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]]'''
| '''[[Satish Chaturvedi]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 16
|'''[[Latur district|Latur]]'''
| '''[[Jaywantrao Awale]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 17
| '''[[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]'''
| '''[[R. R. Patil]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 18
| '''[[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]'''
| '''[[Ranjeet Deshmukh]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 19
|'''[[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]'''
| '''[[Patangrao Kadam]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 20
| '''[[Nanded district|Nanded]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Chavan]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|21
| '''[[Nandurbar district|Nandurbar]]'''
| '''[[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|22
| '''[[Nashik district|Nashik]]'''
| '''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]'''  <br/>(Deputy Chief Minister)
|-
|23
| '''[[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]'''
| '''[[Padamsinh Patil]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|25
| '''[[Parbhani district|Parbhani]]'''
| '''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]''' <br/>(Minister of State)
|-
|26
| '''[[Pune district|Pune]]'''
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|27
| '''[[Raigad district|Raigad]]'''
|'''[[Rohidas Patil]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|28
| '''[[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]]'''
| '''[[Ganpatrao Deshmukh]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|29
| '''[[Sangli district|Sangli]]'''
| '''[[Patangrao Kadam]]''' <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|30
| '''[[Satara district|Satara]]'''
| '''[[Vikramsinh Patankar]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|31
| '''[[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]]'''
| '''[[Eknath Gaikwad]]'''<br/>(Minister of State)
|-
|32
|'''[[Solapur district|Solapur]]'''
|'''[[Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil]]'''  <br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|33
|'''[[Thane district|Thane]]'''
| '''[[Husain Dalwai]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|34
|'''[[Wardha district|Wardha]]'''
| '''[[Shivajirao Moghe]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
|-
|35
|'''[[Washim district|Washim]]'''
| '''[[Jaywantrao Awale]]'''<br/>(Cabinet Minister)
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First Deshmukh ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed18 October 1999
Date dissolved16 January 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor P. C. Alexander (1999–2002)
Governor Mohammed Fazal (2002-03)
Head of governmentVilasrao Deshmukh
No. of ministers26 Cabinet ministers
Congress (12)
NCP (12)
PWP (1)
BBM (1)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Other smaller parties and independents
Status in legislatureCoalition
148 / 288 (51%)
Opposition partyShiv Sena
BJP
Opposition leaderNarayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly)
Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council)
History
Election(s)1999
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorNarayan Rane ministry
SuccessorShinde ministry

The Indian National Congress politician Vilasrao Deshmukh formed his first government after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[1] The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, Nationalist Congress Party, several smaller parties, and independent politicians.[1][2] Deshmukh was sworn in on 18 October 1999[1] and continued as Chief Minister until his resignation on 16 January 2003.[3]

Government formation[edit | edit source]

The 1999 elections had returned Congress as the largest legislative party with 75 out of the State's 288 legislative assembly seats. Deshmukh, who had previously served as a cabinet minister in the State was subsequently supported by the Nationalist Congress Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh, Republican Party of India (Gavai), Republican Party of India (Athawale), Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), and Independents.[2] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) supported the government from outside.[2]

The ministry had initially consisted of 61 member. However, coalition partner NCP was concerned with the large size of the cabinet. As a compromise, Deshmukh agreed that his Congress party would drop one cabinet minister and three ministers of state, while the NCP would ask two of its junior ministers to resign.[2]

List of ministers[edit | edit source]

The cabinet consisted of 55 members - Deshmukh, his Deputy Chhagan Bhujbal, 24 cabinet ministers, and 29 ministers of state.[4]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

The following ministers were allocated portfolios in October 1999.[5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister.
  • General Administration
  • Information and Publicity
  • Information Technology
  • Urban Development
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		 Vilasrao Deshmukh18 October 199916 January 2003INC
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Home
  • Social Justice (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
  • Special Assistance (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
  • Majority Welfare Development
 Chhagan Bhujbal18 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Environment
  • Forests
  • State Border Defence (First)
 Surupsingh Hirya Naik19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Soil and Water Conservation (19 October 1999 – 02 March 2001)
 Patangrao Kadam19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Protocol
 Ashok Chavan19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Ports
 Husain Dalwai19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare / Social Justice (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
  • Women and Child Development (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
  • Nomadic Tribes Development
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Skill Development, Entrepreneurship
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
 Jaywantrao Awale19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
  • Employment and Self-employment
  • Employment Guarantee (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
 Shivajirao Moghe19 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Energy
  • Command Area Development
  • Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
  • Soil and Water Conservation (02 March 2001 – 16 January 2003)
 Padamsinh Patil19 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
  • State Border Defence (Second)
 Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil19 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Tribal Development
  • Special Assistance (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
 Madhukar Pichad19 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Horticulture
  • Irrigation (Krishna Valley Development)
  • Irrigation (Konkan Valley Development)
 Ajit Pawar19 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
  • Co-operation
 Vikramsinh Patankar19 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Marketing
  • Employment Guarantee (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
  • Tourism
  • Woman and Child Development (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
 Ganpatrao Deshmukh19 October 199916 January 2003Peasants and Workers Party of India
*Housing
  • House Repairs and Reconstruction
  • Parliamentary Affairs
 Rohidas Patil27 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Textile
  • Khar Land Development
 Ranjeet Deshmukh27 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Relief And Rehabilitation
  • Ex-servicemen's Welfare
 Vilas Patil27 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Dairy Development
 Anand Devkate27 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Marathi Language
 Ramkrishna More27 October 199916 January 2003INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Protection
  • Food and Drug Administration
 Datta Meghe27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Excise
  • Medicinal Drugs
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Other Backward Classes
 Vasant Chavan27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health and Family Welfare
  • Medical Education
 Digvijay Khanvilkar27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayat Raj
  • Water Supply
  • Cleanliness
 R. R. Patil27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Higher and Technical Education
 Dilip Walse-Patil27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
 Jayant Patil27 October 199916 January 2003NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Trade
  • Commerce
  • Fisheries
 Makhram Pawar27 October 199916 January 2003Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Cabinet Minister
  • Minister without Portfolio, *Disaster Management
 Satish Chaturvedi27 October 199931 October 1999[4]INC

Ministers of state[edit | edit source]

The ministers also included the following ministers of state.[5]

Minister of state Portfolio Party
Manikrao Thakre Home Affairs (Rural), Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Parliamentary Affairs Congress
Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh Finance, Planning, and Public Works Congress
Kripashankar Singh Home Affairs (Urban) and Medicines Congress
Eknath Gaikwad Public Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare Congress
Balasaheb Thorat Public Works and Command Area Development Congress
Chandrakant Shivarkar Public Works (Public Projects) and Excise Congress
Anees Ahmed Higher and Technical Education Congress
Rajendra Darda Energy and Tourism Congress
Prakash Awade Textiles, Tribal Development, and Special Assistance Congress
Basavraj Madhavrao Patil Rural Development Congress
Mohammed Arif Khan Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Congress
A. T. Pawar Tribal welfare[6] NCP
Laxman Dhoble General Administration, Social Welfare, and Marketing NCP
Babasaheb Kupekar Cooperation NCP
Anil Deshmukh School Education, Information, Sports and Youth Affairs NCP
Jaydattaji Kshirsagar Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining NCP
Hemant Deshmukh Labour, Employment and Self-employment NCP
Vimal Mundada Women and Child Welfare, Law and Judiciary, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Relief NCP
Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Revenue and Rehabilitation NCP
Sunil Tatkare Urban Development, Urban Land Ceiling, and Ports NCP
Subhash Thakre Forests and Environment NCP
N. P. Hirani Protocol and Prohibition Publicity NCP
Meenakshi Patil Cultural Affairs and Fisheries Shekapa
Mohan Mahadev Patil Horticulture, Nomadic Tribes, and Backward Class Development Shekapa
Sulekha Kumbhare Water Supply and Cleanliness RPI(G)
Dada Jadhavrao Agriculture, and Ex-servicemen's Welfare JD(S)
Ajit Ghorpade Irrigation (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Corporation) Independent
Nawab Malik Housing, Slum Development, House Repairs, and Wakf SP
Gangadhar Gade Transport RPI(A)

Guardian Ministers[edit | edit source]

Sr No. District Guardian_Minister Party
01 Ahmednagar Ashok Chavan
(Cabinet Minister) 		United Progressive Alliance
02 Akola Vasant Chavan
(Cabinet Minister)
03 Amravati Chhagan Bhujbal
(Deputy Chief Minister)
04 Aurangabad Jayant Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
05 Beed Dilip Walse-Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
06 Bhandara Datta Meghe
(Cabinet Minister)
07 Buldhana Husain Dalwai
(Cabinet Minister)
08 Chandrapur Makhram Pawar
(Cabinet Minister)
09 Dhule Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(Cabinet Minister)
10 Gadchiroli R. R. Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
11 Gondiya Ramkrishna More
(Cabinet Minister)
12 Hingoli Anees Ahmed
(Minister of State)
13 Jalgaon Anand Devkate
(Cabinet Minister)
14 Jalna Vilas Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
15 Kolhapur Satish Chaturvedi
(Cabinet Minister)
16 Latur Jaywantrao Awale
(Cabinet Minister)
17 Mumbai City R. R. Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
18 Mumbai Suburban Ranjeet Deshmukh
(Cabinet Minister)
19 Nagpur Patangrao Kadam
(Cabinet Minister)
20 Nanded Ashok Chavan
(Cabinet Minister)
21 Nandurbar Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(Cabinet Minister)
22 Nashik Chhagan Bhujbal
(Deputy Chief Minister)
23 Osmanabad Padamsinh Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
25 Parbhani Balasaheb Thorat
(Minister of State)
26 Pune Ajit Pawar
(Cabinet Minister)
27 Raigad Rohidas Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
28 Ratnagiri Ganpatrao Deshmukh
(Cabinet Minister)
29 Sangli Patangrao Kadam
(Cabinet Minister)
30 Satara Vikramsinh Patankar
(Cabinet Minister)
31 Sindhudurg Eknath Gaikwad
(Minister of State)
32 Solapur Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
33 Thane Husain Dalwai
(Cabinet Minister)
34 Wardha Shivajirao Moghe
(Cabinet Minister)
35 Washim Jaywantrao Awale
(Cabinet Minister)
36 Yavatmal Madhukar Pichad
(Cabinet Minister)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Deshmukh sworn in Maharashtra CM". The Tribune. 19 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Congress, NCP agree to prune ministry". Rediff News. 29 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra". Rediff News. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Deshmukh drops six ministers, allocates portfolios". Rediff News. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Maharashtra Council of Ministers". Rediff News. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away | Nashik News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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