First Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra)

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First Yashwantrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed1 May 1960
Date dissolved7 March 1962
People and organisations
GovernorSri Prakasa
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Total no. of members26
14 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
12 deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partySCF
CPI
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorY. Chavan II (Bombay State)
SuccessorY. Chavan II (Maharashtra)

Yashwantrao Chavan was the chief minister of Bombay State until its bifurcation into Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May 1960.[1] Chavan became the first chief minister of Maharashtra from that day.[1][2][3] His government continued till 1962 legislative elections, after which Chavan was sworn in for a second term.

List of ministers[edit | edit source]

The ministry consisted of 14 cabinet ministers.[4]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Home,
  • Planning,
  • Information and Public Relations,
  • Information Technology
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Majority Welfare

Departments not allocated to any minister		 Yashwantrao Chavan1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works
  • Protocol
  • Buildings
  • Communications
  • Culture Affairs
  • Textiles
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
 Marotrao Kannamwar1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Marketing
  • Sanitation
 Shantilal Shah1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Ports Development
  • Water Supply
  • Marathi Language
 Vasantrao Naik1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Forests
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Employment Guarantee
  • Khar Land Development
 B. G. Gadhe1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance,
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Command Area Development
 S. K. Wankhede1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Medical Education
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Other Backward Classes
 Balasaheb Desai1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection,
  • Housing,
  • Printing Presses,
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Fisheries
 S. G. Kazi1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Special Assistance
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Nomadic Tribesl Department
  • Vimukta Jati
 Balasaheb Shivram Bharde1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
  • Transport
  • Disaster Management
  • Animal Husbandry Department
  • Dairy Development
 P. K. Sawant1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
  • State Excise
  • Social Welfare
  • Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
  • Tribal Development
 T. R. Narawane1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Power / Energy
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Rural Development
 Shankarrao Chavan1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health,
  • Small Savings
  • Tourism
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan1 May 19607 March 1962INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Urban Development
  • Woman and Child Development
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
 D. Z. Palaspagar1 May 19607 March 1962INC

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in मराठी). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "In photos: From Yashwantrao Chavan to Devendra Fadnavis, take a look at all the previous CMs of Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Ajit Ranade (24 March 2012). "Remembering Maharashtra's first CM". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "14-Man Cabinet for Maharashtra, Adequate Representation to Regional Interests". Times of India. 2 May 1960. p. 1. ProQuest 756004355. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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