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Ministry of Labour Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय कामगार विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Labour is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Akash Pandurang Fundkar is Current Minister of Labour Government of Maharashtra.

Head office[edit | edit source]

Minister of Labour
मंत्री कामगार विभाग
Incumbent
Akash Pandurang Fundkar

since 21 December 2024
Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor (2019- 2022)
Inaugural holder
  • M. G. Maney
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister

(Constituency)

Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Labour
01 Shantilal Shah

(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)

01 May
1960

07 March
1962

1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 M. G. Mane

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 10 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)

08 March
1962

19 November
1962

256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 M. G. Mane

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 10 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)

20 November
1962

24 November
1963

1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant

(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Interim Chief Minister)

25 November
1962

04 December
1963

9 days Indian National Congress Sawant Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
05 Narendra Mahipati Tidke

(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

05 December
1963

01 March
1967

3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari

(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)

01 March
1967

27 October
1969

2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Pratibha Patil

(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)

27 October
1969

13 March
1972

2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Vasantrao Patil

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)

13 March
1972

04 April
1973

1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Shankarrao Chavan

(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

04 April
1973

17 Match
1974

347 days Indian National Congress
10 Rafique Zakaria

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)

17 Match
1974

21 February
1975

341 days Indian National Congress
11 Shankarrao Bajirao Patil

(MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 220-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

21 February
1975

16 April
1977

2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Shankarrao Bajirao Patil

(MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 220-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

17 April
1977

07 March
1978

1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Sharad Pawar

(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

07 March
1978

18 July
1978

133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14 Sushilkumar Shinde

(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

18 July
1978

18 February
1980

1 year, 215 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Babasaheb Bhosale

(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)

09 June
1980

21 January
1982

1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad

(MLA for Kalameshwar Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District
(Legislative Assembly)

21 January
1982

02 February
1983

1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 S. M. I. Aseer

(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly)

07 February
1983

05 March
1985

2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 Narendra Mahipati Tidke

(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

12 March
1985

03 June
1985

83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 Narendra Mahipati Tidke

(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

03 June
1985

12 March
1986

282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad

(MLA for Dindori Constituency No. 122-
Nashik District
(Legislative Assembly)

12 March
1986

26 June
1988

2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Ramrao Adik

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)

26 June
1988

03 March
1990

1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
22 Narendra Marutrao Kamble

(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)

03 March
1990

25 June
1991

1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 Rohidas Patil

(MLA for Dhule Constituency No. 07-
Dhule District
(Legislative Assembly)

25 June
1991

22 February
1993

1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
24 Sarawan Parate

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 -
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Council)

06 March
1993

18 November
1994

1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
25 Sabir Shaikh

(MLA for Ambarnath Constituency No. 140-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

14 March
1995

01 February
1999

3 years, 324 days Shiv Sena Joshi
Manohar Joshi
26 Sabir Shaikh

(MLA for Ambarnath Constituency No. 140-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

01 February
1999

11 May
1999

99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
27 Babanrao Gholap

(MLA for Deolali Constituency No. 126-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

11 May
1999

17 October
1999

159 days Shiv Sena
28 Husain Dalwai

(MLA for Ratnagiri Khed Constituency No. 266-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)

19 October
1999

16 January
2003

3 years, 89 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29 Sushilkumar Shinde

(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)

18 January
2003

01 November
2004

1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
30 R. R. Patil

(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)

01 November
2004

09 November
2004

8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
31 Nawab Malik

(MLA for Anushakti Nagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)

09 November
2004

01 December
2008

4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
32 Nawab Malik

(MLA for Anushakti Nagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)

08 December
2008

06 November
2009

333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
33 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)

07 November
2009

10 November
2010

1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
34 Hasan Mushrif

(MLA for Kagal Constituency No. 273-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

11 November
2010

26 September
2014

3 years, 319 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
35 Prakash Mehta

(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)

31 October
2014

08 July
2016

1 year, 251 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
36 Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar


(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District
(Legislative Assembly)

08 July
2016

16 June
2019

2 years, 343 days Bharatiya Janata Party
37 Sanjay Kute

(MLA for Jalgaon (Jamod) Constituency No. 27-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly)

16 June
2019

12 November
2019

149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
38 Devendra Fadnavis

(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge

23 November
2019

28 November
2019

5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
39 Jayant Patil

(MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

28 November
2019

30 December
2019

32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
40 Dilip Walse-Patil

(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

30 December
2019

05 April
2021

1 year, 96 days Nationalist Congress Party
41 Hasan Mushrif

(MLA for Kagal Constituency No. 273-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

05 April
2021

29 June
2022

1 year, 85 days Nationalist Congress Party
42 Eknath Shinde

(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
In Charge

30 June
2022

14 August
2022

45 days Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
43 Suresh Khade

(MLA for Miraj Constituency No. 281-
Sangli District
(Legislative Assembly)

14 August
2022

26 November
2024

2 years, 135 days Bharatiya Janata Party
44 Devendra Fadnavis

(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge

05 December
2024

21 December
2024

16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III
Devendra Fadnavis
45 Akash Pandurang Fundkar

(MLA for Khamgaon Constituency No. 26-
Buldhana District)
(Legislative Assembly)

21 December
2024

Incumbent 1 year, 263 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Deputy Minister

(Constituency)

Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Labour
Vacant

23 November
2019

28 November
2019

5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Omprakash Babarao Kadu

(MLA for Achalpur Constituency No. 42-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)

30 December
2019

27 June
2022

2 years, 179 days Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party (Shiv Sena) Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Satej Patil

(MLC for Elected by Kolhapur Local Authorities Constituency No. 06 -
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Council)

Additional_Charge

27 June
2022

29 June
2022

2 days Indian National Congress
Vacant

30 June
2022

26 November
2024

2 years, 149 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde
03 Ashish Jaiswal

(MLA for Ramtek Constituency No. 59-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

21 December
2024

Incumbent 1 year, 263 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis III Akash Pandurang Fundkar
(2024 – Present)

Devendra Fadnavis

References[edit | edit source]

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