Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Planning, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय नियोजन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Seal of the state of Maharashtra
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Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websiteplan.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx

The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[1][2]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Ajit Pawar is current Minister of Planning.

List of Cabinet Ministers[edit]

09 June 1980 - 12 January 1982

  • V. Subramaniam , INC

13 January 1982 - 01 February 1983

07 February 1983 - 05 March 1985

12 March 1985 - 01 June 1985

04 June 1985 - 06 March 1986

12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988

26 June 1988 - 03 March 1990

4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991

25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993

06 March 1993 - 14 March 1995

14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

18 January 2003 - 04 November 2004

01 November 2004 - 04 December 2008

08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009

07 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

11 November 2010 - 25 September 2012

25 September 2012 - 07 December 2012

07 December 2012 - 26 September 2014

31 October 2014 - 08 November 2019

28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

30 December 2019 - Incumbent

Organizational structure[edit]

Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.[3]

Directorate of Economics and Statistics[edit]

Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[4]

  • Collect official statistics
  • Data collection through surveys,
  • Censuses
  • Publish statistical publications regularly[5]
  • Offer training to statistical personnel
  • Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments

Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.[6]

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)[edit]

MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning.[7] MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS).[8][9] Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Objectives of Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Structure of Planning Department" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Maharashtra.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". mahades.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Mumbai: Govt sets up panel to publish state-level IIP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Statistics play important role in good governance: Gowda". The Indian Express. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Center". MRSAC, Government of Maharashtra.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "History of MRSAC". MRSAC Government of Maharashtra.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ May 2, Anjaya Anparthi /; 2016; Ist, 03:02. "Govt plans to map whole state through satellite images | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Satellite imagery, artificial intelligence to improve farm yields in Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-01.


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