Ministry of Information Technology (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Information Technology is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[3][4]

Ministry of Information Technology Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय माहिती तंत्रज्ञान 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 is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Eknath Shinde is Current Minister of Information Technology. As a Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Head office edit

Minister of Information Technology
मंत्री माहिती तंत्रज्ञान
 
 
Incumbent
Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Information Technology
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
PrecursorUddhav Thackeray
(2019-2022)
Inaugural holderYashwantrao Chavan
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
DeputyVacant, TBD since 29 June 2022

List of Cabinet Ministers edit

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Information Technology
01   Yashwantrao Chavan
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I  
Yashwantrao Chavan
02   Yashwantrao Chavan
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. 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 I P. K. Sawant
05 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I  
Vasantrao Naik
06   Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 March
1967
13 March
1972
5 years, 12 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07   Vasantdada Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
13 March
1972
21 February
1975
2 years, 345 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09   Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
21 February
1975
17 May
1977
2 years, 85 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I  
Shankarrao Chavan
10   Vasantdada Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
17 May
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 294 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I  
Vasantdada Patil
11 Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (U) Vasantdada II
12   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I  
Sharad Pawar
13   Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay  
Abdul Rahman Antulay
14   Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale  
Babasaheb Bhosale
15 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III  
Vasantdada Patil
16   Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
12 March 1985
1960
03 June 1985
1962
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
17 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
18   Shankarrao Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 08 -
Nanded District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II  
Shankarrao Chavan
19   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II  
Sharad Pawar
20   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
04 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
21 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
22   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV  
Sharad Pawar
23   Manohar Joshi
(MLA for Dadar Constituency No. 181-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)

Chief Minister)
14 March
1995
31 January
1999
3 years, 323 days Shiv Sena Joshi  
Manohar Joshi
24   Narayan Rane
(MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269-
Sindhudurg District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 February
1999
17 October
1999
258 days Shiv Sena Rane  
Narayan Rane
25   Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
19 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 88 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I  
Vilasrao Deshmukh
26   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
27   Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
09 November
2004
01 December
2007
4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh II  
Vilasrao Deshmukh
28   Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I  
Ashok Chavan
29   Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
07 November
2009
10 November
201p
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
30   Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj  
Prithviraj Chavan
31   Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
31 October
2014
12 November
2019
5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I  
Devendra Fadnavis
32   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
33   Uddhav Thackeray
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray  
Uddhav Thackeray
34   Uddhav Thackeray
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Shiv Sena
35   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 Eknath  
Eknath Shinde
36   Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 August
2022
Incumbent 1 year, 257 days Shiv Sena

List of ministers of state edit

No Portrait Name Party Term of office Ministry Alliance Chief minister
1   Satej Dnyandeo Patil INC 30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry   Uddhav Thackeray
2 NA NA Eknath Shinde Ministry   Eknath Shinde

List of Ministers For Communications (1960 - 1977) edit

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Communications
Starting on 01 May 1960
01 Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I  
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. 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 I P. K. Sawant
05 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon 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
13 March
1972
5 years, 12 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
21 February
1975
2 years, 345 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
08   Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
17 May
1977
2 years, 85 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I  
Shankarrao Chavan
Ending on 16 April 1977

References edit

  1. ^ "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".
  2. ^ "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".
  3. ^ "Objectives of Information Technology Department, Government of Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2023-09-28. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Information Technology Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.