Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)

Minister of Tourism
**मंत्री पर्यटन**
Minister of Tourism; मंत्री पर्यटन
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	Ministry of Tourism
Style	The Honourable
Abbreviation	Cabinet Minister
Member of	State Cabinet
Reports to	Chief Minister,; Maharashtra Legislature
Seat	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Appointer	Governor on the advice of the ; Chief Minister
Term length	5 years
Precursor	Mangal Lodha; (2022-2023)
Inaugural holder	Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan; (1960-1962)
Formation	1 May 1960
Deputy	Vacant, TBD; since 29 June 2022

Ministry of Tourism Department
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय पर्यटन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Maharashtra
Headquarters	Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible	Girish Mahajan, Cabinet Minister;
Deputy Minister responsible	Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022, Minister of State;
Ministry executive	Mr. Valsa Nair Singh, Principal Secretary;
Parent department	Government of Maharashtra
Website	www.maharashtratourism.gov.in

The Ministry of tourism is a ministry in Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for promotion of travel and tourism in Maharashtra.

Ministry is headed by Cabinet level Minister. Girish Mahajan is current Minister of Tourism since 14 July 2023.

Tourism in Maharashtra edit

Maharashtra attracts tourists from different states and foreign countries.^[1] It was the second most visited Indian state by foreigners and fourth most visited state by domestic tourists in the country in 2014.^[2] Aurangabad is the tourism capital of Maharashtra.^[3]

Head office edit

List of cabinet ministers edit


No	Name (Constituency)		Term of office	Ministry
1	Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan	INC	1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962	-	Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
2	Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan		8 March 1962 - 19 November 1962	Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra)	Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3	Shankarrao Chavan		20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963	-	Marotrao Kannamwar
4	Abdul Kader Salebhoy		25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963	-	P. K. Sawant
5	M. D. Choudhari		5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967	-	Vasantrao Naik
6	Vasantdada Patil		1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972	-	Vasantrao Naik
7	Pratibha Patil		13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975	Third Vasantrao Naik ministry	Vasantrao Naik
8	Shankarrao Chavan Chief Minister		21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977	First Shankarrao Chavan ministry	Shankarrao Chavan
9	Nashikrao Tirpude		17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978	First Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
10	Prabha Rau	INC (I)	7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978	Second Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
11	Sushilkumar_Shinde	INC (S)	18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980	First Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
12	Jayant Shridhar Tilak	INC	9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982	Antulay ministry	A. R. Antulay
13	Baliram Hiray		13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983	Bhosale ministry	Babasaheb Bhosale
14	Sushilkumar Shinde		7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985	Third Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
15	V. Subramanian		12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985	Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
16	Jawaharlal Darda		4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986	Nilangekar ministry	Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17	Ram Meghe		12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988	Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry	Shankarrao Chavan
18	Vilasrao Deshmukh		26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990	Second Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
19	Vilasrao Deshmukh		4 March 1990 - 25 January 1991	Third Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
20	Anantrao Thopate		25 January 1991 - 24 June 1991	Third Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
21	Sudhakarrao Naik Chief Minister		25 June 1991 - 30 December 1991	Sudhakarrao Naik ministry	Sudhakarrao Naik
22	Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil		30 December 1991 - 22 February 1993	Sudhakarrao Naik ministry	Sudhakarrao Naik
23	Vilasrao Deshmukh		6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995	Fourth Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
24	Jagannath Patil	BJP	14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999	Manohar Joshi ministry	Manohar Joshi
25	Jagannath Patil	BJP	1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999	Narayn Rane Ministry	Narayan Rane
26	Ganpatrao Deshmukh	PWP	27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003	First Deshmukh ministry	Vilasrao Deshmukh
27	Ashok Chavan	INC	27 December 2003 - 19 October 2004	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry	Sushilkumar Shinde
28	Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil	NCP	1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008	Second Deshmukh ministry	Vilasrao Deshmukh
29	Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister (MLA for Yevla-Nashik District)		8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009	First Ashok Chavan ministry	Ashok Chavan
30	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit		7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010	Second Ashok Chavan ministry	Ashok Chavan
31	Chhagan Bhujbal (MLA for Yevla-Nashik District)		11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014	Prithviraj Chavan ministry	Prithviraj Chavan
32	Pankaja Munde	BJP	31 October 2014 - 08 July 2016	Devendra Fadanvis Ministry	Devendra Fadnavis
33	Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal	BJP	08 July 2016 – 08 November 2019	Devendra Fadanvis Ministry
Incharge Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister 23 November 2019 to 26 November 2019				Second Fadnavis ministry
34	Eknath Shinde	SHS	28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	Uddhav Thackeray
35	Aaditya Thackeray	SHS	30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	Uddhav Thackeray
Incharge Eknath Shinde Chief Minister 30 June 2022 to 14 August 2022				Eknath Shinde Ministry	Eknath Shinde
36	Mangal Lodha	BJP	14 August 2022 - 14 July 2023
37	Girish Mahajan (MLA for Jamner- Jalgaon District)	BJP	14 July 2023 - Incumbent

List of ministers of state edit


No	Name (Constituency)	Party		Term of office	Ministry	Alliance		Chief minister
1	Aditi Sunil Tatkare (MLA for Shrivardhan- Raigad District)		NCP	30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry		United Progressive Alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi SHS+NCP+INC		Uddhav Thackeray
2	NA		SHS Eknath group BJP	NA	Eknath Shinde Ministry		National Democratic Alliance Mahayuti BJP SHS Eknath group		Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary edit

Mr. Valsa Nair Singh IAS

MTDC edit

Ministry has separate wing which looks after tourism development. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation commonly abbreviated as MTDC, is a body of the Ministry of Tourism responsible for development of tourism in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has been established under the Companies Act, 1956, (fully owned by Govt. of Maharashtra) for systematic development of tourism on commercial lines, with an authorized share capital of Rs. 25 crore. The paid up share capital of the corporation as on 31 March 2013 is Rs. 1538.88 lakhs.^[4]

References edit

^ "Andhra Pradesh top tourist destination: Tourism Ministry". 18 July 2011.
^ "India's top 10 tourist destinations".
^ "Aurangabad". www.maharashtratourism.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "MAHARASHTRA TOURISM, The Official Website of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Govt. of India - About_us". Maharashtratourism.gov.in. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Andhra Pradesh top tourist destination: Tourism Ministry". 18 July 2011.

[2] "India's top 10 tourist destinations".

[3] "Aurangabad". www.maharashtratourism.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

[4] "MAHARASHTRA TOURISM, The Official Website of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Govt. of India - About_us". Maharashtratourism.gov.in. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

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