Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Water Resources. is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.

Ministry of Water Resources Government of Maharashtra

मंत्रालय जलसंपदा विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Maharashtra
Headquarters	Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible	Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister
Deputy Minister responsible	Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022, Minister of State
Ministry executive	(IAS)
Parent department	Government of Maharashtra

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Devendra Fadnavis is Current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra And Minister of Water Resources. Government of Maharashtra since 14 August 2022.

Head office

Minister of Water Resources मंत्री जलसंपदा विभाग
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)
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	Jayant Patil (2019- 2022)
Inaugural holder	Marotrao Kannamwar (1960-1962)
Formation	1 May 1960
Deputy	Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No.	Portrait		Minister (Constituency)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Chief Minister
				From	To	Period
Minister of Irrigation
01			Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	01 May 1960	07 March 1962	1 year, 310 days	Indian National Congress	Yashwantrao I	Yashwantrao Chavan
02			Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	08 March 1962	19 November 1962	256 days	Indian National Congress	Yashwantrao II
03			Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	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			Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	05 December 1963	01 March 1967	3 years, 86 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao I	Vasantrao Naik
06			Balasaheb Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly)	01 March 1967	27 October 1969	2 years, 240 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao II
07			Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly)	27 October 1969	13 March 1972	2 years, 138 days	Indian National Congress
08			Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)	13 March 1972	04 April 1973	1 year, 32 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantrao III
09			Hari Govindrao Vartak (MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180- Palghar District (Legislative Assembly)	04 April 1973	17 Match 1974	347 days	Indian National Congress
10			Yashwantrao Mohite (MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly)	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	341 days	Indian National Congress
11			Vasantdada Patil (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council)	21 February 1975	16 April 1977	2 years, 54 days	Indian National Congress	Shankarrao I	Shankarrao Chavan
12			Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly)	17 April 1977	07 March 1978	1 year, 324 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada I	Vasantdada Patil
13			Ramrao Adik (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council)	07 March 1978	18 July 1978	133 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada II
Minister of Water Resources
14			Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly)	18 July 1978	18 February 1980	1 year, 215 days	Indian Congress (Socialist)	Pawar I	Sharad Pawar
Minister of Irrigation
15			Bhikajirao Jijaba Khatal-Patil (MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly)	09 June 1980	21 January 1982	1 year, 226 days	Indian National Congress	Antulay	Abdul Rahman Antulay
16			Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly)	21 January 1982	02 February 1983	1 year, 12 days	Indian National Congress	Bhosale	Babasaheb Bhosale
17			Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly)	07 February 1983	05 March 1985	2 years, 26 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada III	Vasantdada Patil
18			Jawaharlal Darda (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council)	12 March 1985	03 June 1985	83 days	Indian National Congress	Vasantdada IV
19			Shivajirao Deshmukh (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council)	03 June 1985	12 March 1986	282 days	Indian National Congress	Nilangekar	Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
Minister of Irrigation, Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development
20			Shankarrao Chavan (Minister of Irrigation And Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (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
21			Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	26 June 1988	03 March 1990	1 year, 250 days	Indian National Congress	Pawar II	Sharad Pawar
22			Sharad Pawar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (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
23			Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	03 March 1990	25 June 1991	1 year, 114 days	Indian National Congress	Pawar III
24			Sharad Pawar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	03 March 1990	25 June 1991	1 year, 114 days	Indian National Congress
25			Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	25 June 1991	22 February 1993	1 year, 242 days	Indian National Congress	Sudhakarrao	Sudhakarrao Naik
26			Sudhakarrao Naik (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (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
27			Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	06 March 1993	18 November 1994	1 year, 257 days	Indian National Congress	Pawar IV	Sharad Pawar
28			Harshvardhan Deshmukh (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43- Amravati District) (Legislative Assembly)	06 March 1993	18 November 1994	1 year, 257 days	Independent politician Supported Party (Indian National Congress)
Minister of Irrigation, Minister of Irrigation Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development
29			Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Amgaon Constituency No. 66- Gondia district) (Legislative Assembly)	14 March 1995	10 June 1997	2 years, 88 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Joshi	Manohar Joshi
30			Eknath Khadse (Minister of Irrigation Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	14 March 1995	01 February 1999	3 years, 324 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
31			Eknath Khadse (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	10 June 1997	01 February 1999	1 year, 236 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
32			Nitin Gadkari (Minister of Irrigation) (MLC for Nagpur Graduates Constituency No. 03 - Nagpur District) (Legislative Council)	01 February 1999	11 May 1999	99 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Rane	Narayan Rane
33			Eknath Khadse (Minister of Irrigation Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	01 February 1999	11 May 1999	99 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
34			Eknath Khadse (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	11 May 1999	17 October 1999	159 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
35			Narayan Rane (Minister of Irrigation Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269- Sindhudurg District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	11 May 1999	17 October 1999	159 days	Shiv Sena
36			Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Minister of Irrigation) (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly)	19 October 1999	16 January 2003	3 years, 89 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Deshmukh I	Vilasrao Deshmukh
37			Ajit Pawar (Minister of Irrigation Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	19 October 1999	16 January 2003	3 years, 89 days	Nationalist Congress Party
Minister of Water Resources Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development And (Konkan Valley Development
38			Sushilkumar Shinde (Minister of Water Resources) (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
39			Shivajirao Moghe (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Arni Constituency No. 80- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly)	18 January 2003	01 November 2004	1 year, 295 days	Indian National Congress
40			R. R. Patil (Minister of Water Resources and Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (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
41			Ajit Pawar (Minister of Water Resources) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	09 November 2004	01 December 2008	4 years, 22 days	Nationalist Congress Party
42			Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Phaltan Constituency No. 255- Satara District (Legislative Assembly)	09 November 2004	01 December 2008	4 years, 22 days	Nationalist Congress Party
43			Ajit Pawar (Minister of Water Resources) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	08 December 2008	06 November 2009	333 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Ashok I	Ashok Chavan
44			Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) ) (MLA for Phaltan Constituency No. 255- Satara District (Legislative Assembly)	08 December 2008	06 November 2009	333 days	Nationalist Congress Party
45			Ajit Pawar (Minister of Water Resources) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	07 November 2009	10 November 2010	1 year, 3 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Ashok II
46			Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (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
47			Sunil Tatkare (Minister of Water Resources) (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly)	11 November 2010	26 September 2014	1 year, 320 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Prithviraj	Prithviraj Chavan
48			Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 - Satara District) (Legislative Council)	11 November 2010	07 June 2013	2 years, 208 days	Nationalist Congress Party
49			Ajit Pawar (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister)	07 June 2013	11 June 2013	4 days	Nationalist Congress Party
50			Shashikant Shinde (Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development) (MLA for Koregaon Constituency No. 257- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly)	11 June 2013	26 September 2014	1 year, 107 days	Nationalist Congress Party
Minister of Water Resources
51			Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)	31 October 2014	04 December 2014	34 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Fadnavis I	Devendra Fadnavis
52			Girish Mahajan (MLA for Jamner Constituency No. 19- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly)	05 December 2014	12 November 2019	4 years, 342 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
53			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
54			Chhagan Bhujbal (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly)	28 November 2019	30 December 2019	32 days	Nationalist Congress Party	Thackeray	Uddhav Thackeray
55			Jayant Patil (MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly)	30 December 2019	29 June 2022	2 years, 181 days	Nationalist Congress Party
56			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 (Shinde Group)	Eknath	Eknath Shinde
57			Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister)	14 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 147 days	Bharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

No.	Portrait		Deputy Minister (Constituency)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Minister	Chief Minister
				From	To	Period
Deputy Minister of Water Resources.
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	Jayant Patil	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	Incumbent	2 years, 161 days	NA	Eknath	Eknath Shinde (2022 - 2022) Devendra Fadnavis (2022- Present)	Eknath Shinde