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Ministry of Forests Government of Maharashtra

मंत्रालय वनविभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Preceding agency Forests Department
Jurisdiction Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Headquarters Mantralaya, Mumbai
Annual budget State budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible Ganesh Ramachandra Naik, Cabinet Minister
Deputy Ministers responsible Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022, Minister of State
Agency executive Principal SecretaryJoint SecretaryDeputy Secretary

The Ministry of Forests (Maharashtra) is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Cabinet Minister by Ganesh Ramachandra Naik .

Minister of Forests Departmentमंत्री वन विभाग
Emblem of India
Flag of India
IncumbentGanesh Naiksince 21 December 2024
Ministry of Forests Department
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 Devendra Fadnavis
Inaugural holder D. S. Palaspagar (1960-1962)
Formation 1 May 1960
Deputy Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022
No. Portrait Minister(Constituency) Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Forests Department
01 B. G. Gadhe (MLA for Jalna North Constituency No. 101- Jalna District) (Legislative Assembly) 01 May1960 07 March1962 1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan
02 D. S. Palaspagar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Bhandara District) (Legislative Council) 08 March1962 19 November1962 256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 D. S. Palaspagar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Bhandara District) (Legislative Council) 20 November1962 24 November1963 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 November1962 04 December1963 9 days Indian National Congress Sawant Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
05 Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) 05 December1963 01 March1967 3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I Vasantrao Naik
06 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) 01 March1967 27 October1969 2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) 27 October1969 13 March1972 2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) 13 March1972 04 April1973 1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) 04 April1973 17 Match1974 347 days Indian National Congress
10 Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) 17 Match1974 21 February1975 341 days Indian National Congress
11 R. J. Deotale (MLA for Bhadrawati Constituency No. 72- Chandrapur District (Legislative Assembly) 21 February1975 16 April1977 2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan
12 R. J. Deotale (MLA for Bhadrawati Constituency No. 72- Chandrapur District (Legislative Assembly) 17 April 1977 07 March1978 1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I Vasantdada Patil
13 Nashikrao Tirpude (MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61- Bhandara District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister) 07 March1978 18 July1978 133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Sadanand Varde (MLA for Vandre Constituency No. 176- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) 18 July1978 18 February1980 1 year, 124 days Janata Party Pawar I Sharad Pawar
15 Ganpatrao Deshmukh (MLA for Sangola Constituency No. 235- Solapur District (Legislative Assembly) 19 November1979 18 February1980 91 days Peasants and Workers Party of India
16 Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) 09 June1980 21 January1982 1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay
Minister of Forests Department and Minister of Social Forestry
17 S. M. I. Aseer (MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) 21 January1982 02 February1983 1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale
18 Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) 07 February1983 05 March1985 2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III Vasantdada Patil
19 Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) 12 March1985 03 June1985 83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) 03 June1985 12 March1986 282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) 12 March1986 26 June1988 2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan
22 Chhedilal Gupta (MLA for Gondiya Constituency No. 134- Gondiya District) (Legislative Assembly) 26 June1988 03 March1990 1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar
23 Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) 03 March1990 25 January1991 328 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Datta Meghe (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 - Wardha District) (Legislative Council) 25 January1991 25 June1991 151 days Indian National Congress
25 Madhukarrao Pichad (MLA for Akole Constituency No. 213- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) 25 June1991 26 December1991 184 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
26 Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe (MLA for Kopargaon Constituency No. 219- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) 26 December1991 22 February1993 1 year, 58 days Indian National Congress
Minister of Forests Department
27 Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) 06 March1993 18 November1994 1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar
28 Ganesh Naik (MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) 14 March1995 01 February1999 3 years, 324 days Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi
29 Gopinath Munde (MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 - Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister) 01 February1999 11 May1999 99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane
30 Sudhir Joshi (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 21 - Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council) 11 May1999 17 October1999 159 days Shiv Sena
31 Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) 19 October1999 16 January2003 3 years, 89 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh
32 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil (MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) 18 January2003 01 November2004 1 year, 295 days Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde
33 R. R. Patil (MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister) 01 November2004 09 November2004 8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh
34 Babanrao Pachpute (MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) 09 November2004 01 December2008 4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
35 Babanrao Pachpute (MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) 08 December2008 06 November2009 333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I Ashok Chavan
36 Patangrao Kadam (MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) 07 November2009 10 November2010 1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
37 Patangrao Kadam (MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) 11 November2010 26 September2014 3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan
38 Sudhir Mungantiwar (MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) 31 October2014 12 November2019 5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis
39 Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)(Chief_Minister) In Charge 23 November2019 28 November2019 5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
40 Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) 28 November2019 30 December2019 32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray
41 Sanjay Rathod (MLA for Digras Constituency No. 79- Yavatmal District (Legislative Assembly) 30 December2019 28 February2021 1 year, 60 days Shiv Sena
42 Uddhav Thackeray (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) (Chief Minister) 28 February2021 29 June2022 1 year, 121 days Shiv Sena
43 Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister)In Charge 30 June2022 14 August2022 45 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath Eknath Shinde
44 Sudhir Mungantiwar (MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) 14 August2022 26 November2024 2 years, 135 days Bharatiya Janata Party
45 Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)(Chief_Minister) In Charge 05 December2024 Incumbent 27 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis
46 Ganesh Naik (MLA for Airoli Constituency No. 150- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) 21 December2024 Incumbent 11 days Bharatiya Janata Party
No. Portrait Deputy Minister(Constituency) Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Forest
Vacant 23 November2019 28 November2019 5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis
01 Dattatray Vithoba Bharne (MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200- Pune District (Legislative Assembly) 30 December2019 29 June2022 2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Sanjay Rathod(2019 - 2021) Uddhav Thackeray (2021 - 2022) Uddhav Thackeray
Vacant 30 June2022 Incumbent 2 years, 185 days NA Eknath Eknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sudhir Mungantiwar (2022 - Present) Eknath Shinde

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