The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya, also known as the Home Department), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Minister of Home Affairs, currently Devendra Fadnavis since 14 August 2022.
It is responsible for the internal affairs of the state of Maharashtra, including Maharashtra Police, Home Guard and fire services.
List #PortraitMinisterConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterParty1Yashwantrao ChavanKarad North1 May 19607 March 1962himselfIndian National Congress8 March 196220 November 19622P. K. SawantChiplun20 November 196224 November 1963 Marotrao Kannamwar25 November 19635 December 1963himself3Balasaheb DesaiPatan5 December 19631 March 1967Vasantrao Naik4Vasantrao NaikPusad1 March 196727 October 1969himself5Shankarrao ChavanBhokar27 October 196913 March 1972Vasantrao Naik6Vasantdada Patil13 March 197221 February 1975(5)Shankarrao ChavanBhokar21 February 197517 May 1977himself7Sharad PawarBaramati17 May 19777 March 1978Vasantdada Patil8Nashikrao Tirpude7 March 197818 July 1978Indian National Congress (U)(7)Sharad PawarBaramati18 July 197817 February 1980himselfIndian Congress (Socialist)9A. R. AntulayShrivardhan9 June 198021 January 1982himselfIndian National Congress10Babasaheb BhosaleNehrunagar21 January 19822 February 1983himself(6)Vasantdada PatilSangli2 February 19833 June 1985himself11Shivajirao Patil NilangekarNilanga3 June 198512 March 1986himself(5)Shankarrao ChavanMLC12 March 198626 June 1988himself(7)Sharad PawarBaramati26 June 19884 March 1990himself4 March 199025 June 199112Sudhakarrao NaikPusad25 June 19916 March 1993himself(7)Sharad PawarMLC6 March 199314 March 1995himself13Gopinath MundeRenapur14 March 19951 February 1999Manohar JoshiBharatiya Janata Party1 February 199918 October 1999Narayan Rane14Chhagan BhujbalMLC18 October 199918 January 2003Vilasrao Deshmukh Nationalist Congress Party15R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal18 January 20031 November 2004Sushilkumar Shinde1 November 20048 December 2008Vilasrao Deshmukh16 Jayant PatilWalva8 December 20087 November 2009Ashok Chavan(15)R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal7 November 200911 November 2010Prithviraj Chavan11 November 201028 September 201417 Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West31 October 201412 November 2019himselfBharatiya Janata Party18Eknath ShindeKopri-Pachpakhadi28 November 201930 December 2019Uddhav ThackerayShiv Sena19Anil DeshmukhKatol30 December 20195 April 2021Nationalist Congress Party20Dilip Walse PatilAmbegaon5 April 202130 June 2022(17) Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West30 June 20225 December 2024Eknath ShindeBharatiya Janata Party5 December 2024incumbenthimself
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vacant (Urban) & (Rural)20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01 (Urban)Satej Patil 20192022Indian National Congress Thackeray Anil Deshmukh (2019- 2021) Dilip Walse-Patil (2021 - 2022) Uddhav Thackeray02 (Rural)Shambhuraj Desai 20192022Shiv Sena03 (Rural)Sanjay Bansode Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant (Urban) & (Rural)20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Devendra Fadnavis (2022 - 2024) Eknath Shinde04 (Urban)Yogesh Kadam 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis IIIDevendra Fadnavis (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis05(Rural)Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar 2024incumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Cabinet Ministers (Jails) 1977 to 1995 17 May 1977 – 14 March 1995 No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Jails Starting on 17 May 197701Baburao Kale 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil02Nashikrao Tirpude (Deputy Chief Minister)19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II03Shankarrao Chavan 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar04Baburao Kale 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay05Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale06S. M. I. Aseer br /> 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil07Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19601962Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV08Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (Chief Minister)19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar09Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan10Padamsinh Patil 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar11Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III12Sudhakarrao Naik (Chief Minister)19911991Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik13Arun Mehta 19911993Indian National Congress14Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar Ending on 14 March 1995
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