The Ministry of tourism is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. The Ministry is responsible for promotion of travel and tourism in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by the Cabinet level Minister. Shambhuraj Desai is current Minister of Tourism since December 2024.
Tourism in Maharashtra Maharashtra attracts drug tourists from different states and foreign countries. It was the second most visited Indian state by foreigners and fourth most visited state by domestic tourists in the country in 2014. Aurangabad is the tourism capital of Maharashtra.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Tourism01Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantP. K. Sawant05Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Balasaheb Desai 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07P. K. Sawant 19691972Indian National Congress08Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Yashwantrao Mohite 19731974Indian National Congress10Vasantrao Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19751976Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Rafiq Zakaria 19761977Indian National Congress13Nashikrao Tirpude 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil14Prabha Rau 19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II15Sushilkumar Shinde 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar16Jayant Shridhar Tilak 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay17Baliram Waman Hiray 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale18 Sushilkumar Shinde 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil19Jawaharlal Darda 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Jawaharlal Darda 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Ram Meghe 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Vilasrao Deshmukh 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Vilasrao Deshmukh 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Anantrao Thopate 1991199124Sudhakarrao Naik (Chief Minister)19911991Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil 1991199326Prabhakar Dharkar 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar27Vilasrao Deshmukh 19941995Indian National Congress28Jagannath Patil 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi29Pramod Navalkar 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane30Eknath Khadse 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party38 Ganpatrao Deshmukh 19992003Peasants and Workers Party of India Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh32 Shivajirao Moghe 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde33 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh34 Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil 20042008Nationalist Congress Party 35 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan36 Vijaykumar Gavit 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II37 Chhagan Bhujbal 20102014Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)20142016Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis40 Pankaja Munde 20162016Bharatiya Janata Party42 Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal 20162019Bharatiya Janata Party43 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II44Eknath Shinde 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray45 Aaditya Thackeray 20192022Shiv Sena46 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde47 Mangal Lodha 20222023Bharatiya Janata Party48 Girish Mahajan 20232024Bharatiya Janata Party 49Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis50Shambhuraj Desai 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group)
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Tourism Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Aditi Tatkare 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Aaditya Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Mangal Lodha (2022 - 2023) Girish Mahajan (2023–2024) Eknath Shinde02Indranil Naik 2024IncumbentNationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group) Fadnavis III Shambhuraj Desai (2024–Present) Devendra Fadnavis
List of principal secretary Mr. Valsa Nair Singh IAS
MTDC
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.
See also Ministry of General Administration (Maharashtra) Ministry of Information and Public Relations (Maharashtra) Ministry of Information Technology (Maharashtra) Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra) Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra) Ministry of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra) Ministry of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra) Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra) Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra) Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra) Ministry of State Excise (Maharashtra) Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra) Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra) Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra) Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra) Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra) Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra) Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra) Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra) Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra) Ministry of Co-operation (Maharashtra) Ministry of Marketing (Maharashtra) Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra) Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra) Ministry of Mining Department (Maharashtra) Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra) Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra) Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra) Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra) Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra) Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra) Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra) Ministry of Sanitation (Maharashtra) Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra) Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra) Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra) Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra) Ministry of Ex. Servicemen Welfare (Maharashtra) Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra) Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra) Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra) Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra) Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra) Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra) Ministry of Ports Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Disaster Management (Maharashtra) Ministry of Relief & Rehabilitation (Maharashtra) Ministry of Khar Land Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Earthquake Rehabilitation (Maharashtra) Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra) Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf (Maharashtra) Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra) Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra) Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra) Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra) Ministry of Other Backward Bahujan Welfare (Maharashtra) Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra) Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
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