The Ministry of School Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing education related policies in the state Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister, Dadaji Bhuse.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of School Education01Balasaheb Desai 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Shantilal Shah 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Shantilal Shah 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Nirmala Raje Bhosale 19691972Indian National Congress08M. B. Popat 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Pratibha Patil 19731974Indian National Congress10Rafique Zakaria 19741975Indian National Congress11Prabha Rau 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Pratibha Patil 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Baliram Waman Hiray 19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Sadanand Varde 19781979Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar15Arjunrao Kasture 1979198016Baliram Waman Hiray 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay17Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale18Sudhakarrao Naik 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil19Sushilkumar Shinde 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV20Ram Meghe 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar21Ram Meghe 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan22Kamalkishor Kadam 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar23Vilasrao Deshmukh 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III24Anantrao Thopate 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Salim Zakaria 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Sudhir Joshi 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Prakash Mehta 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane28Shobhatai Fadnavis 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Ramkrishna More 19992003Indian National Congress31 Ashok Chavan 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042004Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Vasant Purke 20042008Indian National Congress 34 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 20082009Indian National Congress Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Balasaheb Thorat 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II36 Rajendra Darda 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37Vinod Tawde 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38Ashish Shelar 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II40Balasaheb Thorat 20192019Indian National Congress Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray41 Varsha Gaikwad 20192022Indian National Congress42 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde43Deepak Vasant Kesarkar 20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present)44Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis45Dadaji Bhuse 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group)
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of School Education Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Omprakash Babarao Kadu 20192022Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena ThackerayVarsha Gaikwad Uddhav Thackeray02Aditi Sunil Tatkare Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Deepak Vasant Kesarkar (2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde03Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar 2024incumbentBharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis IIIDadaji Bhuse(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
Departments Various departs come under ministry of education. Maharashtra Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research (MBTPCR) Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Minority and adult education Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCERT) Institute of Vocational Guidance State Science Institute, Nagpur State Education Technology Cell State Institute of English Study District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) Maharashtra State Council of Examinations (MSCE)
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