Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for consumer protection and regulating food and civil supply issues in Maharashtra.

Head office

Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection01Sultan. G. Kazi 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. Sawant05 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Keshavrao Sonawane 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Shankarrao Chavan 19691972Indian National Congress08Vasantrao Patil 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Anant Namjoshi 19731974Indian National Congress10Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19741975Indian National Congress11Ratnappa Kumbhar 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Shankarrao Gedam 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Yashwantrao Mohite 19781978Indian National CongressVasantdada II14Jagannathrao Jadhav 19781980Janata Party Pawar ISharad Pawar15Bhikajirao Jijaba Khatal-Patil 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16V. Subramaniam 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Pratibha Patil 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19 Shivajirao Deshmukh 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20V. Subramanian 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Datta Meghe 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Jawaharlal Darda 19911991Indian National Congress24Jawaharlal Darda 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Sarawan Parate 19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Shobha Fadnavis 19951999Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi27Shobha Fadnavis 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane28Mahadeo Shivankar 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Datta Meghe 19992003Nationalist Congress Party31 Sushilkumar Shinde (Chief Minister)20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 baba siddiqui 20042008Nationalist Congress Party34 Ramesh Bang 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Anil Deshmukh 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II36 Balasaheb Thorat 20102014Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Vishnu Savara 20142014Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Girish Bapat 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) Additional Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party40 Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party41 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II42 Jayant Patil 20192019Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray43 Chhagan Bhujbal 20192022Nationalist Congress Party44 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde45 Ravindra Chavan 20222023Bharatiya Janata Party 46 Chhagan Bhujbal 20232024Nationalist Congress Party 47Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis48 Dhananjay Munde 20242025Nationalist Congress Party 49 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) Additional Charge20252025Bharatiya Janata Party50 Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister)20252025Nationalist Congress Party 51 Chhagan Bhujbal 2025incumbentNationalist Congress Party

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Vishwajeet Kadam 20192022Indian National Congress Thackeray Chhagan Bhujbal Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Ravindra Chavan(2022 - 2023) Chhagan Bhujbal (2023 – 2024) Eknath Shinde02Yogesh Kadam 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis III Dhananjay Munde (2024 – 2025) Devendra Fadnavis Additional Charge (2025 – 2025) Ajit Pawar (2025 – 2025) Chhagan Bhujbal (2025 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis

List of principal secretary Pranab (2000-2004)

History Food and Civil Supplies department came into existence in March 1965. Before 1965, Food and Civil Supply came under Agriculture, Food and Cooperation Department.

Jurisdiction Ministry looks after Maharashtra. Department works in alignment with the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Consumer protection Department is further divided into following offices for administrative purpose.

State and District level consumer protection : Consumer Welfare Advisory Committee District Consumer Protection Councils State Consumer Protection Council Jurisdiction of the State Commission & District Forum District Fora Circuit Bench State Commission

Composition of State Commission The State Commission consists of five Members one President (sitting or retired High Court Judge) one is judicial member (sitting or retired District Court Judge) and one is lady member. two members with adequate knowledge of consumer protection laws

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