The Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for promoting environmental issues in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Pankaja Munde is current Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Environment and Climate Change01Balasaheb Desai 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Vasantrao Naik 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Sawant IP. K. Sawant05 Sadashiv Govind Barve 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Keshavrao Sonawane 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19691972Indian National Congress08Pratibha Patil 19721974Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19741975Indian National Congress10Sharad Pawar 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao IShankarrao Chavan11Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil12Purushottam Dekate 19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II13Pramila Tople 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar14Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay15Babasaheb Bhosale (Chief Minister)19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale16Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil17Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19601962Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Sushilkumar Shinde 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20V. Subramanian 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Jawaharlal Darda 19911991Indian National Congress24Jawaharlal Darda 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Vilasrao Deshmukh 19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Ganesh Naik 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Chandrakant Khaire 19991999Shiv Sena29 Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19992003Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil 20032004Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde31 Ganesh Naik 20042007Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh32 Ganesh Naik 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan33 Jayant Patil 2009201pNationalist Congress Party Ashok II34 Sanjay Deotale 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan35 Eknath Khadse 20142014Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis36 Ramdas Kadam 20142019Shiv Sena37 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II38Eknath Shinde 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray39 Aaditya Thackeray 20192022Shiv Sena40 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde41 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present)42Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis43Pankaja Munde 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Environment and climate change The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 201920192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Sanjay Bansode 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Aaditya Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis III Pankaja Munde(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
History Ministry of Environment was renamed as Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2020.
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is execution wing of the ministry. MPCB is responsible for implementation of - Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Water (Cess) Act, 1977 Few provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998, Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc. MPCB is an ISO 9000 and ISO 27001 certified organization.
Composition of the MPCB As per provisions of section 4 of the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974 and section 5 of Air (P&CP) Act, 1981), board consists of: Chairman, Member Secretary Official and Non-Official Members
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