Ministry of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Department of Animal Husbandry is a department of Government of Maharashtra to regulate animal husbandry in Maharashtra.

The department is headed by the cabinet level minister. The Minister of State assists cabinet minister. Pankaja Munde is current Minister for Husbandry.

Head office

Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Animal Husbandry Department01Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Balasaheb Desai 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Keshavrao Sonawane 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19691972Indian National Congress08Shankarrao Chavan 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09M. B. Popat 19731974Indian National Congress10Yashwantrao Mohite 19741975Indian National Congress11Shankarrao Bajirao Patil 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Sudhakarrao Naik 19781978Indian National CongressVasantdada II14Narayan Dnyandev Patil 19781980Peasants and Workers Party of India Pawar ISharad Pawar15Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Baliram Waman Hiray 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Sudhakarrao Naik 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Anantrao Thopte 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Datta Meghe 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Vilasrao Deshmukh 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Anantrao Thopte 19911991Indian National Congress24Vilasrao Balkrishna Patil Undhalkar 19911991Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Madhukarrao Pichad 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Narayan Rane 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Narayan Rane (Chief Minister)19991999Shiv Sena29 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Anand Devkate 19992003Indian National Congress31 Anand Devkate 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042004Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Anees Ahmed 20042008Indian National Congress 34 Ravisheth Patil 20082009Indian National Congress Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Nitin Raut 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II36 Madhukarrao Chavan 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi 20142014Indian National Congress38 Eknath Khadse 20142016Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis39 Pankaja Munde 20162016Bharatiya Janata Party40 Mahadev Jankar 20162019Rashtriya Samaj Paksha41 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II42Balasaheb Thorat 20192019Indian National Congress Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray43 Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar 20192022Indian National Congress44 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde45 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party46Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis47Pankaja Munde 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Animal Husbandry Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Dattatray Vithoba Bharne 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024'NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIIPankaja Munde (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis

List of principal secretary

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Organisational structure Department is further divided into following sub-departments for ease of administration. Maharashtra Veterinary State Council, Nagpur Maharashtra Livestock Development Board Akola Sheep & Goat Development Corporation, Pune

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