The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for promoting regional culture.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Ashish Shelar is current Minister of Cultural Affairs. Cabinet Minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Cultural Affairs01Marotrao Kannamwar 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Pratibha Patil 19691972Indian National Congress08Vasantrao Patil 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Yashwantrao Mohite 19731974Indian National Congress10Shankarrao Chavan 19741975Indian National Congress11Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Dadasaheb Rupwate 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Nashikrao Tirpude (Deputy Chief Minister)19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya 19781980Janata Party Pawar ISharad Pawar15Jayant Shridhar Tilak 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Babasaheb Bhosale (Chief Minister)19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Sushilkumar Shinde 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Sushilkumar Shinde 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Jawaharlal Darda 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Ram Meghe 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Sudhakarrao Naik 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Pushpatai Hirey 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Sushilkumar Shinde 19911991Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik24Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil 19911993Indian National Congress25Vilasrao Deshmukh 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Eknath Khadse 19951999Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi27Diwakar Raote 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Dattatraya Rane 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Ramkrishna More 19992003Indian National Congress31 Ramkrishna More 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042008Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Harshvardhan Patil 20082009Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) Ashok IAshok Chavan34 Ashok Chavan (Chief Minister)20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II35 Sanjay Deotale 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan36 Vinod Tawde 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis37 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II38Subhash Desai 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray39 Amit Deshmukh 20192022Indian National Congress40 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde41 Sudhir Mungantiwar 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party42Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis43Ashish Shelar 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Rajendra Patil Yadravkar 20192022Shiv Sena ThackerayAmit Deshmukh Uddhav Thackeray02Aditi Sunil Tatkare Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sudhir Mungantiwar (2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIIAshish Shelar (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
List of principal secretary
Cultural centers Ministry has various cultural centers across Maharashtra. Urdu Culture Center in Nanded is named after Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.
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