The Ministry of Information Technology is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Ashish Shelar is Current Minister of Information Technology.

Head office

Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Information Technology 01 Yashwantrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02 Yashwantrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03P. K. Sawant 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Sawant IP. K. Sawant05Balasaheb Desai 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671972Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Vasantdada Patil 19721975Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao IShankarrao Chavan10Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil11Nashikrao Tirpude (Deputy Chief Minister)19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II12Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar13Abdul Rahman Antulay (Chief Minister)19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay14Babasaheb Bhosale (Chief Minister)19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale15Ramrao Adik (Deputy Chief Minister)19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil16Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19601962Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV17Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (Chief Minister)19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar18Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan19Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar20Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III21Sudhakarrao Naik (Chief Minister)19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik22Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar23Manohar Joshi Chief Minister)19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi24Narayan Rane (Chief Minister)19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane25 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19992003Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh26 Sushilkumar Shinde (Chief Minister)20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde27 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042007Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh28 Ashok Chavan (Chief Minister)20082009Indian National Congress Ashok IAshok Chavan29 Ashok Chavan (Chief Minister)2009201pIndian National Congress Ashok II30 Prithviraj Chavan (Chief Minister)20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan31 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis32 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II33 Uddhav Thackeray (Chief Minister)20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray34 Uddhav Thackeray (Chief Minister)20192022Shiv Sena35 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) (In Charge)20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde36 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) 20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 37Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis38Ashish Shelar 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Information Technology Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Satej Patil 20192022Indian National Congress Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis III Ashish Shelar(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis

List of Ministers For Communications (1960 - 1977) No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Communications Starting on 1 May 196001Marotrao Kannamwar 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Marotrao Kannamwar 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Marotrao Kannamwar (Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Sawant IP. K. Sawant05Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19671972Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Yashwantrao Mohite 19721975Indian National Congress Vasantrao III08Abdul Rahman Antulay 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao IShankarrao Chavan Ending on 16 April 1977

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