The Ministry of Water Resources. 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. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is Current Minister of Water Resources for (Godavari & Krishna Valley) and Girish Mahajan Water Resources for (Vidharbha, Tapi, Konkan)Government of Maharashtra since 21 December 2024.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterPartyMinister of Irrigation1Shankarrao ChavanBhokar1 May 19607 March 1962Yashwantrao ChavanIndian National Congress8 March 196220 November 196220 November 196224 November 1963Marotrao Kannamwar2P. K. SawantChiplun24 November 19635 December 1963himself(1)Shankarrao ChavanBhokar5 December 19631 March 1967Vasantrao Naik3Balasaheb DesaiPatan1 March 196727 October 1969(2)P. K. SawantChiplun27 October 196913 March 19724Narendra TidkeSavner13 March 19724 April 19735Hari VartakVasai4 April 197317 March 19746Yashwantrao MohiteKarad South17 March 197421 February 19757Vasantdada PatilMLC21 February 197516 April 1977Shankarrao Chavan8Shivajirao Patil NilangekarNilanga17 April 19777 March 1978Vasantdada Patil9Ramrao AdikMLC7 March 197818 July 1978(1)Shankarrao ChavanBhokar18 July 197817 February 1980Sharad PawarIndependent10B. J. Khatal-PatilSangamner9 June 198021 January 1982A. R. AntulayIndian National Congress(8)Shivajirao Patil NilangekarNilanga21 January 19822 February 1983Babasaheb Bhosale2 February 19835 March 1985Vasantdada Patil11Jawaharlal DardaMLC12 March 19853 June 198512Shivajirao DeshmukhMLC3 June 198512 March 1986Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar(1)Shankarrao ChavanBhokar12 March 198626 June 1988himself13Padamsinh PatilOsmanabad26 June 19884 March 1990Sharad Pawar4 March 199025 June 199125 June 19916 March 1993Sudhakarrao Naik6 March 199314 March 1995Sharad Pawar14Mahadeo ShivankarAmgaon14 March 199510 June 1997Manohar JoshiBharatiya Janata Party15Eknath KhadseMuktainagar10 June 19971 February 19991 February 199918 October 1999Narayan Rane(13)Padamsinh PatilOsmanabad18 October 199918 January 2003Vilasrao DeshmukhNationalist Congress Party16Sushilkumar ShindeSolapur South 18 January 20031 November 2004himselfIndian National CongressMinister of Water Resources17R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal1 November 20049 November 2004Vilasrao DeshmukhNationalist Congress Party18Ajit PawarBaramati9 November 20048 December 20088 December 20087 November 2009Ashok Chavan7 November 200911 November 201019Sunil TatkareShrivardhan11 November 201026 June 2014Prithviraj Chavan20Bhaskar JadhavGuhagar26 June 201419 October 201421Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West31 October 20144 December 2014himselfBharatiya Janata Party22Girish MahajanJamner4 December 201412 November 2019Devendra Fadnavis(21)Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West23 November 201928 November 2019himself23Chhagan BhujbalYevla28 November 201930 December 2019Uddhav ThackerayNationalist Congress Party24Jayant PatilIslampur30 December 201930 June 202225Eknath ShindeKopri-Pachpakhadi30 June 20229 August 2022himselfShiv Sena(21)Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West9 August 20225 December 2024Eknath ShindeBharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Water Resources Krishna Valley Development and Konkan Valley Development (1986-2014) #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterParty1Shankarrao ChavanBhokar12 March 198626 June 1988himselfIndian National Congress2Sharad PawarBaramati26 June 198825 June 1991himself3Sudhakarrao NaikPusad25 June 19916 March 1993himself4Harshavardhan DeshmukhMorshi6 March 199314 March 1995himselfIndependent5Ajit PawarBaramati18 October 199918 January 2003Vilasrao DeshmukhNationalist Congress Party6Shivajirao MogheArni18 January 20031 November 2004Sushilkumar ShindeIndian National Congress7R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal1 November 20049 November 2004Vilasrao DeshmukhNationalist Congress Party8Ramraje Naik NimbalkarPhaltan9 November 20048 December 20088 December 20087 November 2009Ashok ChavanMLC7 November 200911 November 201011 November 201011 June 2013Prithviraj Chavan9Shashikant ShindeKoregaon11 June 201328 September 2014
Minister of Water ResourcesGodavari & Krishna Valley (2024-present) #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterParty1Radhakrishna Vikhe PatilShirdi15 December 2024incumbentDevendra FadnavisBharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Water ResourcesVidharbha, Tapi, Konkan (2024-present) #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterParty1Girish MahajanJamner15 December 2024incumbentDevendra FadnavisBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Water Resources. Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Omprakash Babarao Kadu 20192022Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party (Shiv Sena) ThackerayJayant Patil Uddhav Thackeray02Satej Patil Additional_Charge20222022Indian National Congress Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Devendra Fadnavis (2022–Present) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024IncumbentNA Fadnavis IIIRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Godavari & Krishna Valley Development)(2024 – Present) Girish Mahajan (Vidarbh, Tapi & Konkan Development)(2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
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