Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Other Backward Classes - OBC is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Atul Save is Current Minister of Other Backward Classes Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Other Backward Classes - OBC01Balasaheb Desai 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Keshavrao Sonawane 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Vasantrao Naik 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Shantilal Shah 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Balasaheb Desai 19691972Indian National Congress08Yashwantrao Mohite 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Pratibha Patil 19731974Indian National Congress10Anant Namjoshi 19741975Indian National Congress11Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Vasantdada Patil (Chief Minister)19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Sundarrao Solanke 19781978Indian National Congress (U)Vasantdada II14Bhausaheb Surve 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar ISharad Pawar15Ramrao Adik 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Ramprasad Borade 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Sudhakarrao Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (Chief Minister)19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Jawaharlal Darda 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Sushilkumar Shinde 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Ramrao Adik 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik24Chhagan Bhujbal 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar25Gopinath Munde (Deputy Chief Minister)19951999Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi26Babanrao Gholap 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane27Gopinath Munde (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Bharatiya Janata Party28 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh29 Vasant Chavan 19992003Nationalist Congress Party30 Sushilkumar Shinde (Chief Minister)20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde31 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh32 Dilip Walse-Patil 20042008Nationalist Congress Party33 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)20082009Indian National Congress Ashok IAshok Chavan34 Shivajirao Moghe 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II35 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan36Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)20142016Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis37Mahadev Jankar 20162019Bharatiya Janata Party38Sanjay Kute 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II40 Nitin Raut 20192019Indian National Congress Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray41 Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 20192022Indian National Congress42 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde43Atul Save 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party44Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis45Atul Save 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Other Backward Classes - OBC Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Omprakash Babarao Kadu 20192022Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena ThackerayVijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar Uddhav Thackeray02Dattatray Vithoba Bharne Additional_Charge20222022Nationalist Congress Party Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Atul Save (2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIIAtul Save (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis

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