The Ministry of Fisheries Department is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Nitesh Rane is the Minister of Fisheries Department Government of Maharashtra as of October 2025.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Fisheries Department01Sultan. G. Kazi 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Balasaheb Desai 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Nirmala Raje Bhosale 19691972Indian National Congress08Abdul Rahman Antulay 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19731974Indian National Congress10Vasantrao Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11Shankarrao Bajirao Patil 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Husain Dalwai 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Sudhakarrao Naik 19781978Indian National CongressVasantdada II14Sushilkumar Shinde 19781980Indian Congress (Socialist) 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 IV19Balachandra Bhai Sawant 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 Naik25Salim Zakaria 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Narayan Rane 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Narayan Rane (Chief Minister)19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Eknath Khadse 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Makhram Pawar 19992003Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh31 Padamsinh Bajirao Patil 20032004Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)20042004Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Patangrao Kadam 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 Aslam Shaikh 20192022Indian National Congress44 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde45 Sudhir Mungantiwar 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party46Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis47Nitesh Narayan Rane 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Fisheries Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Dattatray Vithoba Bharne 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Aslam Shaikh Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sudhir Mungantiwar (2022 – 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIINitesh Rane (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
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