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Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry

After securing a majority in the 1985 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Vasantdada Patil was re-appointed on 10 March 1985.[1] Patil formed his fourth and last ministry, consisting of 7 cabinet ministers besides him. The cabinet continued for about 3 months, as Patil resigned and was replaced by Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar in June 1985.[2]

Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed10 March 1985
Date dissolved1 June 1985
People and organisations
GovernorIdris Hasan Latif (till April 1985)
Kona Prabhakara Rao (after April 1985)
Chief MinisterVasantdada Patil
Total no. of members8 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyINC(S)
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1985
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorV. Patil III
SuccessorNilangekar

List of ministers edit

The cabinet ministers in Patil's cabinet included:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Home Affairs
  • Jails
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Land Ceiling
  • Public Works

(Excluding Public Undertakings)

  • Information and Public Relations
  • Information Technology
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Dairy Developmentt
  • Protocol
  • Transport
  • Water Resources
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Command Area Development
  • Disaster Management
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		10 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Revenue
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Social Welfare
  • Marathi language
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Law and Judiciary
  • School Education
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • Mining Department
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Tourism
  • Special Assistance
  • Skill Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Horticulture
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Labour
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Agriculture
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Public Works
(Including Public Undertakings)
N. M. Tidke
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Medical Education and Drugs
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Ports
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
B. A. Sawant
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Forests
  • Social Forestry
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Woman and Child Development
  • Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Khar Land Development
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Housing
  • Slum Improvement
  • House Repairs and Reconstruction
  • Prohibition
  • Excise
  • Textiles
  • Marketing
  • Soil and Water Conservation
12 March 19851 June 1985 INC

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1985) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXI (2): 291, 300–302. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 April to 30 June 1985) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXI (3): 467, 469–71. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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