Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra)

Yashwantrao Chavan formed his second ministry as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 8 March 1962,[1] after leading his Indian National Congress to a majority in 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He demitted office in November 1962, having been appointed Minister of Defence by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.[2][3] He was succeeded by his buildings and communication minister, Marotrao Kannamwar.[4]

Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed8 March 1962
Date dissolved19 November 1962
People and organisations
GovernorSri Prakasa (Till April 1962)
P. Subbarayan (April - October 1962)
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Total no. of members31
17 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
14 deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyPWPI
BJS
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorY. Chavan I
SuccessorKannamwar

List of ministers

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The Second Chavan ministry consisted of 31 members: Chavan, 16 cabinet ministers, and 14 deputy ministers.[1] The regions of Maharashtra were represented as follows:[1]

Region Cabinet ministers Deputy ministers
Vidarbha 5 2
Marathwada 2 3
Western Maharashtra, Khandesh, & Konkan 6 8
Mumbai 4 1
including Chief Minister

Cabinet ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration,
  • Home
  • Planning,
  • Information and Public
  • Relations Information Technology
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCChief Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Building
  • Communications
  • Public Works
  • Textile
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Cultural Affairs
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Transport
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Parliamentary Affairs,
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Disaster Management
  • Mining Department
  • Protocol
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • State Excise
  • Animal Husbandry,
  • Dairy Development
  • Fisheries,
  • Vimukta Jati
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Tribal Development
  • Command Area Development
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Power Energy
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
  • Printing Presses
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Co-operation
  • Medical Education
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Civil Supplies
  • Housing
  • Ports Development
  • Small Savings
  • Tourism
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Forests
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare,
  • Khar Land Development
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
D. S. Palaspagar
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Soil and Water Conservation
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare
  • Special Assistance
  • Marathi language
  • Woman and Child Development,
  • Majority Welfare Development
Niramala Raje Bhosale
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Urban Development
  • Horticulture
  • Higher and Technical Education
M. D. Choudhary
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
  • Marketing
  • Food and Drug Administration,
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
M. G. Maney
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship,
  • Employment Guarantee,
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Socially and Educationally Backward Classes,
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCCabinet Minister

Deputy Minister

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
G. D. Patil
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
M. N. Kailas
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
Narendra Tidke
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
Rajaram A. Patil
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
H. G. Vartak
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
D. K. Khanvilkar
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
S. L. Kadam
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
N. S. Patil
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister
Kalyanrao P. Patil
8 March 196219 November 1962 INCDeputy Minister

Deputy ministers

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "17-Member Maharashtra Cabinet Sworn In". Indian Express. 9 March 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ Manasi Phadke (12 March 2019). "YB Chavan, the Congress leader who was key to creation of Maharashtra & its first CM". The Print. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ajit Ranade (24 March 2012). "Remembering Maharashtra's first CM". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "In photos: From Yashwantrao Chavan to Devendra Fadnavis, take a look at all the previous CMs of Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.