Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for promoting regional culture.[1]

Ministry of Culture Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
सांस्कृतिक कार्य विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitecultural.maharashtra.gov.in

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Amit Deshmukh is current Minister of Cultural Affairs. Cabinet Minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Rajendra Patil-Yadravkar is current Minister of State.[2][3][4]

Head office
Minister of Cultural Affairs
सांस्कृतिक कार्य मंत्री
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
Amit Deshmukh
since 30 December 2019
Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
& Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
PrecursorVinod Tawde
(2014-2019)
Inaugural holderGopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy

List of Cabinet Ministers
No Name Party Term of office Ministry Chief minister
1 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar INC 1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962 - Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
2 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 8 March 1962 - 19 November 1962 Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3 Vasantrao Naik 20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963 - Marotrao Kannamwar
4 Balasaheb Desai 25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963 - P. K. Sawant
5 Shankarrao Chavan 5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967 - Vasantrao Naik
6 Sharad Pawar 1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972 - Vasantrao Naik
7 Pratibha Patil 13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975 Third Vasantrao Naik ministry Vasantrao Naik
8 M. D. Choudhari 21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977 First Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan
9 Dadasaheb Rupwate 17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978 First Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
10 Nashikrao Tirpude
Deputy Chief Minister		 7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978 Second Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
11 Arjunrao Kasture INC (S) 18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980 First Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
12 Jayant Shridhar Tilak INC 9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982 Antulay ministry Abdul Rahman Antulay
13 Babasaheb Bhosale
Chief Minister		 13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983 Bhosale ministry Babasaheb Bhosale
14 Sushilkumar Shinde 7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985 Third Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
15 Sushilkumar Shinde 12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985 Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
16 Jawaharlal Darda 4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986 Nilangekar ministry Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17 Ram Meghe 12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988 Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan
18 Sudhakarrao Naik 26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990 Second Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
19 Sudhakarrao Naik 4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991 Third Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
20 Sushilkumar Shinde 25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993 Sudhakarrao Naik ministry Sudhakarrao Naik
21 Vilasrao Deshmukh 6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995 Fourth Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
22 Eknath Khadse BJP 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999 Manohar Joshi ministry Manohar Joshi
23 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999 Narayn Rane Ministry Narayan Rane
24 Ramkrishna More INC 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003 First Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh
25 Ramkrishna More 27 January 2003 - 19 October 2004 Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Sushilkumar Shinde
26 Vilasrao Deshmukh
Chief Minister		 1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008 Second Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh
27 Harshvardhan Patil IND 8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009 First Ashok Chavan ministry Ashok Chavan
28 Ashok Chavan
Chief Minister		 INC 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010 Second Ashok Chavan ministry
29 Sanjay Deotale 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 Prithviraj Chavan ministry Prithviraj Chavan
30 Vinod Tawde BJP 31 October 2014 – 8 November 2019 Devendra Fadanvis Ministry Devendra Fadnavis
31 Subhash Desai
(Acting)		 SHS 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray
32 Amit Deshmukh INC 30 December 2019 - Incumbent

List of Ministers of State
No Name Party Term of office Ministry Alliance Chief minister
1 Rajendra_Patil Yadravkar SHS 30 December 2019 - Incumbent Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray

Cultural centers

Ministry has various cultural centers across Maharashtra. Urdu Culture Center in Nanded is named after Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.[5][6]

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References
  1. "Ministry of Cultural Affairs". Government of Maharashtra.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Maharashtra Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh: 'Proposal To Give Industry Status To The Film, Entertainment Sector Will Be Presented'". Desimartini. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. "Actors over 65 years old can be part of shoots: Maharashtra govt | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Aug 20, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. Deshpande, Alok (2020-01-05). "Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home Ministry". The Hindu. PTI. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  5. "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister | Education". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  6. "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.



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