First Vasantrao Naik ministry

Vasantrao Naik became the chief minister of Maharashtra on 5 December 1963.[1] He succeeded P. K. Sawant's interim government that had been sworn in after Marotrao Kannamwar's death.[2] Naik's government served until 1967 legislative elections, after which Naik was sworn in for a second term.

First Vasantrao Naik ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed5 December 1963
Date dissolved1 March 1967
People and organisations
GovernorVijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1963-64)
P. V. Cherian (1964-67)
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Total no. of members24
14 Cabinet ministers
(Incl. Chief Minister)
10 deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyPWPI
BJS
Opposition leaderLegislative Assembly:
Krishnarao Dhulap (PWPI)
Legislative Council:
V. B. Gogate (BJS) (1963-66)
Ramjeevan Choudhary (BJS)
(1966-67)
History
Election1962
Outgoing election1967
PredecessorSawant
SuccessorV. Naik II

List of ministers

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The ministry consisted of 14 cabinet ministers.[3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration,
  • Protocol
  • Revenue,
  • Planning,
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Forests
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Dairy Development
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare

Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister
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Cabinet Minister
  • Home Affairs,
  • Information Technology
  • Minority Development and Waqfs
  • Command Area Development
  • Sanitation
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Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Horticulture
  • Transport
  • Food and Drug Administration
G. B. Khedkar
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Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture,
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Medical Education
  • Other Backward Classes
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Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health,
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
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Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Public Works
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Culture Affairs
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Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Power
  • Urban Development
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Marketing
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Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Disaster Management
  • Marathi Language
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Cabinet Minister
  • Food, Civil Supplies
  • Housing
  • Printing Presses
  • Fisheries
  • Small Savings
  • Tourism
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Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
  • State Excise
  • Ports Development
  • Textiles
  • Majority Welfare
D. S. Palaspagar
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Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare
  • Woman and Child Development
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Employment Guarantee
Nirmala Raje Bhosale
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Cabinet Minister
  • Buildings
  • Communications
  • School Education
  • Higher and Technical Education
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
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Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Nomadic Tribesl Department
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Water Supply
  • Khar Land Development
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Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
  • Special Assistance
  • Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
  • Animal Husbandry Department
  • Tribal Development
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
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Deputy ministers

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The ministry also contained 10 deputy ministers:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Kannamwar cremated, Interim set-up". The Indian Express. 26 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Wankhede Is Finance Minister: Distribution Of Portfolios". The Times of India. 5 December 1963. p. 1. ProQuest 741151503. Retrieved 5 July 2022.