Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Government of Maharashtra
अन्न, नागरी पुरवठा आणि ग्राहक व्यवहार मंत्रालय महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Flag of India.svg Maharashtra
Headquarters Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
  • Chhagan Bhujbal , Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022
Ministry executive
Parent department Government of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for consumer protection and regulating food and civil supply issues in Maharashtra. [2]

Contents

Head office

Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
अन्न, नागरी पुरवठा आणि ग्राहक व्यवहार मंत्री
Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg
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Chagan Bhujbal.jpg
Incumbent
Chhagan Bhujbal
since 23 May 2025
Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)
Style The Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports to Chief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
Seat Mantralaya, Mumbai
Appointer Governor On The Advice Of The Chief Minister
Term length 5 years
Precursor Ajit Pawar
(2025-2025)(Additional Charge)
Inaugural holder Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Constituency)
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryChief Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
01Sultan. G. Kazi
(MLC for Elected by Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan 2010 stamp of India.jpg
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Interim Chief Minister)
25 November
1962
04 December
1963
9 days Indian National Congress Sawant P. K. Sawant
05 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg
Vasantrao Naik
06 Keshavraoji Sonawane.png Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantrao Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Anant Namjoshi
(MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Dr Ratnappa kumbhar.jpg Ratnappa Kumbhar
(MLA for Shirol Constituency No. 280-
Kolhapur District
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg
Shankarrao Chavan
12Shankarrao Gedam
(MLA for Katol Constituency No. 48-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg
Vasantdada Patil
13 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14Jagannathrao Jadhav
(MLA for Sangameshwar Constituency No. 173-
Ratnagiri District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Janata Party Pawar I The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group's New Marathi Channel "Jai Maharashtra", in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 (cropped).jpg
Sharad Pawar
15 B J Khatal-Patil, Mar 2008.jpg
Bhikajirao Jijaba Khatal-Patil
(MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay A. R. Antulay with Shivraj Patil (cropped).jpg
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 V. Subramaniam
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale.png
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg
Vasantdada Patil
18 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 SHRI SHIVAJIRAO BAPUSAHEB DESHMUKH.jpg Shivajirao Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Datta Meghe
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Wardha District)
(Legislative Council)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
22 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 March
1990
25 January
1991
328 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 Jawaharlal Darda 2022 stamp of India cr.jpg Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
25 January
1991
25 June
1991
151 days Indian National Congress
24 Jawaharlal Darda 2022 stamp of India cr.jpg Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25Sarawan Parate
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 -
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Council)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
26 Shobha Fadnavis
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 82 -
Chandrapur district)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg
Manohar Joshi
27 Shobha Fadnavis
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 82 -
Chandrapur district)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg
Narayan Rane
28 Mahadeo Shivankar
(MLA for Amgaon Constituency No. 66 -
Gondia district)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
29 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
19 October
1999
27 October
1999
8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30 Datta Meghe
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Wardha District)
(Legislative Council)
27 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg
Sushilkumar Shinde
32 R. R. Patil.jpg R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
01 November
2004
09 November
2004
8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg
Vilasrao Deshmukh
33 Sunil Tatkare in 2014.jpg Sunil Tatkare
(MLA for Mangaon Constituency No. 194-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34Ramesh Bang
(MLA for Hingna Constituency No. 50-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I Ashok Chavan With Coat.jpeg
Ashok Chavan
35 Anil Deshmukh.png Anil Deshmukh
(MLA for Katol Constituency No. 48-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Balasaheb Thorat
(MLA for Sangamner Constituency No. 217-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Vishnu Savara
(MLA for Vikramgad Constituency No. 129-
Palghar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
04 December
2014
34 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg
Devendra Fadnavis
38 The Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Maharashtra, Shri Girish Bapat meeting the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar, in New Delhi on October 14, 2016 (cropped).jpg Girish Bapat
(MLA for Kasba Peth Constituency No. 215-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
2014
04 June
2019
4 years, 181 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
Additional Charge
04 June
2019
16 June
2019
12 days Bharatiya Janata Party
40 Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar.jpg Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge
23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
42 Jayant Patil
(MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
Uddhav Thackeray
43 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
44 Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
In Charge
30 June
2022
14 August
2022
45 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg
Eknath Shinde
45 Ravinchav.png Ravindra Chavan
(MLA for Dombivli Constituency No. 143-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
46 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 July
2023
26 November
2024
1 year, 135 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
47 Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge
05 December
2024
21 December
2024
16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg
Devendra Fadnavis
48 Dhananjay Munde
(MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 December
2024
04 March
2025
73 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
49 Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
Additional Charge
04 March
2025
06 March
2025
2 days Bharatiya Janata Party
50 Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 March
2025
23 May
2025
78 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
51 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
23 May
2025
incumbent0 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy Minister
(Constituency)
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryMinisterChief Minister
FromToPeriod
Deputy Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Vacant23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 daysNA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg
Devendra Fadnavis
01 240916-vishwajeet-kadam.jpg Vishwajeet Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress Thackeray Chhagan Bhujbal The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
Uddhav Thackeray
Vacant 30 June
2022
Incumbent2 years, 327 daysNA Eknath Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

Pranab (2000-2004)

History

Food and Civil Supplies department came into existence in March 1965. Before 1965, Food and Civil Supply came under Agriculture, Food and Cooperation Department. [2]

Jurisdiction

Ministry looks after Maharashtra. Department works in alignment with the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. [2]

Consumer protection

Department is further divided into following offices for administrative purpose. [2]

State and District level consumer protection : [3]

Composition of State Commission
The State Commission consists of [3]

  1. one President (sitting or retired High Court Judge)
  2. one is judicial member (sitting or retired District Court Judge)
  3. and one is lady member.
  4. two members with adequate knowledge of consumer protection laws

References

  1. "Contacts". mahafood.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About The Department". mahafood.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. 1 2 "Consumer Protection". mahafood.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. "Maharashtra to soon have its 'consumer policy': Arun Deshpande". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  5. Joshi, Neha. "Plea in Bombay High Court challenges validity of Consumer Protection Rules 2020 governing appointments to Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2021-06-29.