Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Ministry overview
Formed1992;32 years ago (1992) [1]
Jurisdiction Flag of India.svg Maharashtra
Headquarters Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent department Government of Maharashtra
Website htedu.maharashtra.gov.in

The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing higher and technical education related policies in the state Maharashtra

Contents

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Chandrakant Patil is current Minister of Higher and Technical.

Head office

Minister of Higher and Technical Education
मंत्री उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग
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The Guardian Minister, Maharashtra, Shri Chandrakantdada Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra on November 06, 2015.jpg
Incumbent
Chandrakant Patil
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (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

(2019- 2022)

(2022- 2022)
Inaugural holder
  • M. D. Choudhary
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

List of cabinet ministers

NoName
(Constituency)
PartyTerm of officeMinistryAllianceChief minister
1M. D. Choudhary INC 1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962-
Yashwantrao Chavan 2010 stamp of India.jpg Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
28 March 1962 - 19 November 1962 Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) Yashwantrao Chavan 2010 stamp of India.jpg Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3 S. K. Wankhede 20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963- Marotrao Kannamwar
4 Balasaheb Desai 25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963- P. K. Sawant
5 A. R. Antulay 5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967- Vasantrao Naik
6 Sundarrao Solanke 1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972- Vasantrao Naik
7 Pratibha Patil 13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975 Third Vasantrao Naik ministry Vasantrao Naik
8 Pratibha Patil 21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977 First Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg Shankarrao Chavan
9Vasant Hoshing17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978 First Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
10Purushottam Dekate INC (I) 7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978 Second Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
11 Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman JP 18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980 First Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
12 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar INC 9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982 Antulay ministry Abdul Rehman Antulay
13Smt.Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983 Bhosale ministry Babasaheb Bhosale
14 Sudhakarrao Naik 7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985 Third Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
15Balachandra Sawant12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985 Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
16Ram Meghe4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986 Nilangekar ministry Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17Ram Meghe12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988 Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg Shankarrao Chavan
18Kamal Kishore Kadam26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990 Second Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
19 Vilasrao Deshmukh 4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991 Third Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
20Anantrao Thopate28 June 1991 - 22 February 1993 Sudhakarrao Naik ministry Sudhakarrao Naik
21Prabhakar Dharkar6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995 Fourth Pawar ministry Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
22 Prakash Mehta BJP 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999 Manohar Joshi ministry Manohar Joshi
23 Sureshdada Jain SHS 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999 Narayn Rane Ministry Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg Narayan Rane
24 Dilip Walse Patil.png
Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon-Pune District)
NCP 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003 First Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
25 Ramkrishna More INC 18 January 2003 - 19 October 2004 Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
26 Suresh Jain NCP 1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008 Second Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
27 Rajesh Tope 8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009 First Ashok Chavan ministry Ashok Chavan With Coat.jpeg Ashok Chavan
28 Rajesh Tope 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010 Second Ashok Chavan ministry
29 Prithviraj Chavan
Chief Minister
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency-Satara District)
INC 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 Prithviraj Chavan ministry Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg Prithviraj Chavan
30 Vinod Tawde in 2015.jpg
Vinod Tawde
BJP 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019 Devendra Fadanvis Ministry Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg Devendra Fadnavis
Incharge Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister
23 November 2019 to 26 November 2019
Second Fadnavis ministry Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg
Devendra Fadnavis
31 Subhash Desai.jpg
Subhash Desai
(MLC for Elected by MLAs constituency-Mumbai Suburban District)
SHS 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry 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
32 Uday Samant.jpg
Uday Samant
(MLA for Ratnagiri- Ratnagiri District)
30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022
33 The Minister for Tourism and Environment, Maharashtra, Shri Aaditya Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Aditya Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
Aaditya Thackeray
Additional charge
27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022
Incharge Eknath Shinde Chief Minister
30 June 2022 to 14 August 2022
Eknath Shinde Ministry Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg
Eknath Shinde
34 The Guardian Minister, Maharashtra, Shri Chandrakantdada Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra on November 06, 2015.jpg
Chandrakant Patil
14 August 2022 - Incumbent

List of ministers of state

NoNamePartyTerm of officeMinistryAllianceChief minister
1 Prajakt_Tanpure NCP 30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry 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
2NANA Eknath Shinde Ministry Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

History

Education and employment ministries were separated in 1992 and as a result, a separate ministry was established for higher and technical education. [1]

Departments

  1. Art Education

Autonomous bodies

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