Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय क्रीडा व युवक कल्याण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Flag of India.svg Maharashtra
Headquarters Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent department Government of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

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The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Dattatray Vithoba Bharne is Current Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare
मंत्री क्रीडा व युवक कल्याण विभाग
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Dattatray Bharane.jpg
since 21 December 2024
Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (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 Devendra Fadnavis
(2024- 2024)
Inaugural holder P. K. Sawant
(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 Sports and Youth Welfare
01 Balasaheb Shivram Bharde
(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 224-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03D. S. Palapsagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara 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 S. K. Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg
Vasantrao Naik
06 Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Rafique Zakaria
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Hari Govindrao Vartak
(MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180-
Palghar District
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon 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
12 S. K. Wankhede
(Sports)
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
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 Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
(Youth Service)
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress
14 Jawaharlal Darda 2022 stamp of India cr.jpg Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
15Narayan Dnyandev Patil
(MLA for Kolhapur Constituency No. 273-
Kolhapur District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Peasants and Workers Party of India 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
16 Jayant Shridhar Tilak
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 02 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
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
17Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil
(MLA for Chopda Constituency No. 10-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale.png
Babasaheb Bhosale
18 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg
Vasantdada Patil
19 Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Vijaysinh Mohite Patil 2014-05-19 00-16.jpg Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati 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
22 Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (dr- Saheb) 2014-05-17 06-38.jpg Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
(MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242-
Osmanabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
23 Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale addressing a press conference on contemporary issues in Mumbai, at Mumbai on September 22, 2016.jpg Ramdas Athawale
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 11 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Republican Party of India (Athawale) Pawar IV Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
26 Babanrao Gholap
(MLA for Deolali Constituency No. 126-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg
Manohar Joshi
27 Sudhir Mungantiwar1.png Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
17 October
1999
258 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg
Narayan Rane
28 Ramkrishna More
(MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
19 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 89 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29 Ramkrishna More
(MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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
30 Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
01 November
2004
09 November
2004
8 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg
Vilasrao Deshmukh
31 Vasant Purke
(MLA for Ralegaon Constituency No. 77-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress
32 Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I Ashok Chavan With Coat.jpeg
Ashok Chavan
33 Suresh Shetty
(MLA for Andheri East Constituency No. 166-
Mumbai Suburban district
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
34 Rajendra darda wiki profile.jpg Rajendra Darda
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg
Prithviraj Chavan
35 Vinod Tawde in 2015.jpg Vinod Tawde
(MLA for Borivali Constituency No. 152-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
12 June
2019
4 years, 224 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg
Devendra Fadnavis
36 Photo with Shri Devendra Fadnavis & Shri Ashish Shelar (cropped).jpg Ashish Shelar
(MLA for Vandre West Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 June
2019
12 November
2019
153 days Bharatiya Janata Party
37 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
38 Subhash Desai.jpg Subhash Desai
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Shiv Sena 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
39 Sunil Kedar.jpg Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress
40 Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(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
41 Girish Mahajan.JPG Girish Mahajan
(MLA for Jamner Constituency No. 19-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
42 Shri. Sanjay Bansode.jpg Sanjay Bansode
(MLA for Udgir Constituency No. 237-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 July
2023
26 November
2024
1 year, 135 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
43 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
44 Dattatray Bharane.jpg Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
(MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)
21 December
2024
31 July
2025
222 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)
45 Manikrao Kokate
(MLA for Sinnar Constituency No. 120-
Nashik District
(Legislative Assembly)
1 August
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 Sports and Youth Welfare
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 Aditi Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar 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
Incumbent3 years, 32 daysNA Eknath Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg
Eknath Shinde

References