Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Water Supply,
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय पाणी पुरवठा विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Flag of India.svg Maharashtra
Headquarters Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent department Government of Maharashtra
Website mjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en

The Ministry of Water Supply is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in Maharashtra.

Contents

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Gulab Raghunath Patil is currently Minister of Water Supply Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

Minister of Water Supply
मंत्री पाणी पुरवठा विभाग
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since 21 December 2024
Ministry of Water Supply (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 Shantilal Shah
(1960-1962)
Formation01 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Constituency)
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryChief Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of Water Supply
01 Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal 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 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Abdul Kader Salebhoy
(MLA for Mumbai South Central Constituency No. 180-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 Parashuram Krishnaji 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 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
05 Keshavraoji Sonawane.png Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur 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 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
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 Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara 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 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14Arjunrao Kasture
(MLA for Buldana Constituency No. 23-
Buldana District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
19 November
1979
1 year, 124 days Indian Congress (Socialist) 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
15Pramila Tople
(MLA for Akola Constituency No. 15-
Akola District
(Legislative Assembly)
19 November
1979
18 February
1980
91 days Indian Congress (Socialist)
16 A. R. Antulay with Shivraj Patil (cropped).jpg Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
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
17 Babasaheb Bhosale.png Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale.png
Babasaheb Bhosale
18 Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg
Vasantdada Patil
19 Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg Shankarrao Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 08 -
Nanded District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
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 Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
23 Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25Harshvardhan Deshmukh
(MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March
1993
18 November
1994
1 year, 257 days Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) Pawar IV Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg
Sharad Pawar
26 Anna Dange
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg
Manohar Joshi
27 Jaiprakash Mundada
(MLA for Basmath Constituency No. 92-
Hingoli District
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg
Narayan Rane
28 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Shiv Sena
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 R. R. Patil.jpg R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Ashok Chavan With Coat.jpeg Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Mudkhed Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Nationalist Congress Party 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 Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I Ashok Chavan With Coat.jpeg
Ashok Chavan
35Laxmanrao Dhobale
(MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36Laxmanrao Dhobale
(MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
07 June
2013
2 years, 208 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)

Additional Charge
07 June
2013
11 June
2013
4 days Nationalist Congress Party
38 Dilip Gangadhar Sopal
(MLA for Barshi Constituency No. 246-
Osmanabad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 June
2013
26 September
2014
1 year, 107 days Nationalist Congress 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)
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
40 Babanrao Lonikar
(MLA for Partur Constituency No. 99-
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
2014
12 November
2019
4 years, 342 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 Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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
43 Gulab Raghunath Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
27 June
2022
2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena
44 Anil Parab
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 07 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)

Additional Charge
27 June
2022
29 June
2022
2 days Shiv Sena
45 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
46 Gulab Raghunath Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
26 November
2024
2 years, 135 days Shiv Sena (Shinde 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 Gulab Raghunath Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
21 December
2024
Incumbent294 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)

Ministers of State

Deputy ministers assist cabinet ministers.

List of principal secretary

Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran

Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997. [1] MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai. [2] [3]

Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)

Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of World Bank. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. [4]
Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board :

Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA)

GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between International Development Association and Government of Maharashtra. [5]

References

  1. "About us: Department of Water Supply and Sanitation". Government of Maharashtra .
  2. "MJP Projects". Water Supply Department, Government of Maharashtra .
  3. "Jeevan Pradhikaran to handover water project to PMC for ₹12 crore". Hindustan Times. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. "Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)". Water Supply Department, Government of Maharashtra .
  5. "About us". GSDA, Government of Maharashtra .