Vasantdada Patil became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time on 17 April 1977,[1][2] replacing Shankarrao Chavan. The government continued until the 1978 legislative elections, after which Patil continued with his second ministry.

List of ministers

The ministry consisted of the following:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Information and Public Relations,
  • Information Technology
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Dairy Development
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Employment Guarantee
  • Environment and Climate Change

Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
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Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Sports
  • Disaster Management
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Public Works
(Including Public Undertakings)
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Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works

(Excluding Public Undertakings)

  • Socially And Educationally Backward Classes
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Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • Textile
Madhukarrao Chaudhari
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Cabinet Minister
  • Energy
  • Planning
  • Legislative Affairs
  • New Townships
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
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Cabinet Minister
  • Tribal Development
  • Tourism
  • Marathi language
  • Woman and Child Development
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
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Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Special Assistance
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Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Command Area Development
  • Ports Development
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Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
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Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
S. B. Patil
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Cabinet Minister
  • Home Affairs
  • Youth Service
  • Horticulture
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Cabinet Minister
  • Forests
  • Nomadic Tribes
R. J. Deotale
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Cabinet Minister
  • Urban Development
  • Marketing
  • Medical Education
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Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare
  • Cultural Affairs,
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
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Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Food and Drug Administration
K. M. Patil
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Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
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Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Soil and Water Conservation
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Cabinet Minister
  • Food and Civil Supplies
S. D. Gedam
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Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health and Family Welfare
Govindrao Sarnayak
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Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
  • Jails
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Cabinet Minister
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Fisheries
  • Khar Lands Development
  • Protocol
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Cabinet Minister
Vasant Hoshing
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Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
  • Excise
  • Printing Presses
  • Small Savings,
Shankarrao Rakh
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References

  1. ^ a b "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (February 1, 1977 to April 30, 1977) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXIII (3): 460, 464–465. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (August 1, 1977 to October 31, 1977) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXIV (1): 92, 96. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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