Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Other Backward Classes Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय इतर मागासवर्गीय विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra

The Ministry of Other Backward Classes - OBC is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Atul Save is Current Minister of Other Backward Classes Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Other Backward Classes
मंत्री इतर मागासवर्गीय विभाग
Incumbent
Atul Save
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor (2019- 2022)
Inaugural holderKeshavrao Sonawane
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Other Backward Classes - OBC
01 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal 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 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Anant Namjoshi
(MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Vasantdada Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Sundarrao Solanke
(MLA for Majalgaon Constituency No. 229-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (U) Vasantdada II
14 Bhausaheb Surve
(MLA for Nagpur Central Constituency No. 55-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
18 February
1980
1 year, 215 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Sharadchandrika 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
17 Ramprasad Borade
(MLA for Jintur Constituency No. 95-
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19 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
20 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad
(MLA for Dindori Constituency No. 122-
Nashik District
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
22 Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
24 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Mazgaon constituency No. 210-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March
1993
18 November
1994
1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
25 Gopinath Munde
(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 -
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
26 Babanrao Gholap
(MLA for Deolali Constituency No. 126-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
27 Gopinath Munde
(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 -
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
28 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
29 Vasant Chavan
(MLC for Governor Nominated Constituency No. 11 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
27 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
30 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
Sushilkumar Shinde
31 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
32 Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
33 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
34 Shivajirao Moghe
(MLA for Arni Constituency No. 80-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
35 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
36 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
31 October
2014
08 July
2016
1 year, 251 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
37 Mahadev Jankar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 30 -
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Council)
08 July
2016
16 June
2019
2 years, 343 days Bharatiya Janata Party
38 Sanjay Kute
(MLA for Jalgaon (Jamod) Constituency No. 27-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 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
40 Nitin Raut
(MLA for Nagpur North Constituency No. 57-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Indian National Congress Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
41 Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
(MLA for Bramhapuri Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress
42 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
43 Atul Save
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
26 November
2024
2 years, 135 days Bharatiya Janata Party
44 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
In Charge
05 December
2024
Incumbent 17 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III
Devendra Fadnavis

Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Other Backward Classes - OBC
Vacant 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Omprakash Babarao Kadu
(MLA for Achalpur Constituency No. 42-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
27 June
2022
2 years, 179 days Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party Shiv Sena Thackeray Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
(MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)

Additional_Charge
27 June
2022
29 June
2022
2 days Nationalist Congress Party
Vacant 30 June
2022
Incumbent 2 years, 175 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

References

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