Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Special Assistance, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय विशेष सहाय्य विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Formed1928[1]
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitesjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en

The Ministry of Special Assistance is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.[3]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Hasan Mushrif is current Minister of Special Assistance.

Head office

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Minister of Special Assistance
विशेष सहाय्य मंत्री
Incumbent
Hasan Mushrif
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Special Assistance (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
PrecursorEknath Shinde
Chief Minister (2022-2023)
Inaugural holderNiramala Raje Bhosale
(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 Special Assistance
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
02 Niramala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
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 I P. K. Sawant
05 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
09 September
1969
2 years, 192 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council)
09 September
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 186 days Indian National Congress
08 M. B. Popat
(MLA for Dhobitalao Constituency No. 160-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
16 April
1977
2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Prabha Rau
(MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41-
Wardha District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Uttamrao Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Council)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Janata Party Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 June
1980
09 March
1981
273 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Nanabhau Yembadwar
(MLC for Bhandara - Gondia Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 -
Gondia District)
(Legislative Council)
09 March
1981
21 January
1982
318 days Indian National Congress
17 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
18 Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
19 Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 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
22 Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
23 Javed Iqbal Khan
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 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 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
26 Manohar Joshi
(MLA for Dadar Constituency No. 181-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 March
1995
19 October
1997
2 years, 219 days Shiv Sena Joshi
Manohar Joshi
27 Pramod Navalkar
(MLC for Mumbai Graduates Constituency No. 06 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
19 October
1997
01 February
1999
1 year, 105 days Shiv Sena
28 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
29 Haribhau Bagade
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
30 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
19 October
1999
03 May
2001
1 year, 194 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
31 Madhukarrao Pichad
(MLA for Akole Constituency No. 213-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly)
03 May
2001
16 January
2003
1 year, 257 days Nationalist Congress Party
32 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
23 December
2003
346 days Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
33 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
23 December
2003
01 November
2004
314 days Nationalist Congress Party
32 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
33 Jayant Patil
(MLA for Walva Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Nawab Malik
(MLA for Anushakti Nagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
35 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Vishnu Savara
(MLA for Vikramgad Constituency No. 129-
Palghar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
05 December
2014
35 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Rajkumar Badole
(MLA for Arjuni-Morgaon Constituency No. 63-
Gondiya District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
2014
16 June
2019
4 years, 193 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Suresh Khade
(MLA for Miraj) Constituency No. 281-
Sangli District
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
40 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
41 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
42 Dhananjay Munde
(MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
43 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
44 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
45 Hasan Mushrif
(MLA for Kagal Constituency No. 273-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 July
2023
Incumbent 1 year, 161 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)

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 Special Assistance
Vacant 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi
(MLA for Sillod Constituency No. 104-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
27 June
2022
2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena Thackeray Dhananjay Munde
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Aditi Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad 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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