Third Vasantrao Naik ministry

Following 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, incumbent chief minister Vasantrao Naik was re-appointed, and he formed his third government on 14 March 1972.[1] This was to be Naik's last government which served until 20 February 1975.[2]

Third Vasantrao Naik ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed13 March 1972
Date dissolved21 February 1975
People and organisations
GovernorAli Yavar Jung
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Total no. of members21
12 Cabinet ministers
9 junior ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyPWPI
BJS
Opposition leader
History
Election1972
PredecessorV. Naik II
SuccessorS. Chavan I

Government formation

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In the 1972 legislative elections, Indian National Congress secured 222 of the state's 278 assembly seats, leading to the incumbent chief minister being re-appointed. On 16 March 1972, a 21-member ministry was sworn in, consisting of 12 cabinet ministers, 8 ministers of state, and 1 deputy minister.[1] Various ministers were later included in the ministry, and its membership had increased to 30 by November 1974.[3]

List of ministers

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The initial ministry consisted of the following 12 cabinet ministers.[4]

Cabinet Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Information and Public Relations
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Home
  • Information Technology
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Buildings
  • Communications
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Parliamently Affairs
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Law and Judiciary
  • State Excise
13 March 197221 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Urban Development
13 March 197217 Match 1974 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Printing Presses
M. B. Popat
13 March 197217 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Environment and Climate Change
13 March 197217 Match 1974 INC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Small Savings
13 March 197217 Match 1974 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Housing
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Special Assistance
M. B. Popat
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Majority Welfare
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Co-operation
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
M. B. Popat
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Woman and Child Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Ports Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
M. B. Popat
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Minority Development and Waqfs
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Medical Education
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Food and Drug Administration
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Disaster Management
M. B. Popat
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Mining Department
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Socially and Educationally Backward Classes - SEBC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare - SBCW
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
M. B. Popat
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Nomadic Tribesl Department
  • Vimukta Jati
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Soil and Water Conservation
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Marketing
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Tourism
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Animal Husbandry Department
  • Dairy Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
M. B. Popat
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Fisheries Department
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Culture Affairs
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Forests Department
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Higher and Technical Education
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Textiles
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Tribal Development
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
M. B. Popat
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Other Backward Classes - OBC
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Protocol
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Power
M. B. Popat
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Command Area Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Horticulture
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Employee Guarantee
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Water Supply
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Sanitation
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
M. B. Popat
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Marathi Language
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Khar Land Development
13 March 19724 April 1973 INC
Narendra Mahipati Tidke
4 April 197317 Match 1974 INC
17 Match 197421 February 1975 INC

Ministers of state

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The initial ministry also consisted 8 ministers of state and 1 deputy minister.[4]

  • K. P. Patil
  • S. B. Patil
  • S. A. Solanke
  • Sharad Pawar
  • G. S. Sarnayak
  • Prabha Rao
  • R. J. Deotale
  • D. T. Rupavate
  • Ramubhai Patel, Deputy Minister

References

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  1. ^ a b "Political and Constitutional Developments in the States (March 1 to May 31, 1972) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XVIII (3): 628, 639–640. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (November 1, 1974 to January 31, 1975) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXI (2): 239, 244. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Vasantrao Patil joins Naik's 21-man team". The Times of India. 16 March 1972. p. 1. ProQuest 347356805. Retrieved 3 September 2022.