Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.

Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय विशेष मागासवर्गीय कल्याण 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 is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Eknath Shinde is Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Special Backward Classes Welfare Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Special Backward Classes Welfare
मंत्री विशेष मागासवर्गीय कल्याण विभाग
 
 
Incumbent
Eknath Shinde
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (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 (2022- 2023)
Inaugural holderD. S. Palaspagar
(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 Backward Classes Welfare - SBCW
01 B. G. Gadhe
(MLA for Jalna North Constituency No. 101-
Jalna District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I  
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03   Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur 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 P. K. Sawant
05 Nirmala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I  
Vasantrao Naik
06 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Nirmala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Hari Govindrao Vartak
(MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180-
Palghar District
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09   Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 M. B. Popat
(MLA for Dhobitalao Constituency No. 160-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11   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
12 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 April
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I  
Vasantdada Patil
13 Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Bhausaheb Surve
(MLA for Nagpur Central Constituency No. 55-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I  
Sharad Pawar
15   Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay  
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
02 February
1983
1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale  
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Shantaram Gholap
(MLA for Murbad Constituency No. 139-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III  
Vasantdada Patil
18 Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
19   Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
20   Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II  
Shankarrao Chavan
21 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II  
Sharad Pawar
22 Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
03 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
23   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
24   Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Mazgaon constituency No. 210-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 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 Jaywantrao Awale
(MLA for Vadgaon Maval Constituency No. 192-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)
19 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 89 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I  
Vilasrao Deshmukh
29 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar  
Sushilkumar Shinde
30   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
31 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
32 Ganesh Naik
(MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I  
Ashok Chavan
33 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
34 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
35   Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief_Minister)
31 October
2014
04 June
2016
1 year, 217 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I  
Devendra Fadnavis
36   Chandrakant Patil
(MLC for Pune Graduates Constituency No. 05 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)
04 June
2016
16 June
2019
3 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party
37 Sanjay Kute
(MLA for Jalgaon (Jamod) Constituency No. 27-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
38   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
39   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
40   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
41   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
42 Atul Save
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
43   Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
14 July
2023
Incumbent 1 year, 127 days Shiv Sena (Shinde 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 Backward Classes Welfare - SBCW
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, 141 days NA Eknath  
Eknath Shinde

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