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Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Water Supply is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in Maharashtra.

Ministry of Water Supply,
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय पाणी पुरवठा विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitemjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Gulab Raghunath Patil is currently Minister of Water Supply Government of Maharashtra.

Head office

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Minister of Water Supply
मंत्री पाणी पुरवठा विभाग
 
Emblem of India
 
Flag of India
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Water Supply (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
PrecursorAnil Parab
Additional charge
(2022-2022)
Inaugural holderShantilal Shah
(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 Water Supply
01   Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 May
1960 		07 March
1962 		1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I  
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 March
1962 		19 November
1962 		256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Abdul Kader Salebhoy
(MLA for Mumbai South Central Constituency No. 180-
Mumbai City 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   Keshavrao Sonawane
(MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
1963 		01 March
1967 		3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I  
Vasantrao Naik
06   Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		01 March
1967 		27 October
1969 		2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1969 		13 March
1972 		2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08   Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		13 March
1972 		04 April
1973 		1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09   Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		04 April
1973 		17 Match
1974 		347 days Indian National Congress
10   Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon 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 Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 April
1977 		07 March
1978 		1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I  
Vasantdada Patil
13 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 March
1978 		18 July
1978 		133 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada II
14 Arjunrao Kasture
(MLA for Buldana Constituency No. 23-
Buldana District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 July
1978 		19 November
1979 		1 year, 124 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I  
Sharad Pawar
15 Pramila Tople
(MLA for Akola Constituency No. 15-
Akola District
(Legislative Assembly) 		19 November
1979 		18 February
1980 		91 days Indian Congress (Socialist)
16   Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		09 June
1980 		21 January
1982 		1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay  
Abdul Rahman Antulay
17   Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		21 January
1982 		02 February
1983 		1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale  
Babasaheb Bhosale
18   Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		07 February
1983 		05 March
1985 		2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III  
Vasantdada Patil
19   Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		12 March
1985 		03 June
1985 		83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 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
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   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		26 June
1988 		03 March
1990 		1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II  
Sharad Pawar
23   Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		03 March
1990 		25 June
1991 		1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		25 June
1991 		22 February
1993 		1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Harshvardhan Deshmukh
(MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		06 March
1993 		18 November
1994 		1 year, 257 days Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) Pawar IV  
Sharad Pawar
26 Anna Dange
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) 		14 March
1995 		01 February
1999 		3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi  
Manohar Joshi
27 Jaiprakash Mundada
(MLA for Basmath Constituency No. 92-
Hingoli District
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 February
1999 		11 May
1999 		99 days Shiv Sena Rane  
Narayan Rane
28 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 May
1999 		17 October
1999 		159 days Shiv Sena
29   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
30   R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1999 		16 January
2003 		3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31   Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Mudkhed Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 January
2003 		01 November
2004 		1 year, 295 days Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar  
Sushilkumar Shinde
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   Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 November
2004 		01 December
2008 		4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34   Ajit Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 December
2008 		06 November
2009 		333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I  
Ashok Chavan
35 Laxmanrao Dhobale
(MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247 -
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 November
2009 		10 November
2010 		1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Laxmanrao Dhobale
(MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247 -
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 November
2010 		07 June
2013 		2 years, 208 days Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj  
Prithviraj Chavan
37   Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
Additional Charge 		07 June
2013 		11 June
2013 		4 days Nationalist Congress Party
38 Dilip Gangadhar Sopal
(MLA for Barshi Constituency No. 246-
Osmanabad District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 June
2013 		26 September
2014 		1 year, 107 days Nationalist Congress Party
39   Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister) 		31 October
2014 		04 December
2014 		34 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I  
Devendra Fadnavis
40 Babanrao Lonikar
(MLA for Partur Constituency No. 99-
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
2014 		12 November
2019 		4 years, 342 days Bharatiya Janata Party
41   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
42   Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		28 November
2019 		30 December
2019 		32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray  
Uddhav Thackeray
43 Gulab Raghunath Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		27 June
2022 		2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena
44 Anil Parab
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 07 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)
Additional Charge 		27 June
2022 		29 June
2022 		2 days Shiv Sena
45   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
46 Gulab Raghunath Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 August
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 130 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 Water Supply
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis  
Devendra Fadnavis
01   Sanjay Bansode
(MLA for Udgir Constituency No. 237-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		29 June
2022 		2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Gulab Raghunath Patil  
Uddhav Thackeray
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 30 June
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 144 days NA Eknath  
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

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Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran

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Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997.[1] MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai.[2][3]

Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)

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Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of World Bank. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran.[4]
Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board :

  • Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department (WSSD), GoM and
  • Executive Council headed by Member Secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP)
  • Management staff under Director of Administration
  • Superintending Engineer

Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA)

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GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between International Development Association and Government of Maharashtra.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "About us: Department of Water Supply and Sanitation". Government of Maharashtra.
  2. ^ "MJP Projects". Water Supply Department, Government of Maharashtra.
  3. ^ "Jeevan Pradhikaran to handover water project to PMC for ₹12 crore". Hindustan Times. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)". Water Supply Department, Government of Maharashtra.
  5. ^ "About us". GSDA, Government of Maharashtra.
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