Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Agriculture, a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in the state of Maharashtra.

Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय कृषी विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed1883 (1883)
JurisdictionMaharashtra
HeadquartersMantralaya, Mumbai
Annual budgetState budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Eknath Davale (IAS)[1], Secretary
Websitehttp://krishi.maharashtra.gov.in/1001/Home

List of Cabinet Minister

14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

18 January 2003 - 4 November 2004 INC

9 November 2004 - 1 December 2008

8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009

7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016

5 June 2016 - 8 November 2019

28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

30 December 2019 - Incumbent

List of Ministers of State
No Name Party Term of office Ministry Chief minister
1 Vishwajeet Kadam INC 30 December 2019 - Incumbent Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray

History

Department of agriculture was established in 1883 after recommendation of Famine Commission(1881). Varies hybrid varieties of crops were deployed in 1965-66 which laid down the foundation of Green Revolution.[2]

Structure

Agriculture section has three different ministers and divisions.

International Partnerships

Ministry signed an MoU with United States Department of Agriculture in June 2021 for better collaboration between United States of America and Government of Maharashtra.[6][7][8]


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References
  1. "कृषी सचिव डवले यांनी घेतला `महाबीज`चा आढावा". Agrowon - Agriculture Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. "About us : Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra".
  3. "Maharashtra Portfolios Allocated, Who Gets What. Full List Of Ministers". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. author/lokmat-news-network (2019-12-30). "शंकरराव गडाख यांनी घेतली कॅबिनेट मंत्रीपदाची शपथ". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. "Maharashtra: Minister Shankarrao Gadakh joins Shiv Sena". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. Staff Reporter (2021-06-16). "Maharashtra ties up with U.S. to promote agribusiness investment". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. "Maharashtra inks MoU with US to promote Agri-business investment". krishijagran.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. "Maharashtra signs MoU with USA to boost agro-industry sector". The Indian Express. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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