Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[1][2]

Ministry of Planning, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय नियोजन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websiteplan.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Ajit Pawar is Current Minister of Planning.

List of Cabinet Ministers

09 June 1980 - 12 January 1982

  • V. Subramaniam , INC

13 January 1982 - 01 February 1983

07 February 1983 - 05 March 1985

12 March 1985 - 01 June 1985

04 June 1985 - 06 March 1986

12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988

26 June 1988 - 03 March 1990

4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991

25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993

06 March 1993 - 14 March 1995

14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

18 January 2003 - 04 November 2004

01 November 2004 - 04 December 2008

08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009

07 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

11 November 2010 - 25 September 2012

25 September 2012 - 07 December 2012

07 December 2012 - 26 September 2014

31 October 2014 - 08 November 2019

28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

30 December 2019 - Incumbent

List of Ministers of State

30 December 2019 - Incumbent

Organizational structure

Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.[3]

Directorate of Economics and Statistics

Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[4]

  • Collect official statistics
  • Data collection through surveys,
  • Censuses
  • Publish statistical publications regularly[5]
  • Offer training to statistical personnel
  • Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments

Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.[6]

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)

MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning.[7] MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS).[8][9] Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.[10]

References
  1. "Objectives of Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF).
  2. "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.
  3. "Structure of Planning Department" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Maharashtra.
  4. "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". mahades.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. "Mumbai: Govt sets up panel to publish state-level IIP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. "Statistics play important role in good governance: Gowda". The Indian Express. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. "Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Center". MRSAC, Government of Maharashtra.
  8. "History of MRSAC". MRSAC Government of Maharashtra.
  9. May 2, Anjaya Anparthi /; 2016; Ist, 03:02. "Govt plans to map whole state through satellite images | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Satellite imagery, artificial intelligence to improve farm yields in Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-01.


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