Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)

Minister of Cultural Affairs
**सांस्कृतिक कार्य मंत्री**
Minister of Cultural Affairs; सांस्कृतिक कार्य मंत्री
	Emblem of India
	Flag of India
	Incumbent; Sudhir Mungantiwar; since 14 August 2022
	Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
Style	The Honourable
Abbreviation	Cabinet Minister
Member of	State Cabinet
Reports to	Chief Minister,; & Maharashtra Legislature
Seat	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Appointer	Governor on the advice of the ; Chief Minister
Term length	5 years
Precursor	Amit Deshmukh; (2019-2022)
Inaugural holder	Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar; (1960-1962)
Formation	1 May 1960
Deputy	Vacant, TBD; since 29 June 2022

Ministry of Culture Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
सांस्कृतिक कार्य विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
	Seal of the state of Maharashtra
	; Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Maharashtra
Headquarters	Mantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible	Sudhir Mungantiwar, Cabinet Minister;
Deputy Minister responsible	Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022, Minister of State;
Parent department	Government of Maharashtra
Website	cultural.maharashtra.gov.in

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for promoting regional culture.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Sudhir Mungantiwar is current Minister of Cultural Affairs. Cabinet Minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Vacant, TBD since 29 June 2022.

Head office

List of Cabinet Ministers


No	Name		Term_of_office	Ministry
1	Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar	INC	1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962	-	Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
2	Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar		8 March 1962 - 19 November 1962	Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra)	Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3	Vasantrao Naik		20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963	-	Marotrao Kannamwar
4	Balasaheb Desai		25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963	-	P. K. Sawant
5	Shankarrao Chavan		5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967	-	Vasantrao Naik
6	Sharad Pawar		1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972	-	Vasantrao Naik
7	Pratibha Patil		13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975	Third Vasantrao Naik ministry	Vasantrao Naik
8	M. D. Choudhari		21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977	First Shankarrao Chavan ministry	Shankarrao Chavan
9	Dadasaheb Rupwate		17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978	First Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
10	Nashikrao Tirpude Deputy Chief Minister		7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978	Second Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
11	Arjunrao Kasture	INC (S)	18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980	First Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
12	Jayant Shridhar Tilak	INC	9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982	Antulay ministry	Abdul Rahman Antulay
13	Babasaheb Bhosale Chief Minister		13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983	Bhosale ministry	Babasaheb Bhosale
14	Sushilkumar Shinde		7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985	Third Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
15	Sushilkumar Shinde		12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985	Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry	Vasantdada Patil
16	Jawaharlal Darda		4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986	Nilangekar ministry	Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17	Ram Meghe		12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988	Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry	Shankarrao Chavan
18	Sudhakarrao Naik		26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990	Second Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
19	Sudhakarrao Naik		4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991	Third Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
20	Sushilkumar Shinde		25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993	Sudhakarrao Naik ministry	Sudhakarrao Naik
21	Vilasrao Deshmukh		6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995	Fourth Pawar ministry	Sharad Pawar
22	Eknath Khadse	BJP	14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999	Manohar Joshi ministry	Manohar Joshi
23	Eknath Khadse	BJP	1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999	Narayn Rane Ministry	Narayan Rane
24	Ramkrishna More	INC	27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003	First Deshmukh ministry	Vilasrao Deshmukh
25	Ramkrishna More		27 January 2003 - 19 October 2004	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry	Sushilkumar Shinde
26	Vilasrao Deshmukh Chief Minister		1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008	Second Deshmukh ministry	Vilasrao Deshmukh
27	Harshvardhan Patil	IND	8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009	First Ashok Chavan ministry	File:Ashok Chavan.jpg Ashok Chavan
28	Ashok Chavan Chief Minister	INC	7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010	Second Ashok Chavan ministry	File:Ashok Chavan.jpg Ashok Chavan
29	Sanjay Deotale	INC	11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014	Prithviraj Chavan ministry	Prithviraj Chavan
30	Vinod Tawde	BJP	31 October 2014 – 8 November 2019	Devendra Fadanvis Ministry	Devendra Fadnavis
31	Subhash Desai (Acting)	SHS	28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	Uddhav Thackeray
32	Amit Deshmukh	INC	30 December 2019 - 29 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	Uddhav Thackeray
33	Sudhir Mungantiwar	SHS Eknath group BJP	14 August 2022 - Incumbent	Eknath Shinde Ministry	File:Eknath Sambhaji Shinde.jpg Eknath Shinde

List of Ministers of State


No	Name		Term_of_office	Ministry
1	Rajendra_Patil Yadravkar	SHS	30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry	United Progressive Alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi SHS+NCP+INC	Uddhav Thackeray
2	Aditi Sunil Tatkare Additional_charge	NCP	27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022	Uddhav Thackrey Ministry		Uddhav Thackeray
3	NA	SHS Eknath group BJP	NA	Eknath Shinde Ministry	National Democratic Alliance Mahayuti BJP SHS Eknath group	File:Eknath Sambhaji Shinde.jpg Eknath Shinde

List of Principal Secretary

Cultural centers

Ministry has various cultural centers across Maharashtra. Urdu Culture Center in Nanded is named after Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister | Education". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister | Education". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

[2] "Urdu cultural centre in Nanded will be named after Dilip Kumar: Maha minister". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

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