Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry

Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed12 March 1986
Date dissolved26 June 1988
People and organisations
GovernorKona Prabhakara Rao (1986)
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1986-87)
K. Brahmananda Reddy (1988)
Chief MinisterShankarrao Chavan
Total no. of members7 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
161 / 288 (56%)
Opposition partyINC(S) (Until December 1986)
JNP
PWP
RPI(G)
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1985
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorNilangekar
SuccessorPawar II

Shankarrao Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time in March 1986, on resignation of his predecessor, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar. Chavan's cabinet served until his resignation on 26 June 1988, and subsequent replacement by Sharad Pawar's ministry.

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers in Chavan's cabinet:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Home Affairs
  • Jails
  • Irrigation (Krishna Valley Development)
  • Irrigation (Konkan Valley Development)
  • Urban Land Ceiling
  • Special Assistance
  • Water Resources
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Information Technology
  • Protocol
  • Marketing
  • State Excise
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
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Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
  • Command Area Development
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Labour
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Dairy Development
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
Bhagwantrao Gaikwad
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Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Cooperation
  • Public Works

(Excluding Public Undertakings)

  • Public Works

(Including Public Undertakings)

  • Transport
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Forest
  • Skill Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Textiles
  • Socially And Educationally Backward Classes
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Mining Department
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Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Industrial
  • Transport
  • Marathi Language
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Khar Land Development
  • Tribal Development
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Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Employment
  • Tourism
  • Vimukta Jati
Ram Meghe
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Cabinet Minister
  • Prohibition
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Industries
  • Ports
  • Public Health
  • Medical Education, and Drug
  • Family Planning
  • Rural Development
  • Social Welfare
  • Woman and Child Development
Bhai Sawant
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Cabinet Minister
  • Energy
  • Housing
  • Urban Development
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Environment
  • Slum Improvement
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Disaster Management
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
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