Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry

Yashwantrao Chavan formed his second ministry as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 8 March 1962,[1] after leading his Indian National Congress to a majority in 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He demitted office in November 1962, having been appointed Minister of Defence by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.[2][3] He was succeeded by his buildings and communication minister, Marotrao Kannamwar.[4]

Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed8 March 1962
Date dissolved19 November 1962
People and organisations
GovernorSri Prakasa (Till April 1962)
P. Subbarayan (April - October 1962)
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Total no. of members31
17 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
14 deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyPWPI
BJS
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorY. Chavan I
SuccessorKannamwar

List of ministers

The Second Chavan ministry consisted of 31 members: Chavan, 16 cabinet ministers, and 14 deputy ministers.[1] The regions of Maharashtra were represented as follows:[1]

Region Cabinet ministers Deputy ministers
Vidarbha 5 2
Marathwada 2 3
Western Maharashtra, Khandesh, & Konkan 6† 8
Mumbai 4 1
† including Chief Minister

Cabinet ministers
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister
General Administration, Home, and Planning
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister		Yashwantrao Chavan8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Building and Communications & Public Works, Water Resources, TextileMarotrao Kannamwar8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Rural Development & Cultural AffairsGopalrao Bajirao Khedkar8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
School Education and Water supply & Sanitation, TransportShantilal Shah8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Revenue & Environment and Climate Change & Parliamentary Affairs, Relief & RehabilitationVasantrao Naik8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Industries, and Law and Judiciary, Disaster Management, Mining Department, ProtocolS. K. Wankhede8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Agriculture & State Excise & Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries, Vimukta JatiBalasaheb Desai8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Public Health & Sports and Youth Welfare, Tribal Development, Command Area DevelopmentP. K. Sawant8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Irrigation and Power, Ex. Servicemen Welfare, EnergyShankarrao Chavan8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Finance, Co-operation, Medical EducationSadashiv Govind Barve8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Civil Supplies, Housing, Ports Development, Small Savings, and TourismHomi J. H. Taleyarkhan8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Forests, Nomadic Tribes,

Special Backward Classes Welfare, Khar Land Development

Earthquake Rehabilitation		D. S. Palaspagar8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Prohibition and Minority Development and Aukaf, Soil and Water ConservationAbdul Kader Salebhoy8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Social Welfare, Special Assistance & Marathi language & Woman and Child Development, Majority Welfare DevelopmentNiramala Raje Bhosale8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Urban Development, Horticulture, Higher Education and Technical EducationM. D. Choudhary8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Labour, Marketing, Food and Drug Administration, Other Backward Bahujan WelfareM. G. Maney8 March 196219 November 1962 INC
Skill Development,Employment and Entrepreneurship, Employment Guarantee, Other Backward Classes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes,Keshavrao Sonawane8 March 196219 November 1962 INC

Deputy ministers

References
  1. "17-Member Maharashtra Cabinet Sworn In". Indian Express. 9 March 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. Manasi Phadke (12 March 2019). "YB Chavan, the Congress leader who was key to creation of Maharashtra & its first CM". The Print. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. Ajit Ranade (24 March 2012). "Remembering Maharashtra's first CM". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. "In photos: From Yashwantrao Chavan to Devendra Fadnavis, take a look at all the previous CMs of Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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