# Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Water Supply is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Gulab Raghunath Patil is currently Minister of Water Supply Government of Maharashtra.

## Cabinet Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Constituency) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Constituency) | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
| Minister of Water Supply ||||||||||
| 01 | | | Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 May 1960 | 07 March 1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 02 | | | Shantilal Shah (MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177- Mumbai Suburban District (Legislative Assembly) | 08 March 1962 | 19 November 1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 03 | | | Abdul Kader Salebhoy (MLA for Mumbai South Central Constituency No. 180- Mumbai City District) (Legislative Assembly) | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 | 1 year, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Kannamwar l | Marotrao Kannamwar |
| 04 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) (Interim Chief Minister) | 25 November 1962 | 04 December 1963 | 9 days | Indian National Congress | Sawant | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant |
| 05 | | | Keshavrao Sonawane (MLA for Latur Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I | Vasantrao Naik |
| 06 | | | Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 01 March 1967 | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 07 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 08 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 13 March 1972 | 04 April 1973 | 1 year, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 09 | | | Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 04 April 1973 | 17 Match 1974 | 347 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 10 | | | Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match 1974 | 21 February 1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 11 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council) | 21 February 1975 | 16 April 1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 12 | | | Nashikrao Tirpude (MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61- Bhandara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 April 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| 13 | | | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada II | Vasantdada Patil |
| 14 | | | Arjunrao Kasture (MLA for Buldana Constituency No. 23- Buldana District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 19 November 1979 | 1 year, 124 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Pawar I | Sharad Pawar |
| 15 | | | Pramila Tople (MLA for Akola Constituency No. 15- Akola District (Legislative Assembly) | 19 November 1979 | 18 February 1980 | 91 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Pawar I | Sharad Pawar |
| 16 | | | Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 09 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | Abdul Rahman Antulay |
| 17 | | | Babasaheb Bhosale (MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 21 January 1982 | 02 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| 18 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III | Vasantdada Patil |
| 19 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 12 March 1985 | 03 June 1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV | Vasantdada Patil |
| 20 | | | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 03 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 21 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 08 - Nanded District) (Legislative Council) (Chief Minister) | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 22 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
| 23 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 03 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 114 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III | Sharad Pawar |
| 24 | | | Sudhakarrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 25 June 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 1 year, 242 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 25 | | | Harshvardhan Deshmukh (MLA for Morshi Constituency No. 43- Amravati District) (Legislative Assembly) | 06 March 1993 | 18 November 1994 | 1 year, 257 days | Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
| 26 | | | Anna Dange (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council) | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Joshi | Manohar Joshi |
| 27 | | | Jaiprakash Mundada (MLA for Basmath Constituency No. 92- Hingoli District (Legislative Assembly) | 01 February 1999 | 11 May 1999 | 99 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 28 | | | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) | 11 May 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 159 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 29 | | | Chhagan Bhujbal (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 - Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council) (Deputy Chief Minister) | 19 October 1999 | 27 October 1999 | 8 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 30 | | | R. R. Patil (MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 81 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 31 | | | Ashok Chavan (MLA for Mudkhed Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Sushilkumar | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| 32 | | | R. R. Patil (MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Deputy Chief Minister) | 01 November 2004 | 09 November 2004 | 8 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 33 | | | Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 09 November 2004 | 01 December 2008 | 4 years, 22 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 34 | | | Ajit Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 08 December 2008 | 06 November 2009 | 333 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok I | Ashok Chavan |
| 35 | | | Laxmanrao Dhobale (MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247 - Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok II | Ashok Chavan |
| 36 | | | Laxmanrao Dhobale (MLA for Mohol Constituency No. 247 - Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 11 November 2010 | 07 June 2013 | 2 years, 208 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Prithviraj | Prithviraj Chavan |
| 37 | | | Chhagan Bhujbal (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) Additional Charge | 07 June 2013 | 11 June 2013 | 4 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Prithviraj | Prithviraj Chavan |
| 38 | | | Dilip Gangadhar Sopal (MLA for Barshi Constituency No. 246- Osmanabad District) (Legislative Assembly) | 11 June 2013 | 26 September 2014 | 1 year, 107 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Prithviraj | Prithviraj Chavan |
| 39 | | | Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief_Minister) | 31 October 2014 | 04 December 2014 | 34 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 40 | | | Babanrao Lonikar (MLA for Partur Constituency No. 99- Parbhani District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 4 years, 342 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 41 | | | Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief_Minister) In Charge | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 42 | | | Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 32 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 43 | | | Gulab Raghunath Patil (MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14- Jalgaon District (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 27 June 2022 | 2 years, 179 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 44 | | | Anil Parab (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 07 - Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Council) Additional Charge | 27 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 | 2 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 45 | | | Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) In Charge | 30 June 2022 | 14 August 2022 | 45 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 46 | | | Gulab Raghunath Patil (MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14- Jalgaon District (Legislative Assembly) | 14 August 2022 | 26 November 2024 | 2 years, 135 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 47 | | | Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief_Minister) In Charge | 05 December 2024 | 21 December 2024 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis III | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 48 | | | Gulab Raghunath Patil (MLA for Jalgaon Rural Constituency No. 14- Jalgaon District (Legislative Assembly) | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | 4 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Fadnavis III | Devendra Fadnavis |

## Ministers of State

Deputy ministers assist cabinet ministers.
Ministers of State :
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Deputy Minister (Constituency) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Deputy Minister (Constituency) | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Water Supply |||||||||||
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 01 | | | Sanjay Bansode (MLA for Udgir Constituency No. 237 - Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Gulab Raghunath Patil | Uddhav Thackeray |
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 178 days | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde (2022 - 2022) Gulab Raghunath Patil (2022 - Present) | Eknath Shinde |

## Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran

Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997. MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai.

### Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)

Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of World Bank. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board :
* Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department (WSSD), GoM and
* Executive Council headed by Member Secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP)
* Management staff under Director of Administration
* Superintending Engineer

## Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA)

GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between International Development Association and Government of Maharashtra.