# Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. which include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains notified as minority communities in The Gazette of India under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. for the development of Maharashtra state.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Dattatray Vithoba Bharne is Current Minister of Minority Development and Aukaf 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 Minority Development and Aukaf ||||||||||
| 01 | | | Sultan. G. Kazi (MLC for Elected by Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) | 01 May 1960 | 07 March 1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 02 | | | Abdul Kader Salebhoy (MLA for Mumbai South Central Constituency No. 180- Mumbai City 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 | | | P. K. 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 | P. K. Sawant |
| 05 | | | Balasaheb Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I | Vasantrao Naik |
| 06 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 March 1967 | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 07 | | | Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 08 | | | Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly) | 13 March 1972 | 04 April 1973 | 1 year, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 09 | | | Rafique Zakaria (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 04 April 1973 | 17 Match 1974 | 347 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 10 | | | Abdul Rahman Antulay (MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193- Raigad District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match 1974 | 21 February 1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 11 | | | Rafiq Zakaria (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 21 February 1975 | 23 February 1976 | 1 year, 2 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 12 | | | Prabha Rau (MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41- Wardha District) (Legislative Assembly) | 23 February 1976 | 16 April 1977 | 1 year, 52 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 13 | | | Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 April 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| 14 | | | Baburao Kale (MLA for Ghansavangi Jalna Constituency No. 190- Jalna District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada II | Vasantdada Patil |
| 15 | | | Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman (MLA for Malegaon Central Constituency No. 114- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Janata Party | 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 | | | S. M. I. Aseer (MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) | 21 January 1982 | 02 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| 18 | | | S. M. I. Aseer (MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223- Ahmednagar District (Legislative Assembly) | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III | Vasantdada Patil |
| 19 | | | Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1985 | 03 June 1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV | Vasantdada Patil |
| 20 | | | Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 03 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 21 | | | V. Subramanian (MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121- Mumbai City District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 22 | | | Ishaq Jamkhanawala (MLA for Nagpada Constituency No. 188- Mumbai City District (Legislative Assembly) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
| 23 | | | Javed Iqbal Khan (MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 04 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III | Sharad Pawar |
| 24 | | | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly) | 25 June 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 1 year, 242 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 25 | | | Sarawan Parate (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 14 - Kolhapur District) (Legislative Council) | 06 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
| 26 | | | Sabir Shaikh (MLA for Ambarnath Constituency No. 140- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Shiv Sena | Joshi | Manohar Joshi |
| 27 | | | Sabir Shaikh (MLA for Ambarnath Constituency No. 140- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 February 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 258 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 28 | | | Husain Dalwai (MLA for Ratnagiri Khed Constituency No. 266- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) | 19 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 89 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 29 | | | Husain Dalwai (MLA for Ratnagiri Khed Constituency No. 266- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| 30 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 01 November 2004 | 09 November 2004 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 31 | | | Anees Ahmed (MLA for Nagpur Central Constituency No. 55- Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly) | 09 November 2004 | 01 December 2008 | 4 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 32 | | | Anees Ahmed (MLA for Nagpur Central Constituency No. 55- Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly) | 08 December 2008 | 06 November 2009 | 333 days | Indian National Congress | Ashok I | Ashok Chavan |
| 33 | | | Mohammad Naseem Khan (MLA for Chandivali Constituency No. 168- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Ashok II | Ashok Chavan |
| 34 | | | Mohammad Naseem Khan (MLA for Chandivali Constituency No. 168- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 11 November 2010 | 26 September 2014 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Prithviraj | Prithviraj Chavan |
| 35 | | | Eknath Khadse (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 31 October 2014 | 04 June 2016 | 1 year, 217 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 36 | | | Devendra Fadnavis (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 04 June 2016 | 08 July 2016 | 34 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 37 | | | Vinod Tawde (MLA for Borivali Constituency No. 152- Mumbai Suburban District (Legislative Assembly) | 08 July 2016 | 12 November 2019 | 5 years, 12 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 38 | | | 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 |
| 39 | | | Jayant Patil (MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 32 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 40 | | | Nawab Malik (MLA for Anushakti Nagar Constituency No. 172- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 27 March 2022 | 2 years, 87 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 41 | | | Jitendra Awhad (MLA for Mumbra-Kalwa Constituency No. 149- Thane District (Legislative Assembly) | 27 March 2022 | 29 June 2022 | 94 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 42 | | | 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 |
| 43 | | | Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 14 August 2022 | 14 July 2023 | 334 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 44 | | | Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi (MLA for Sillod Constituency No. 104- Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District (Legislative Assembly) | 14 July 2023 | 26 November 2024 | 1 year, 135 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 45 | | | 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 |
| 46 | | | Dattatray Vithoba Bharne (MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200- Pune District (Legislative Assembly) | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | 17 days | Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group) | Fadnavis III | Devendra Fadnavis |

## 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 Minority Development and Aukaf |||||||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 01 | | | Vishwajeet Kadam (MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Indian National Congress | Thackeray | Nawab Malik (2019 - 2021) Jitendra Awhad (2021 - 2022) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 191 days | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde (2022 - 2023) Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi (2023 - Present) | Eknath Shinde |

## Sub department

Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs