# Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Textiles is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for the promotion of the textile industry in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Sanjay Savkare is current Minister of Textiles. The Cabinet Minister is assisted by the Minister of State.

## 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 Textiles ||||||||||
| 01 | | | Marotrao Kannamwar (MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 May 1960 | 07 March 1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 02 | | | Marotrao Kannamwar (MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 08 March 1962 | 19 November 1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 03 | | | Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar (MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28- Akola 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 | | | D. S. Palaspagar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Bhandara District) (Legislative Council) | 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 | | | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 08 | | | Vasantrao Patil (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council) | 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 | | | 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 | 16 April 1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 12 | | | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 April 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| 13 | | | Jawaharlal Darda (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council) | 07 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada II | Vasantdada Patil |
| 14 | | | Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya (MLA for Kandivali Constituency No. 161- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 18 February 1980 | 1 year, 215 days | Janata Party | Pawar I | Sharad Pawar |
| 15 | | | Nanabhau Yembadwar (MLC for Bhandara - Gondia Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 - Gondia District) (Legislative Council) | 09 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | Abdul Rahman Antulay |
| 16 | | | Shantaram Gholap (MLA for Murbad Constituency No. 139- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 21 January 1982 | 02 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| 17 | | | Ramrao Adik (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) (Deputy Chief Minister) | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III | Vasantdada Patil |
| 18 | | | V. Subramanian (MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121- Mumbai City District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1985 | 03 June 1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV | Vasantdada Patil |
| 19 | | | Sudhakarrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) | 03 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 20 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 21 | | | W. R. Sherekar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 - Chandrapur District) (Legislative Council) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
| 22 | | | Narendra Marutrao Kamble (MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 - Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council) | 03 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | 328 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III | Sharad Pawar |
| 23 | | | Jawaharlal Darda (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council) | 25 January 1991 | 25 June 1991 | 151 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III | Sharad Pawar |
| 24 | | | Jawaharlal Darda (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council) | 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 | 18 November 1994 | 1 year, 257 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
| 26 | | | Jaiprakash Mundada (MLA for Basmath Constituency No. 92- Hingoli District (Legislative Assembly) | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Shiv Sena | Joshi | Manohar Joshi |
| 27 | | | Nitin Gadkari (MLC for Nagpur Graduates Constituency No. 03 - Nagpur District) (Legislative Council) | 01 February 1999 | 11 May 1999 | 99 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 28 | | | Jaiprakash Mundada (MLA for Basmath Constituency No. 92- Hingoli District (Legislative Assembly) | 11 May 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 159 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 29 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 19 October 1999 | 27 October 1999 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 30 | | | Ranjeet Deshmukh (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 81 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 31 | | | Ranjeet Deshmukh (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| 32 | | | 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 |
| 33 | | | Ashok Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 09 November 2004 | 01 December 2008 | 4 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 34 | | | 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 |
| 35 | | | Mohammed Arif 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 |
| 36 | | | Mohammed Arif 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 |
| 37 | | | Chandrakant Patil (MLA for Kothrud Constituency No. 210- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 31 October 2014 | 08 July 2016 | 1 year, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 38 | | | Subhash Deshmukh (MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251- Solapur District (Legislative Assembly) | 08 July 2016 | 16 June 2019 | 2 years, 343 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 39 | | | Ram Shinde (MLA for Karjat Jamkhed Constituency No. 127- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) | 16 June 2019 | 12 November 2019 | 149 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 40 | | | 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 |
| 41 | | | Nitin Raut (MLA for Nagpur North Constituency No. 57- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 32 days | Indian National Congress | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 42 | | | Aslam Shaikh (MLA for Malad West Constituency No. 162- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Indian National Congress | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 43 | | | 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 |
| 44 | | | Chandrakant Patil (MLA for Kothrud Constituency No. 210- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 August 2022 | 26 November 2024 | 2 years, 135 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 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 | | | Sanjay Savkare (MLA for Bhusawal Constituency No. 12- Jalgaon District (Legislative Assembly) | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | 20 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 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 Textiles |||||||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 01 | | | Rajendra Patil Yadravkar (MLA for Shirol Constituency No. 280- Kolhapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 27 June 2022 | 2 years, 179 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Aslam Shaikh | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 02 | | | Prajakt Tanpure (MLA for Rahuri Constituency No. 223- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) Additional_Charge | 27 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 | 2 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Aslam Shaikh | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 194 days | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde (2022 - 2022) Chandrakant Patil (2022- Present) | Eknath Shinde |

## Ministers of Printing Presses (1960 - 1978 )

| 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 Printing Presses ||||||||||
| 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 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 08 March 1962 | 19 November 1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 03 | | | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 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 I | P. K. Sawant |
| 05 | | | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I | Vasantrao Naik |
| 06 | | | D. S. Palaspagar (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Bhandara District) (Legislative Council) | 01 March 1967 | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 07 | | | Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar (MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28- Akola District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II | Vasantrao Naik |
| 08 | | | M. B. Popat (MLA for Dhobitalao Constituency No. 160- Mumbai City District) (Legislative Assembly) | 13 March 1972 | 17 March 1974 | 2 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 09 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match 1974 | 21 February 1975 | 1 year, 323 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 10 | | | Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 21 February 1975 | 16 April 1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 11 | | | Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe (MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 May 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 294 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| Ending on 07 March 1978 ||||||||||

## Textile in Maharashtra

In the second half of the 19th century, a large textile industry grew up in the Mumbai city and surrounding towns, operated by Indian entrepreneurs. Simultaneously a labour movement was organized. Starting with the Factory Act of 1881, the state government played an increasingly important role in regulating the industry. The Bombay presidency set up a factory inspection commission in 1884. There were restrictions on the hours of children and women. An important reformer was Mary Carpenter, who wrote factory laws that exemplified Victorian modernization theory of the modern, regulated factory as vehicle of pedagogy and civilizational uplift. Laws provided for compensation for workplace accidents.
The Great Bombay Textile Strike brought changes in textile industry. It was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Mumbai under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and increase in wages. The majority of the over 80 textile mills in Central Mumbai closed during and after the strike, leaving more than 150,000 workers unemployed. The textile industry in Mumbai has largely disappeared, reducing labour migration after the strikes.
As one of the consequence of the strike, the textile industries in Mumbai shut down and moved to the periphery or to other states as the land became real estate gold mine. Mumbai's functional nature changed from being industrial to commercial.

## Textile parks

Maharashtra government is planning to set up 9 textile parks.