# Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for promoting environmental issues in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Pankaja Munde is current Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

## 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 Environment and Climate Change ||||||||||
| 01 | | | Balasaheb Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 May 1960 | 07 March 1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 02 | | | Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal 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 | | | 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 | | | Sadashiv Govind Barve (MLA for Shivajinagar Constituency No. 209- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I | Vasantrao Naik |
| 06 | | | Keshavrao Sonawane (MLA for Ausa Constituency No. 239- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 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 | | | Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 13 March 1972 | 17 Match 1974 | 2 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 09 | | | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match 1974 | 21 February 1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III | Vasantrao Naik |
| 10 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 21 February 1975 | 17 May 1977 | 2 years, 85 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | Shankarrao Chavan |
| 11 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 - Sangli District) (Legislative Council) (Chief Minister) | 17 May 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 294 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | Vasantdada Patil |
| 12 | | | Purushottam Dekate (MLA for Umred Constituency No. 51- Nagpur District (Legislative Assembly) | 07 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Vasantdada II | Vasantdada Patil |
| 13 | | | Pramila Tople (MLA for Akola Constituency No. 15- Akola District (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Pawar I | Sharad Pawar |
| 14 | | | Narendra Mahipati Tidke (MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 09 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | Abdul Rahman Antulay |
| 15 | | | 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 |
| 16 | | | 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 |
| 17 | | | Vasantdada Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 12 March 1985 1960 | 03 June 1985 1962 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV | Vasantdada Patil |
| 19 | | | 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 |
| 20 | | | 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 |
| 21 | | | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale (MLA for Satara Constituency No. 262- Satara District (Legislative Assembly) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
| 22 | | | Sharad Pawar (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 04 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | 327 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 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 06 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
| 26 | | | Ganesh Naik (MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 March 1995 | 31 January 1999 | 3 years, 323 days | Shiv Sena | Joshi | Manohar Joshi |
| 27 | | | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218- Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 February 1999 | 11 May 1999 | 99 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 28 | | | Chandrakant Khaire (MLA for Aurangabad West Constituency No. 108- Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District (Legislative Assembly) | 11 May 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 159 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
| 29 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik (MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04- Nandurbar District) (Legislative Assembly) | 19 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 88 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 30 | | | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil (MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Sushilkumar | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| 31 | | | Ganesh Naik (MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 09 November 2004 | 01 December 2007 | 4 years, 22 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 32 | | | Ganesh Naik (MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 08 December 2008 | 06 November 2009 | 333 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok I | Ashok Chavan |
| 33 | | | Jayant Patil (MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 201p | 1 year, 3 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok II | Ashok Chavan |
| 34 | | | Sanjay Deotale (MLA for Warora Constituency No. 75- Chandrapur 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 December 2014 | 34 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 36 | | | Ramdas Kadam (MLC for Mumbai Local Authorities No. 02 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 04 December 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 4 years, 343 days | Shiv Sena | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 37 | | | 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 |
| 38 | | | 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 |
| 39 | | | Aaditya Thackeray (MLA for Worli Constituency No. 182- Mumbai City District (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 40 | | | 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 | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 41 | | | Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 14 August 2022 | 26 November 2024 | 2 years, 104 days | Shiv Sena | Eknath | Eknath Shinde |
| 42 | | | 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 |
| 43 | | | Pankaja Munde (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 01 - Beed District) (Legislative Council) | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | 43 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 Environment and climate change |||||||||||
| 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 | Aaditya Thackeray | 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, 217 days | NA | Eknath | Eknath Shinde | Eknath Shinde |

## History

Ministry of Environment was renamed as Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2020.

## Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is execution wing of the ministry. MPCB is responsible for implementation of -
* Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
* Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
* Water (Cess) Act, 1977
* Few provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986
* Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998,
* Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000,
* Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc.
MPCB is an ISO 9000 and ISO 27001 certified organization.

### Composition of the MPCB

As per provisions of section 4 of the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974 and section 5 of Air (P&CP) Act, 1981), board consists of:
* Chairman,
* Member Secretary
* Official and Non-Official Members