Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)

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The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing higher and technical education related policies in the state Maharashtra

Formed1992; 34 years ago (1992) [1]
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
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Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
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Formed1992; 34 years ago (1992) [1]
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitehtedu.maharashtra.gov.in
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The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Chandrakant Patil is current Minister of Higher and Technical.

Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)		 Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Higher and Technical Education
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 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 08 March
1962		 19 November
1962		 256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara 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 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 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
07 Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 27 October
1969		 13 March
1972		 2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 13 March
1972		 04 April
1973		 1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 04 April
1973		 17 Match
1974		 347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantrao Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)		 17 Match
1974		 21 February
1975		 341 days Indian National Congress
11 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 February
1975		 16 April
1977		 2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Vasant Hoshing
(MLA for Byculla Constituency No. 184-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly)		 17 April
1977		 07 March
1978		 1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Purushottam Dekate
(MLA for Umred Constituency No. 51-
Nagpur District
(Legislative Assembly)		 07 March
1978		 18 July
1978		 133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman
(MLA for Malegaon Central Constituency No. 114-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 18 July
1978		 18 February
1980		 1 year, 215 days Janata Party Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 09 June
1980		 21 January
1982		 1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil
(Minister of Technical Education)
(MLA for Chopda Constituency No. 10-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 January
1982		 02 February
1983		 1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Baburao Kale
(Minister of Higher Education)
(MLA for Ghansavangi Jalna Constituency No. 190-
Jalna District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 January
1982		 02 February
1983		 1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress
18 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 07 February
1983		 05 March
1985		 2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
19 Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council)		 12 March
1985		 03 June
1985		 83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 03 June
1985		 12 March
1986		 282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 12 March
1986		 26 June
1988		 2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
22 Kamalkishor Kadam
(MLA for Nanded Constituency No. 66-
Nanded District
(Legislative Assembly)		 26 June
1988		 03 March
1990		 1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
23 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 03 March
1990		 25 June
1991		 1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Anantrao Thopate
(MLA for Bhor Constituency No. 203-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly)		 25 June
1991		 22 February
1993		 1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Prabhakar Dharkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council)		 06 March
1993		 18 November
1994		 1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
26 Prakash Mehta
(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)		 14 March
1995		 01 February
1999		 3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
27 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)		 01 February
1999		 11 May
1999		 99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
28 Prakash Mehta
(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)		 11 May
1999		 17 October
1999		 159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
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 Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 27 October
1999		 16 January
2003		 3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Ramkrishna More
(MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 18 January
2003		 01 November
2004		 1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress 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 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly)		 09 November
2004		 01 December
2008		 4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Rajesh Tope
(MLA for Ghansawangi Constituency No. 100-
Jalna District
(Legislative Assembly)		 08 December
2008		 06 November
2009		 333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
35 Rajesh Tope
(MLA for Ghansawangi Constituency No. 100-
Jalna District
(Legislative Assembly)		 07 November
2009		 10 November
2010		 1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister)		 11 November
2010		 26 September
2014		 3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Vinod Tawde
(MLA for Borivali Constituency No. 152-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)		 31 October
2014		 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
39 Subhash Desai
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)		 28 November
2019		 30 December
2019		 32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
40 Uday Samant
(MLA for Ratnagiri Constituency No. 266-
Ratnagiri District
(Legislative Assembly)		 30 December
2019		 27 June
2022		 2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena
41 Aaditya Thackeray
(MLA for Worli Constituency No. 182-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly)		 27 June
2022		 29 June
2022		 2 days Shiv Sena (2022–present)
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 (2022–present) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
43 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
44 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
45 Chandrakant Patil
(MLA for Kothrud Constituency No. 210-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 December
2024		 Incumbent 1 year, 138 days Bharatiya Janata Party
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Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency)		 Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Higher and Technical Education
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 Prajakt Tanpure
(MLA for Rahuri Constituency No. 223-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 30 December
2019		 30 June
2022		 2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 30 June
2022		 26 November
2024		 2 years, 149 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde
02 Indranil Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)		 21 December
2024		 Incumbent 1 year, 138 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group) Fadnavis III Chandrakant Patil
(2024–present)
Devendra Fadnavis
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List of principal secretary

History

Education and employment ministries were separated in 1992 and as a result, a separate ministry was established for higher and technical education.[1]

Departments

  • Higher Education[3]
  • Technical Education[4]
  1. Art Education
  • University Section
  • National Service Scheme

Autonomous bodies

References

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