Nilangekar ministry

Nilangekar ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed3 June 1985
Date dissolved6 March 1986
People and organisations
GovernorKona Prabhakara Rao
Chief MinisterShivajirao Patil Nilangekar
Total no. of members12 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyINC(S)
JNP
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1985
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorV. Patil IV
SuccessorS. Chavan II

Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar became the chief minister of Maharashtra in June 1985,[1][2] on resignation of Vasantdada Patil. He formed a 11-member ministry that served for less than a year until Nilangekar's resignation amidst fraud allegations.[1][2]

List of ministers[edit]

Nilangekar was sworn in on 3 June 1985, while his ministers were administered oath of office on the next day:[3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister

General Administration

  • Home Affairs
  • Jails
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Land Ceiling
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Information Technology
  • Law and Judiciary
  • State Development
  • Water Resources
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • Marketing
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
3 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Energy
  • Tourism
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Prohibition
  • Excise
  • Marathi language
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Skill Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Woman and Child Development
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Employment
  • Public Works
(Including Public Undertakings)
Ram Meghe
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Command Areas Development
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
  • Soil and Water Conservation
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Revenue
  • Social Welfare
  • Textiles
  • Protocol
  • Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
  • Horticulture
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works

(Excluding Public Undertakings)

  • Forests
  • Social Forestry
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Disaster Management
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Nomadic Tribes
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Medical Education and Drugs
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Ports
  • Khar Land Development
  • Fisheries
  • Special Assistance
  • Rural Development
Balachandra Sawant
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Environment
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Housing
  • Slum Improvement
  • House Repairs and Reconstruction
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Dairy Development
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
Anantrao Thopte
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Labour
  • Legislative Affairs
N. M. Tidke
4 June 19856 March 1986 INC

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away in Pune". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Maharashtra: Former CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dead". The Times of India. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 April to 30 June 1985) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXI (3): 467, 469–71. Retrieved 2 May 2021.