Third Vasantrao Naik ministry

Third Vasantrao Naik ministry
Third Vasantrao Naik ministry
; Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	13 March 1972
Date dissolved	21 February 1975
People and organisations
Governor	Ali Yavar Jung
Chief Minister	Vasantrao Naik
Total no. of members	21; 12 Cabinet ministers; 9 junior ministers
Member parties	Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	PWPI; BJS
Opposition leader	Legislative Assembly:; Dinkar Patil (PWPI); Legislative Council:; Uttamrao Patil (BJS);
History
Election	1972
Predecessor	V. Naik II
Successor	S. Chavan I

Following 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, incumbent chief minister Vasantrao Naik was re-appointed, and he formed his third government on 14 March 1972.^[1] This was to be Naik's last government which served until 20 February 1975.^[2]

Government formation

In the 1972 legislative elections, Indian National Congress secured 222 of the state's 278 assembly seats, leading to the incumbent chief minister being re-appointed. On 16 March 1972, a 21-member ministry was sworn in, consisting of 12 cabinet ministers, 8 ministers of state, and 1 deputy minister.^[1] Various ministers were later included in the ministry, and its membership had increased to 30 by November 1974.^[3]

List of ministers

The initial ministry consisted of the following 12 cabinet ministers.^[4]

Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)
Vasantrao Patil (Cabinet Minister)
Shankarrao Chavan (Cabinet Minister)
Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (Cabinet Minister)
Narendra Mahipati Tidke (Cabinet Minister)
Rafique Zakaria (Cabinet Minister)
Yashwantrao Mohite (Cabinet Minister)
Hari Govindrao Vartak Cabinet Minister)
A. R. Antulay (Cabinet Minister)
Pratibha Patil (Cabinet Minister)
Anant Namjoshi (Cabinet Minister)
M. B. Popat (Cabinet Minister)

Cabinet Ministers


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Chief Minister General Administration Information and Public Relations	Vasantrao Naik	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Home Information Technology	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Revenue	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Public Works	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Prohibition	Rafique Zakaria	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Buildings Communications	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Finance Planning Parliamently Affairs	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Law and Judiciary State Excise	Pratibha Patil	13 March 1972	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Urban Development	Rafique Zakaria	13 March 1972	17 Match 1974	INC
Cabinet Minister Urban Development	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Printing Presses	M. B. Popat	13 March 1972	17 Match 1974	INC
Cabinet Minister Printing Presses	Shankarrao Chavan	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Environment and Climate Change	Pratibha Patil	13 March 1972	17 Match 1974	INC
Cabinet Minister Environment and Climate Change	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Small Savings	Anant Namjoshi	13 March 1972	17 Match 1974	INC
Cabinet Minister Small Savings	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Housing	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Social Welfare	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Pratibha Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Special Assistance	M. B. Popat	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Majority Welfare	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Co-operation	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Sports and Youth Welfare	Rafique Zakaria	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Transport	Hari Govindrao Vartak	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	M. B. Popat	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Woman and Child Development	Anant Namjoshi	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Pratibha Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Ports Development	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	M. B. Popat	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Minority Development and Waqfs	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Medical Education	Hari Govindrao Vartak	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Food and Drug Administration	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Relief & Rehabilitation	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Disaster Management	M. B. Popat	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Mining Department	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Socially and Educationally Backward Classes - SEBC	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Special Backward Classes Welfare - SBCW	Hari Govindrao Vartak	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	M. B. Popat	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Nomadic Tribesl Department Vimukta Jati	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Soil and Water Conservation	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Marketing	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Tourism	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship	Anant Namjoshi	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Department Dairy Development	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	M. B. Popat	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Fisheries Department	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Culture Affairs	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Forests Department	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Higher and Technical Education	Pratibha Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Textiles	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Naik	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Tribal Development	Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	M. B. Popat	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Rural Development	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Pratibha Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Labour	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Other Backward Classes - OBC	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Pratibha Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Protocol Earthquake Rehabilitation	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Shankarrao Chavan	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Power	M. B. Popat	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Irrigation	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Command Area Development	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	A. R. Antulay	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Horticulture	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Pratibha Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Employee Guarantee	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Water Supply	Shankarrao Chavan	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Pratibha Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Sanitation	Anant Namjoshi	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister School Education	M. B. Popat	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Pratibha Patil	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Rafique Zakaria	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Marathi Language	Vasantrao Patil	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Industries	A. R. Antulay	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Yashwantrao Mohite	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Public Health	Rafique Zakaria	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Anant Namjoshi	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	A. R. Antulay	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Ex. Servicemen Welfare	Yashwantrao Mohite	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Hari Govindrao Vartak	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Patil	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC
Cabinet Minister Khar Land Development	Vasantrao Naik CM	13 March 1972	4 April 1973	INC
	Narendra Mahipati Tidke	4 April 1973	17 Match 1974	INC
	Vasantrao Naik CM	17 Match 1974	21 February 1975	INC

Ministers of state

The initial ministry also consisted 8 ministers of state and 1 deputy minister.^[4]

K. P. Patil
S. B. Patil
S. A. Solanke
Sharad Pawar
G. S. Sarnayak
Prabha Rao
R. J. Deotale
D. T. Rupavate
Ramubhai Patel, Deputy Minister

References

^ ^a ^b "Political and Constitutional Developments in the States (March 1 to May 31, 1972) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XVIII (3): 628, 639–640. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (November 1, 1974 to January 31, 1975) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXI (2): 239, 244. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Vasantrao Patil joins Naik's 21-man team". The Times of India. 16 March 1972. p. 1. ProQuest 347356805. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[JPI-1] "Political and Constitutional Developments in the States (March 1 to May 31, 1972) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XVIII (3): 628, 639–640. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[2] "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[3] "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (November 1, 1974 to January 31, 1975) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXI (2): 239, 244. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[TOI-4] "Vasantrao Patil joins Naik's 21-man team". The Times of India. 16 March 1972. p. 1. ProQuest 347356805. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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