Fourth Pawar ministry

Fourth Pawar ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed6 March 1993
Date dissolved14 March 1995
People and organisations
GovernorP. C. Alexander
Chief MinisterSharad Pawar
Total no. of members19
Congress (17)
RPI(A) (1)
Independents (1)
Member partiesCongress
RPI(A)
Independents
Status in legislatureMajority government
150 / 288 (52%)
Opposition partyBJP
Shiv Sena
Opposition leader
History
Election1990
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorS. Naik
SuccessorJoshi

Sharad Pawar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fourth time[1] on 6 March 1993. On appointment, Pawar formed a 18-member cabinet.[2] The cabinet continued until the 1995 legislative elections, and was replaced by the Manohar Joshi ministry.

Government formation

Soon after the 1990 legislative elections, Pawar, then the incumbent Chief Minister, was sworn in once again. However, after 1991 Indian general election, Pawar resigned and was appointed Defence Minister by P. V. Narasimha Rao.[3] He served as the Member of Parliament for Baramati at the same time. On his resignation, Sudhakarrao Naik was appointed the Chief Minister.[4] However, in 1993, Pawar resigned as the nation's defence minister,[5][6] and returned as the head of Maharashtra government.[7]

List of ministers

The initial ministry consisted of:[2][8]

Sr No Minister Portfolio Party
Chief Minister
1 Sharad Pawar Other Departments not allocated to a minister:
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Home Affairs
  • Jails
  • Planning
  • General Administration
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Information Technology
  • Command Area Development
  • State Excise
 Congress
Cabinet ministers
2 Ramrao Adik
  • Finance
  • Special Assistance
  • State Border Defence (First)
 Congress
3 Shivajirao Deshmukh
  • Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Majority Welfare Development
4 Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
  • Irrigation
  • Energy
  • Protocol
  • Socially And Educationally Backward Classes
5 Vilasrao Deshmukh
  • Revenue
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Tourism (18 November 1994 – 14 March 1995)
  • Medical Education
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Marathi Language
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • State Border Defence (Second)
6 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
  • Forest Department
  • Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
7 Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale
  • Cooperation
  • Disaster Management
8 Jawaharlal Darda
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Marketing
9 Chhagan Bhujbal
  • Housing
  • Slum Improvement
  • House Repairs and Reconstruction
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
10 Salim Zakaria
  • School Education
  • Fisheries
11 Pushpatai Hirey
  • Public Health and Family Welfare
  • Woman and Child Development
12 Prabhakar Dharkar
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Employment
  • Horticulture
  • Tourism (6 March 1993 – 18 November 1994)
  • Ports
  • Khar Land Development
  • Vimukta Jati
13 Madhukar Pichad
  • Travel Development
  • Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
  • Dairy Development
  • Tribal Development
14 Ranjeet Deshmukh
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayat Raj
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Ex-Servicemen Welfare
15 Arun Gujarathi
  • Urban Development
  • Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Food and Drug Administration
16 Sarawan Parate
  • Labour
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Textiles
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
17 Ramdas Athawale
  • Social Welfare
  • Prohibition Propaganda
  • Transport
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
 RPI(A)
18 Harshvardhan Deshmukh
  • Agriculture
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development)
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
 Independent

Ministers of state

The junior ministers in the cabinet included:[8]

  • Marzban Patrawala, Finance and General Administration
  • Ashok Chavan, Public Works, Urban Development, and Parliamentary Affairs
  • Avinash Naik, Industries, Tourism, and Environment
  • Arun Divekar, Youth Welfare and Sports
  • Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik, Education, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Rehabilitation
  • Eknath Gaikwad, Housing and Slum Development, Labour, and Social Welfare
  • Manikrao Thakre, Home Affairs, Agriculture, and Rural Development
  • Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar, Revenue and Cooperation

References

  1. ^ "'Saheb' Sharad Pawar is a 4-time Maharashtra CM, I anyhow became Deputy CM 4 times: Ajit Pawar". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "'Pawar Zindabad' greets Naik at swearing-in: 27 man team in Bombay". The Indian Express. 7 March 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ Shanthie Mariet D'Souza. "Sharad Pawar". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Sudhakar Naik sworn in Maharashtra CM". The Indian Express. 26 June 1991. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'Reluctant' Pawar sent back as CM". The Indian Express. 4 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Rao aborts pro-Pawar campaign". The Indian Express. 5 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Pawar: I will be back in Delhi". The Indian Express. 6 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Pawar keeps Home". The Indian Express. 9 March 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 27 April 2021.