The Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for promoting environmental issues in Maharashtra.
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The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Eknath Shinde is current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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No. |
Portrait |
Minister (Constituency) |
Term of office |
Political party |
Ministry |
Chief Minister |
From |
To |
Period |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change |
01 |
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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 |
|
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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 |
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 |
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 |
08 |
|
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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 |
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 |
10 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
13 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
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 |
24 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38 |
|
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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 |
40 |
|
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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 |
|
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Eknath Shinde (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) |
14 August 2022 |
Incumbent |
2 years, 58 days |
Shiv Sena |
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Ministry of Environment was renamed as Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2020.[1]
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is execution wing of the ministry.[2]
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.[3]
Composition of the MPCB[4]
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