Third Vasantdada Patil ministry

Vasantdada Patil was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for the third time in February 1983, on resignation of Babasaheb Bhosale.^[1] The third Patil ministry continued until 1985 legislative elections, after which Patil continued as chief minister with his fourth ministry.^[2]

Third Vasantdada Patil ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	2 February 1983
Date dissolved	9 March 1985
People and organisations
Governor	Idris Hasan Latif
Chief Minister	Vasantdada Patil
Total no. of members	15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member parties	Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government 186 / 288 (65%)
Opposition party	INC(S) JNP
Opposition leader	Legislative Assembly: Sharad Pawar (INC(S)) Babanrao Dhakne (JNP) Legislative Council: Datta Meghe (INC(S)) (1983-84) Devidas Karale (INC(S)) (1984-85)
History
Election	1980
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Bhosale
Successor	V. Patil IV

List of ministers

The ministry consisted of 15 cabinet ministers, including Patil.^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister General Administration Home Information and Public Relations Employment Guarantee Scheme Cooperation Environment and Climate Change Water supply Sanitation Earthquake Rehabilitation Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Vasantdada Patil	2 February 1983	9 March 1985		INC
Deputy Chief Minister Information Technology Industries Mining Department Urban Development Textiles Disaster Management Majority Welfare Development Ex. Servicemen Welfare Marketing Transport Soil and Water Conservation	Ramrao Adik	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Labour Minority Development and Aukaf Jails Rural Transport Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship	S. M. I. Aseer	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Rural Development Marathi language	Prataprao Baburao Bhosale	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Food and Drug Administration (17 April 1984 – 5 March 1985) Other Backward Classes Vimukta Jati Other Backward Bahujan Welfare	Ramprasad Borade	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Revenue Relief & Rehabilitation Legislative Affairs Ports Khar Land Development Special Backward Classes Welfare	Shantaram Gholap	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Energy Prohibition Excise Socially And Educationally Backward Classes	Baliram Hiray	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Housing Slum Improvement House Repairs Protocol Special Assistance	N. M. Kamble	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Law and Judiciary School Education Higher and Technical Education Dairy Development Animal Husbandry Woman and Child Development Sports and Youth Welfare Fisheries	Sudhakarrao Naik	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Forest Social Forestry Tribal Welfare Ports Development Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Social Welfare	Pratibha Patil	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Irrigation Command Area Development Nomadic Tribes	Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Finance Planning Culture Affairs Tourism	Sushilkumar Shinde	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Healh and Family Welfare Medical Education Food and Drugs Administration (07 February 1983 – 17 April 1984)	Lalita Rao	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Horticulture Panchayat Raj	Nanabhau Yambadwar	7 February 1983	5 March 1985		INC

References

1. "Babasaheb Bhosale dead". The Hindu. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1985) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXI (2): 291, 300–302. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
3. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1983) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXIX (2): 163, 169–170. Retrieved 5 May 2021.