Native Name A: | मंत्रालय पाणी पुरवठा विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन |
Type: | ministry |
Ministry of Water Supply, Government of Maharashtra | |
Seal: | File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
Jurisdiction: | Maharashtra |
Headquarters: | Mantralay, Mumbai |
Region Code: | IN |
Minister1 Name: | Gulab Raghunath Patil |
Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022 |
Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State |
Chief1 Name: | (IAS) |
Parent Department: | Government of Maharashtra |
The Ministry of Water Supply is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Gulab Raghunath Patil is currently Minister of Water Supply Government of Maharashtra.
Border: | parliamentary |
Minister: | not_prime |
Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg |
Insigniasize: | 150px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
Department: | Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra) |
Style: | The Honourable |
Post: | मंत्री पाणी पुरवठा विभाग |
Incumbent Since: | 14 August 2022 |
Member Of: | State Cabinet |
Reports To: | Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature |
Seat: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
Appointer: | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
Termlength: | 5 years |
Inaugural: | Shantilal Shah (1960-1962) |
Precursor: | Anil Parab Additional charge (2022-2022) |
Deputy: |
since 29 June 2022 |
Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
Flagsize: | 110px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
Flagborder: | yes |
Abbreviation: | Cabinet Minister |
Incumbentsince: | 14 August 2022 |
No. | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From | To | Period | ||||||||
Deputy Minister of Water Supply | ||||||||||
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | ||||
01 | Sanjay Bansode | 2019 | 2022 | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray | ||||
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | 2022 | Incumbent | NA | Eknath |
| Eknath Shinde | ||||
Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997.[1] MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai.[2] [3]
Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of World Bank. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran.[4]
Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board :
GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between International Development Association and Government of Maharashtra.[5]