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| Jurisdiction |  Maharashtra |
| Headquarters | Mantralay, Mumbai |
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| Parent department | Government of Maharashtra |
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The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Maharashtra state.[1][2]
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Ajit Pawar is Current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra And Minister of Planning.
Head office
| Minister of Planning नियोजन मंत्री | |
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| Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra) | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Abbreviation | Cabinet Minister |
| Member of | State Cabinet |
| Reports to | Chief Minister, & Maharashtra Legislature |
| Seat | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister (2022-2023) |
| Inaugural holder | Yashwantrao Chavan (1960-1962) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
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List of cabinet ministers
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List of ministers of state
| No | Portrait | Name | Party | Term of office | Ministry | Alliance | Chief minister | |||
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| 1 | Shambhuraj Desai | SHS | 30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022 | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry | _(cropped).jpg.webp) Uddhav Thackeray | |||||
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Vishwajeet Kadam Additional charge |
INC | 27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022 | ||||||
| 3 | NA | NA | Eknath Shinde Ministry |
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 Eknath Shinde | |||||
List of principal secretary
Organizational structure
Cabinet minister is head of the department. Cabinet minister is assisted by the Minister of State. Secretary from Indian Administrative Service cadre is responsible for execution of policies.[3]
Directorate of Economics and Statistics
Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[4]
- Collect official statistics
- Data collection through surveys,
- Censuses
- Publish statistical publications regularly[5]
- Offer training to statistical personnel
- Co-ordinate the work of statistical sections in different departments
Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.[6]
Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)
MRSAC is an autonomous body under Ministry of Planning.[7] MRSAC is a Nodal Agency for designing a Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System-(MGDDS).[8][9] Farm yields are improved in Maharashtra using artificial intelligence and satellite images.[10]
References
- ↑ "Objectives of Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF).
- ↑ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India.
- ↑ "Structure of Planning Department" (PDF). Department of Planning, Government of Maharashtra.
- ↑ "Directorate of Economics and Statistics". mahades.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Mumbai: Govt sets up panel to publish state-level IIP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Statistics play important role in good governance: Gowda". The Indian Express. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Center". MRSAC, Government of Maharashtra.
- ↑ "History of MRSAC". MRSAC Government of Maharashtra.
- ↑ Anjaya Anparthi (May 2, 2016). "Govt plans to map whole state through satellite images | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ "Satellite imagery, artificial intelligence to improve farm yields in Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-01.