Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)
मंत्रालय नियोजन विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन | |
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai | |
Ministry overview | |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Maharashtra |
Headquarters | Mantralay, Mumbai |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
|
Ministry executive |
|
Parent department | Government of Maharashtra |
Website | plan.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx |
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 | |
---|---|
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 |
Deputy |
|
Cabinet Ministers
List of ministers of state
No | Portrait | Name | Party | Term of office | Ministry | Alliance | Chief minister | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shambhuraj Desai | SHS | 30 December 2019 - 27 June 2022 | Uddhav Thackrey Ministry | Uddhav Thackeray | |||||
2 | Vishwajeet Kadam Additional charge |
INC | 27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022 | |||||||
3 | NA | NA | Eknath Shinde Ministry |
|
Eknath Shinde |
List of principal secretary
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2022) |
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.
External links
- Official website