Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Skill Development,Employment and Entrepreneurship
Government of Maharashtra
कौशल्य विकास, रोजगार आणि उद्योजकता विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Ashish Kumar Singh, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitewww.mahaswayam.gov.in

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of Maharashtra to coordinate all skill development,Employment and entrepreneurship efforts in Maharashtra.

The Ministry is headed by Cabinet Minister Mangal Lodha since 14 August 2022.

Head office[edit]

The Ministers Chamber and Head Office of the department is on 2nd Floor[1] of the iconic Mantralaya Building located on Madame Cama Road Mumbai.

Minister of Skill Development,Employment and Entrepreneurship
मंत्री कौशल्य विकास, रोजगार आणि उद्योजकता
Incumbent
Mangal Lodha
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
PrecursorRajesh Tope
(2022-2022)
Inaugural holderKeshavrao Sonawane
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

List of cabinet ministers[edit]

No Name
(Constituency)
Party Term of office Ministry Chief minister
1 Keshavrao Sonawane INC 1 May 1960 - 8 March 1962 - Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
2 8 March 1962 - 19 November 1962 Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
3 Vasantrao Naik 20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963 - Marotrao Kannamwar
4 S. K. Wankhede 25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963 - P. K. Sawant
5 M. G. Maney 5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967 - Vasantrao Naik
6 A. R. Antulay 1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972 - Vasantrao Naik
7 Yashwantrao Mohite 13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975 Third Vasantrao Naik ministry Vasantrao Naik
8 Sundarrao Solanke 21 February 1975 - 16 April 1977 First Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan
9 Dadasaheb Rupwate 17 April 1977 - 6 March 1978 First Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
10 Sundarrao Solanke INC (U) 7 March 1978 - 18 July 1978 Second Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
11 Hashu Advani JP 18 July 1978 - 18 February 1980 First Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
12 A. R. Antulay
Chief Minister
INC 9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982 Antulay ministry A. R. Antulay
13 Bhagwantrao_Gaikwad 13 January 1982 - 1 February 1983 Bhosale ministry Babasaheb Bhosale
14 S. M. I. Aseer 7 February 1983 - 5 March 1985 Third Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
15 Jawaharlal Darda 12 March 1985 - 1 June 1985 Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
16 Shivajirao Deshmukh 4 June 1985 - 6 March 1986 Nilangekar ministry Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
17 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency- Latur District)
12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988 Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan
18 Sushilkumar Shinde 26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990 Second Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
19 Bharat Bondre 4 March 1990 - 24 June 1991 Third Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
20 Rohidas Patil 25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993 Sudhakarrao Naik ministry Sudhakarrao Naik
21 Arun Gujarathi 6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995 Fourth Pawar ministry Sharad Pawar
22 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi-Ahmednagar District)
SHS 14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999 Manohar Joshi ministry Manohar Joshi
23 1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999 Narayn Rane Ministry Narayan Rane
24 Jaywantrao Awale INC 27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003 First Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh
25 Jaywantrao Awale 18 January 2003 - 19 October 2004 Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Sushilkumar Shinde
26 Patangrao Kadam 1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008 Second Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh
27 R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal-Sangli District)
NCP 8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009 First Ashok Chavan ministry Ashok Chavan
28 Mohammad Naseem Khan INC 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010 Second Ashok Chavan ministry
29 Rajendra Darda 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 Prithviraj Chavan ministry Prithviraj Chavan
30 Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar BJP 31 October 2014 – 8 November 2019 Devendra Fadanvis Ministry Devendra Fadnavis
Incharge Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister
23 November 2019 to 26 November 2019
Second Fadnavis ministry
Devendra Fadnavis
31 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla-Nashik District)
NCP 28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019 Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray
32 Nawab Malik 30 December 2019 - 27 March 2022
33 Rajesh Tope

Additional charge

27 March 2022 - 29 June 2022
Incharge Eknath Shinde Chief Minister
30 June 2022 to 14 August 2022
Eknath Shinde Ministry
Eknath Shinde
34 Mangal Lodha

BJP

14 August 2022 - Incumbent

List of ministers of state[edit]

No 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[edit]

Structure[edit]

Ministry has different departments and societies which look after skill development and entrepreneurship activities. Cabinet Minister is head of the Ministry and Minister of State assists Cabinet Minister in day-to-day activities. Bureaucrats are appointed to govern various programs of the Ministry.

Department of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship (SDEED)[edit]

SDEED is responsible for execution of the Maharashtra State Innovative Startup Policy.[2]

Leadership[edit]

Along with ministers, members from Civil Services of India lead department[3]

  1. Mangal Lodha, Cabinet Minister
  2. Vacant, Minister of State
  3. Smt. Manisha Verma, IAS (I/C Principal Secretary)
  4. Shri. N. K. Bhosale (Joint Secretary)
  5. Shri. Shrinivas Shastri (Deputy Secretary)
  6. Smt. Manjusha A. Karande. (Deputy Secretary)
  7. Santosh Rokade (Under Secretary)
  8. Vinod Bondre (Under Secretary)
  9. Pranali Gosavi (Under Secretary)

Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS)[edit]

Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) was established on 15 February 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.[4] MSSDS is responsible for looking after skill development training programs in Maharashtra

Directorate of Vocational Education & Training (DVET)[edit]

Directorate of Vocational Education & Training (DVET) was separated from Department of Technical Education in 1984 to facilitate Technical Education activities.[5]

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSIS)[edit]

Maharashtra State Innovation Society was established in 2018[6] and it comes under Ministry of Entrepreneurship and it is a nodal government agency to promote innovation-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state of Maharashtra[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mahaswayam". www.mahaswayam.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra government issues guidelines for self-financed private skill universities". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "Mahaswayam". www.mahaswayam.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ "MSSDS: Users". kaushalya.mahaswayam.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "History Dvet Maharashtra | DVET". www.dvet.gov.in. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ^ "Maha signs MoU with UK govt to strengthen start-ups ecosystem". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ^ "Maharashtra State Innovation Society". www.msins.in. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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