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{{Short description|Regional government in India}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =
| jurisdiction = [[Maharashtra]]
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = File:Vilasrao_Deshmukh_at_Innovation_Partnerships_Event_May_8,_2012.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]], Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| date_formed = 18 October 1999
| date_dissolved = 16 January 2003
| government_head = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| government_head_history =
| state_head = [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]] [[P. C. Alexander]] (1999–2002) Governor [[Mohammed Fazal]] (2002-03)
| members_number = 26 Cabinet ministers [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] (12) [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] (12) [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]] (1) [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]] (1)
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_parties = [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] Other smaller parties and independents
| legislature_status = [[Coalition government|Coalition]] {{Composition bar|148|288|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Shiv Sena]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| opposition_leader = [[Narayan Rane]] (Shiv Sena) ([[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]) [[Nitin Gadkari]] (BJP) ([[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Council]])
| election = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| last_election =
| legislature_term = 5 years
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = [[Narayan Rane ministry]]
| successor = [[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry|Shinde ministry]]
}}

The [[Indian National Congress]] politician '''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]''' formed his first government after the [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=Main>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh sworn in Maharashtra CM |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct19/nation.htm#1 |date=19 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, [[Nationalist Congress Party]], several smaller parties, and independent politicians.<ref name=Main /><ref name=MainR>{{Cite news |title=Congress, NCP agree to prune ministry |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/oct/29maha.htm |date=29 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> Deshmukh was sworn in on 18 October 1999<ref name=Main /> and continued as [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] until his resignation on 16 January 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/16maha3.htm |date=16 January 2003 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

==Government formation==
The [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999 elections]] had returned [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] as the largest legislative party with 75 out of the State's 288 [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] seats. Deshmukh, who had previously served as a cabinet minister in the State was subsequently supported by the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], [[Peasants and Workers Party of India]], [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]], [[Republican Party of India (Gavai)]], [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)]], [[Samajwadi Party]], [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], and [[Independent (politician)|Independents]].<ref name=MainR /> The [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] supported the government from outside.<ref name=MainR />

The ministry had initially consisted of 61 member. However, coalition partner NCP was concerned with the large size of the cabinet. As a compromise, Deshmukh agreed that his Congress party would drop one cabinet minister and three ministers of state, while the NCP would ask two of its junior ministers to resign.<ref name=MainR />

==List of ministers==
The cabinet consisted of 55 members - Deshmukh, his [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy]] [[Chhagan Bhujbal]], 24 [[cabinet ministers]], and 29 [[ministers of state]].<ref name=Final>{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh drops six ministers, allocates portfolios |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/oct/31maha.htm |date=31 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

===Cabinet ministers===
The following ministers were allocated portfolios in October 1999.<ref name=OctList>{{Cite news |title=The Maharashtra Council of Ministers |newspaper=[[Rediff News]] |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/oct/31maha1.htm |date=31 October 1999 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]].
*General Administration
*Information and Publicity
*Information Technology
*Urban Development

Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
| minister1 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| minister1_termstart = 18 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]]
*Home
*Social Justice (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
*Special Assistance (18 October 1999 – 3 May 2001)
*Majority Welfare Development
| minister1 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| minister1_termstart = 18 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Environment
*Forests
*State Border Defence (First)
| minister1 = [[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Industries
*Mining Department
*Soil and Water Conservation (19 October 1999 – 02 March 2001)
| minister1 = [[Patangrao Kadam]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Revenue
*Protocol
| minister1 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Labour
*Minority Development and Aukaf
*Ports
| minister1 = [[Husain Dalwai]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Social Welfare / Social Justice (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
*Women and Child Development (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
*Nomadic Tribes Development
*Special Backward Classes Welfare
*Skill Development, Entrepreneurship
*Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
| minister1 = [[Jaywantrao Awale]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Transport
*Employment and Self-employment
*Employment Guarantee (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
| minister1 = [[Shivajirao Moghe]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Irrigation
*Energy
*Command Area Development
*Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
*Soil and Water Conservation (02 March 2001 – 16 January 2003)
| minister1 = [[Padamsinh Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
*State Border Defence (Second)
| minister1 = [[Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Tribal Development
*Special Assistance (03 May 2001 – 16 January 2003)
| minister1 = [[Madhukar Pichad]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Horticulture
*Irrigation (Krishna Valley Development)
*Irrigation (Konkan Valley Development)
| minister1 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
*Co-operation
| minister1 = [[Vikramsinh Patankar]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Marketing
*Employment Guarantee (19 October 1999 – 09 September 2001)
*Tourism
*Woman and Child Development (09 September 2001 – 16 January 2003)
| minister1 = [[Ganpatrao Deshmukh]]
| minister1_termstart = 19 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Peasants and Workers Party of India
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = *Housing
*House Repairs and Reconstruction
*Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1 = Rohidas Patil
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Agriculture
*Textile
*Khar Land Development
| minister1 = [[Ranjeet Deshmukh]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Law and Judiciary
*Earthquake Rehabilitation
*Relief And Rehabilitation
*Ex-servicemen's Welfare
| minister1 = Vilas Patil
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Animal Husbandry
*Dairy Development
| minister1 = Anand Devkate
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*School Education
*Sports and Youth Welfare
*Cultural Affairs
*Marathi Language
| minister1 = [[Ramkrishna More]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Food and Civil Supplies
*Consumer Protection
*Food and Drug Administration
| minister1 = [[Datta Meghe]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Excise
*Medicinal Drugs
*Vimukta Jati
*Other Backward Classes
| minister1 = [[Vasant Chavan]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Public Health and Family Welfare
*Medical Education
| minister1 = Digvijay Khanvilkar
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Rural Development
*Panchayat Raj
*Water Supply
*Cleanliness
| minister1 = [[R. R. Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Higher and Technical Education
| minister1 = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Finance
*Planning
| minister1 = [[Jayant Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Trade
*Commerce
*Fisheries
| minister1 = Makhram Pawar
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 16 January 2003
| minister1_party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Minister without Portfolio, *Disaster Management
| minister1 = [[Satish Chaturvedi]]
| minister1_termstart = 27 October 1999
| minister1_termend = 31 October 1999<ref name=Final />
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}

===Ministers of state===
The ministers also included the following ministers of state.<ref name=OctList />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Minister of state
! style="text-align:center;"| Portfolio
! style="text-align:center;"| Party
|-
| [[Manikrao Thakre]]
| Home Affairs (Rural), Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Parliamentary Affairs
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh]]
| Finance, Planning, and Public Works
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Kripashankar Singh]]
| Home Affairs (Urban) and Medicines
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Eknath Gaikwad]]
| Public Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Balasaheb Thorat]]
| Public Works and Command Area Development
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| Chandrakant Shivarkar
| Public Works (Public Projects) and Excise
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Anees Ahmed]]
| Higher and Technical Education
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Rajendra Darda]]
| Energy and Tourism
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| Prakash Awade
| Textiles, Tribal Development, and Special Assistance
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Basavraj Madhavrao Patil]]
| Rural Development
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Naseem Khan (politician)|Mohammed Arif Khan]]
| Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection
| [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|-
| [[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar|A. T. Pawar]]
| Tribal welfare<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=11 May 2017|title=8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away {{!}} Nashik News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| Laxman Dhoble
| General Administration, Social Welfare, and Marketing
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| Babasaheb Kupekar
| Cooperation
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Anil Deshmukh]]
| School Education, Information, Sports and Youth Affairs
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Jaydattaji Kshirsagar]]
| Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| Hemant Deshmukh
| Labour, Employment and Self-employment
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Vimal Mundada]]
| Women and Child Welfare, Law and Judiciary, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Relief
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
| Revenue and Rehabilitation
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Sunil Tatkare]]
| Urban Development, Urban Land Ceiling, and Ports
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| Subhash Thakre
| Forests and Environment
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| N. P. Hirani
| Protocol and Prohibition Publicity
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|-
| [[Meenakshi Patil]]
| Cultural Affairs and Fisheries
| [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Shekapa]]
|-
| Mohan Mahadev Patil
| Horticulture, Nomadic Tribes, and Backward Class Development
| [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Shekapa]]
|-
| [[Sulekha Kumbhare]]
| Water Supply and Cleanliness
| [[Republican Party of India (Gavai)|RPI(G)]]
|-
| Dada Jadhavrao
| Agriculture, and Ex-servicemen's Welfare
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
|-
| Ajit Ghorpade
| Irrigation (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Corporation)
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Nawab Malik]]
| Housing, Slum Development, House Repairs, and Wakf
| [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|-
| [[Gangadhar Gade]]
| Transport
| [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)|RPI(A)]]
|-
|}

==Guardian Ministers ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sr No.
! District
!Guardian_Minister
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Party
|-
| 01
| '''[[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Chavan]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
| rowspan=36 |[[United Progressive Alliance]]
| rowspan=36 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |
|-
| 02
| '''[[Akola district|Akola]]'''
| '''[[Vasant Chavan]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 03
| '''[[Amravati district|Amravati]]'''
| '''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]''' (Deputy Chief Minister)
|-
| 04
| '''[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]'''
| '''[[Jayant Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 05
| '''[[Beed district|Beed]]'''
| '''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 06
| '''[[Bhandara district|Bhandara]]'''
| '''[[Datta Meghe]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 07
| '''[[Buldhana district|Buldhana]]'''
| '''[[Husain Dalwai]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 08
| '''[[Chandrapur district|Chandrapur]]'''
| '''[[Makhram Pawar]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 09
| '''[[Dhule district|Dhule]]'''
| '''[[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 10
| '''[[Gadchiroli district|Gadchiroli]]'''
| '''[[R. R. Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 11
| '''[[Gondiya district|Gondiya]]'''
| '''[[Ramkrishna More]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 12
| '''[[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]'''
| '''[[Anees Ahmed]]''' (Minister of State)
|-
| 13
| '''[[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]]'''
| '''[[Anand Devkate]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 14
| '''[[Jalna district|Jalna]]'''
| '''[[Vilas Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 15
|'''[[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]]'''
| '''[[Satish Chaturvedi]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 16
|'''[[Latur district|Latur]]'''
| '''[[Jaywantrao Awale]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 17
| '''[[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]'''
| '''[[R. R. Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 18
| '''[[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]'''
| '''[[Ranjeet Deshmukh]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 19
|'''[[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]'''
| '''[[Patangrao Kadam]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
| 20
| '''[[Nanded district|Nanded]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Chavan]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|21
| '''[[Nandurbar district|Nandurbar]]'''
| '''[[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|22
| '''[[Nashik district|Nashik]]'''
| '''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]''' (Deputy Chief Minister)
|-
|23
| '''[[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]'''
| '''[[Padamsinh Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|25
| '''[[Parbhani district|Parbhani]]'''
| '''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]''' (Minister of State)
|-
|26
| '''[[Pune district|Pune]]'''
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|27
| '''[[Raigad district|Raigad]]'''
|'''[[Rohidas Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|28
| '''[[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]]'''
| '''[[Ganpatrao Deshmukh]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|29
| '''[[Sangli district|Sangli]]'''
| '''[[Patangrao Kadam]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|30
| '''[[Satara district|Satara]]'''
| '''[[Vikramsinh Patankar]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|31
| '''[[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]]'''
| '''[[Eknath Gaikwad]]''' (Minister of State)
|-
|32
|'''[[Solapur district|Solapur]]'''
|'''[[Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|33
|'''[[Thane district|Thane]]'''
| '''[[Husain Dalwai]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|34
|'''[[Wardha district|Wardha]]'''
| '''[[Shivajirao Moghe]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|35
|'''[[Washim district|Washim]]'''
| '''[[Jaywantrao Awale]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|36
|'''[[Yavatmal district|Yavatmal]]'''
| '''[[Madhukar Pichad]]''' (Cabinet Minister)
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Maharashtra state government ministries}}

[[Category:Indian National Congress state ministries of Maharashtra|Deshmukh I]]
[[Category:Maharashtra ministries|Deshmukh I]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party]]
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 1999|Deshmukh I]]
[[Category:Indian ministries disestablished in 2003|Deshmukh I]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular)]]

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