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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =
| jurisdiction = [[Maharashtra]]
| flag = File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg
| flag_border = true
| date_formed = 1 May 1960
| date_dissolved = 7 March 1962
| government_head = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
| government_head_title = Chief Minister
| deputy_government_head =
| deputy_government_head_title =
| state_head = [[Sri Prakasa]]
| state_head_title = [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]]
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number = 26 14 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister) 12 deputy ministers
| political_parties = [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| legislature_status = [[Majority government]]
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Republican Party of India#Scheduled Castes Federation|SCF]] [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| opposition_leader = * [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]: [[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare|Ramchandra Bhandare]] (SCF)
* [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]: Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad (CPI)
| election =
| last_election =
| legislature_term =
| previous = [[Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Bombay State)|Y. Chavan II (Bombay State)]]
| successor = [[Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra)|Y. Chavan II (Maharashtra)]]
}}

'''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]''' was the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|chief minister]] of [[Bombay State]] until its bifurcation into [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] on 1 May 1960.<ref name=CMS>{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/Margadarshika%20Parishishta-%20Chief%20Minister%20list.pdf |title=Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019) |website=[[Maharashtra Legislature]] |language=mr |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> Chavan became the first [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|chief minister]] of Maharashtra from that day.<ref name=CMS></ref><ref>{{Cite news |author= |title=In photos: From Yashwantrao Chavan to Devendra Fadnavis, take a look at all the previous CMs of Maharashtra |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=27 November 2019 |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/maharashtra-assembly-elections/photos/in-photos-from-yashwantrao-chavan-to-devendra-fadnavis-take-a-look-at-all-the-previous-cms-of-maharashtra-ahead-of-assembly-elections/photostory/71232612.cms |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=[[Ajit Ranade]] |title=Remembering Maharashtra's first CM |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=24 March 2012 |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/ajit-ranade/remembering-maharashtras-first-cm/articleshow/16216467.cms |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> His government continued till [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962 legislative elections]], after which Chavan was sworn in for a second term.

==List of ministers==
The ministry consisted of 14 cabinet ministers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=14-Man Cabinet for Maharashtra, Adequate Representation to Regional Interests |date=2 May 1960 |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |page=1 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/756004355 |access-date=6 July 2022|id={{ProQuest|756004355}} }}</ref>
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
*General Administration
*Home,
*Planning,
*Information and Public Relations,
*Information Technology
*Industries
*Mining Department
*Majority Welfare

 Departments not allocated to any minister
| minister1 = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Public Works
*Protocol
*Buildings
*Communications
*Culture Affairs
*Textiles
*Ex. Servicemen Welfare
| minister1 = [[Marotrao Kannamwar]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Law and Judiciary
*Labour
*Marketing
*Sanitation
| minister1 = [[Shantilal Shah]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Revenue
*Relief & Rehabilitation
*Ports Development
*Water Supply
*Marathi Language
| minister1 = [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Rural Development
*Forests
*Special Backward Classes Welfare
*Employment Guarantee
*Khar Land Development
| minister1 = B. G. Gadhe
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Finance,
*Parliamentary Affairs
*Soil and Water Conservation
*Command Area Development
| minister1 = [[S. K. Wankhede]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*School Education
*Medical Education
*Higher and Technical Education
*Environment and Climate Change
*Other Backward Classes
| minister1 = [[Balasaheb Desai]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection,
*Housing,
*Printing Presses,
*Minority Development and Aukaf
*Fisheries
| minister1 = S. G. Kazi
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Cooperation
*Special Assistance
*Sports and Youth Welfare
*Nomadic Tribesl Department
*Vimukta Jati
| minister1 = [[Balasaheb Bharde|Balasaheb Shivram Bharde]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Agriculture
*Horticulture
*Transport
*Disaster Management
*Animal Husbandry Department
*Dairy Development
| minister1 = [[P. K. Sawant]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Prohibition
*State Excise
*Social Welfare
*Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
*Tribal Development
| minister1 = T. R. Narawane
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Irrigation
*Power / Energy
*Food and Drug Administration
*Rural Development
| minister1 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Public Health,
*Small Savings
*Tourism
*Earthquake Rehabilitation
| minister1 = [[Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
*Urban Development
*Woman and Child Development
*Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
| minister1 = D. Z. Palaspagar
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1960
| minister1_termend = 7 March 1962
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Maharashtra state government ministries}}

[[Category:Indian National Congress state ministries of Maharashtra|Yashwantrao III]]
[[Category:1960 in India|C]]
[[Category:Maharashtra ministries|C]]
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 1960|Yashwantrao III]]
[[Category:Indian ministries disestablished in 1962|Yashwantrao III]]

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