| Native Name A: | मंत्रालय नियोजन विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन |
| Type: | ministry |
| Ministry of Planning, Government of Maharashtra | |
| Seal: | File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Picture Caption: | Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai |
| Jurisdiction: |  Maharashtra |
| Headquarters: | Mantralay, Mumbai |
| Region Code: | IN |
| Minister1 Name: | Ajit Pawar |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022 |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Chief1 Name: | (IAS) |
| Parent Department: | Government of Maharashtra |
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.
| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Department: | Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra) |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Post: | नियोजन मंत्री |
| Incumbent: | Ajit Pawar |
| Incumbentsince: | 14 July 2023 |
| Member Of: | State Cabinet |
| Reports To: | Chief Minister, & Maharashtra Legislature |
| Seat: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer: | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Inaugural: | Yashwantrao Chavan (1960-1962) |
| Precursor: | Devendra Fadnavis (2022-2023) |
| Deputy: |
since 29 June 2022 |
| Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Abbreviation: | Cabinet Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Planning | ||||||||||
| Vacant | 2019 | 2019 | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | ||||
| 01 | Shambhuraj Desai | 2019 | 2022 | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray | ||||
| 02 | Vishwajeet Kadam Additional_Charge | 2022 | 2022 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||||||
| Vacant | 2022 | Incumbent | NA | Eknath |
| Eknath Shinde | ||||
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]
Special directorate is responsible for collecting statistics in Maharashtra for planning purpose.
Functions of DES[4]
Directorate also acts as liaison between Government of India and Government of Maharashtra.[6]
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]