The Ministry of Social Justice  is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra.
It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister.
Dhananjay Munde is current Minister of Social Justice.
List of Cabinet Ministers
Babanrao Gholap, SS
14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999
Gopinath Munde, BJP
01 February 1999 - 17 October 1999
Vilasrao Deshmukh,  INC
27 October 1999 - 	16 January 2003
Chhagan Bhujbal, 	NCP
18 January 2003 	- 04 November 2004
Chandrakant Handore,  INC
09 November 2004 - 01 December 2008
Chandrakant Handore,  INC
08 December 2008 - 06 November 2009
Shivajirao Moghe,   INC
07 November 2009 - 10 November 2010
Patangrao Kadam,  INC
11 November 2010	 - 26 September 2014
Rajkumar Badole, BJP
31 October 2014 - 11 June 2019
Suresh Khade, BJP
11 June 2019 - 08 November 2019
Chhagan Bhujbal, 	NCP (Acting)
28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019
Dhananjay Munde, 	NCP
30 December 2019 - Incumbent List Ministers of State
Vishwajeet Kadam, INC
30 December 2019 - Incumbent History
The ministry was formed in 1928.
The Welfare Department was established in 1932.
The Social Welfare Directorate was created on 23rd September 1957.
Institutions
Several institutes are started by the ministry for marginalized sections of society.
Ashram Schools
Residential Schools
Hostels
Institutions for person with disability
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