The Department of Animal Husbandry is a department of Government of Maharashtra to look after animal husbandry in Maharashtra.
Department is headed by the cabinet level minister.
Minister of State assists cabinet minister.
Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar is current Minister for Husbandry.
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Eknath Khadse, BJP
31 October 2014 – 04 June 2016
Ram Shinde, BJP
04 June 2016 – 08 November 2019
Balasaheb Thorat, INC  (Acting)
29 November 2019 - 30 December 2019
Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar, INC,
30 December 2019 - Incumbent List of Ministers of State
Dattatray Vithoba Bharne , NCP
30 December 2019 - Incumbent Animal husbandry in Maharashtra
Many farmers in Maharashtra depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood.
In addition to supplying milk, meat, eggs, wool, their castings (dung) and hides, animals, mainly bullocks, are the major source of power for both farmers and drayers.
Thus, animal husbandry plays an important role in the rural economy.
The national gross value of output from this sector was 8,123 billion Rupees in FY 2015–16.
Organizational structure
Department is further divided into following sub-departments for ease of administration.
Maharashtra Veterinary State Council, Nagpur
Maharashtra Livestock Development Board Akola
Sheep & Goat Development Corporation, Pune
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University is an agriculture state university headquartered from Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
It was established under the The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998.
It was officially established on 3 December 2000 by carving seven colleges out of the other four state agriculture universities in Maharashtra.
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