Pune: Former Maharashtra minister Shankarrao Kolhe passed away in Nashik on Wednesday due to age-related ailments. His family sources reported this. Kolhe was 94 years old. He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Cooperation, Revenue and Transport between 1989 and 1993. He was the founder of a cooperative sugar factory and Sanjeevani Group.

At the same time, Kolhe also worked in all the major committees of the state government. He was honoured by PM Narendra Modi at Vasantdada Chinese Institute in 2017 for his contribution to the cooperative sector. Kolhe is survived by his wife and three sons. Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar condoles the demise of Kolhe. He tweeted that Kolhe made a huge contribution to the Chinese region through his experiences by travelling around the world.

सहकारातील ज्येष्ठ नेते, माजी मंत्री शंकरराव कोल्हे यांनी सहकार-शिक्षण क्षेत्रात दिलेले योगदान अमूल्य आहे.
पाण्याचे प्रश्न ते अतिशय पोटतिडकीने मांडत.
ग्रामीण भागात दर्जेदार शिक्षणासाठी शैक्षणिक संस्थांचे जाळे त्यांनी उभारले.
त्यांच्या निधनाचे वृत्त दुःखद आहे. pic.twitter.com/tR9jVE49Ny

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 16, 2022

Devendra Fadnavis has also expressed grief over the demise of the same Shankarrao Kolhe, he tweeted, "Senior cooperative leader and former minister Shankarrao Kolhe's contribution in the field of cooperative education is invaluable. He very subtly raised the water issue. He set up a network of educational institutions for quality education in rural areas. The news of his death is sad.''

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