Shastri ministry
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Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry | |
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5th ministry of the Republic of India | |
Date formed | 9 June 1964 |
Date dissolved | 11 January 1966 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Head of government | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Member party | Indian National Congress |
Status in legislature | Majority 361 / 494 (73%) |
Opposition party | None |
Opposition leader | None |
History | |
Election(s) | None |
Outgoing election | None |
Legislature term(s) | 1 year, 7 months and 2 days |
Predecessor | First Nanda ministry |
Successor | Second Nanda ministry |
Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. In his ministry, the ministers were as follows.
Cabinet[edit]
Cabinet Ministers[edit]
- Key
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Prime Minister | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966[†] | INC | ||
Minister of External Affairs | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 17 July 1964 | INC | ||
Swaran Singh | 18 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [1] | ||
Minister of Finance | T. T. Krishnamachari | 9 June 1964 | 31 December 1965 | INC | [2] | |
Sachindra Chaudhuri | 1 January 1966 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [3] | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | Gulzarilal Nanda | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Education | M. C. Chagla | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Defence | Yashwantrao Chavan | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Railways | S. K. Patil | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [4][2] | |
Minister of Law and Justice and Communications | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Indira Gandhi | 2 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [5][6] | |
Minister of Industry | Ram Subhag Singh | 9 June 1964 | 13 June 1964 | INC | [2] | |
Swaran Singh | 9 June 1964 | 18 July 1964 | INC | [1][2] | ||
H. C. Dasappa | 19 July 1964 | 29 October 1964 | INC | [7] | ||
Minister of Food and Agriculture | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [8][2] | |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil Aviation | Satya Narayan Sinha | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [9][2] | |
Minister of Irrigation and Power | H. C. Dasappa | 9 June 1964 | 19 July 1964 | INC | [2][7] | |
Minister of Labour and Employment | Damodaram Sanjivayya | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Steel and Mines | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Rehabilitation | Mahavir Tyagi | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | Humayun Kabir | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] |
Ministers of State[edit]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | ||
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Minister of Works and Housing | Mehr Chand Khanna | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Commerce and Textiles and Jute | Manubhai Shah | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Cultural Affairs | Nityanand Kanungo | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Transport | Raj Bahadur | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Community Development and Cooperation | S. K. Dey | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Health | Sushila Nayyar | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (Home Affairs) | Jaisukh lal Hathi | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (External Affairs) | Lakshmi N. Menon | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (Labour and Employment) | Kotha Raghuramaiah | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) | O. V. Alagesan | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Social Security and Cottage Industries | Ram Subhag Singh | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Supply | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State(Irrigation and Power) | K. L. Rao | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Planning | Bali Ram Bhagat | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture) | A.M. Thomas | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of State (Revenue and Expenditure) | C. M. Poonacha | 2 January 1966 | 11 January 1966 | INC | [10] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography of Sardar Swaran Singh". Sikh-history.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 June 1964. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Railway Ministers of Independent India". Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Shrimati Gandhi Assumes Office" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 July 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Swaran Singh and Dasappa Assume Charge of Their New Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Shri C. Subramaniam". Raj Bhavan Maharashtra State. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha". Legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2020.