Fourth Nehru ministry
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Fourth Nehru ministry | |
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3rd Cabinet of the Republic of India | |
Date formed | 2 April 1962 |
Date dissolved | 27 May 1964 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Rajendra Prasad Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Head of government | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Member party | Indian National Congress |
Status in legislature | Majority 361 / 494 (73%) |
Opposition party | None |
Opposition leader | None |
History | |
Election(s) | 1962 |
Outgoing election | None |
Legislature term(s) | 2 years, 1 month and 25 days |
Predecessor | Third Nehru ministry |
Successor | First Nanda ministry |
The Fourth Nehru ministry was formed on 2 April 1962 after the Indian National Congress won the 1962 general election.
Cabinet[edit]
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Cabinet ministers[edit]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru | Third Nehru ministry | 27 May 1964[†] | INC | ||
Minister of Finance | Morarji Desai | Third Nehru ministry | 31 August 1963 | INC | [1][2] | |
T. T. Krishnamachari | 31 August 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Third Nehru ministry | 1 September 1963 | INC | [1][2] | |
Gulzarilal Nanda | 1 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1][2] | ||
Minister of Defence | V. K. Krishna Menon | Third Nehru ministry | 31 October 1962 | INC | [1] | |
Yashwantrao Chavan | 21 November 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [3] | ||
Minister of Railways | Swaran Singh | 10 April 1962 | 21 September 1963 | INC | [1][4] | |
H. C. Dasappa | 21 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [4] | ||
Minister without Portfolio | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 24 January 1964 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [5] | |
Minister of Transport and Communications | Jagjivan Ram | 10 April 1962 | 1 September 1963 (ministry abolished) | INC | [1][6] | |
Minister of Education | K. L. Shrimali | 10 April 1962 | 31 August 1963 | INC | [1][2] | |
Humayun Kabir | 1 September 1963 | 21 November 1963 | INC | [7] | ||
M. C. Chagla | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [7] | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | Third Nehru ministry | 19 July 1963 | INC | [1][8] | |
Minister of Labour and Planning | Gulzarilal Nanda | Third Nehru ministry | 24 January 1964 | INC | [4][5] | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya | 24 January 1964 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [5] | ||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | B. V. Keskar | Third Nehru ministry | 27 May 1964 | INC | ||
Minister of Law (additional charge of Department of Posts and Telegraphs from 1 September 1963) | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1][2] | |
Minister of Mines and Fuel | Keshav Dev Malaviya | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Food and Agriculture | S. K. Patil | Third Nehru ministry | 1 September 1963 | INC | [1][2] | |
Swaran Singh | 1 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | |||
Minister of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs | Humayun Kabir | 10 April 1962 | 21 November 1963 (ministry abolished) | INC | [1][2][7] | |
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | Humayun Kabir | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [7] | |
Minister of Irrigation and Power | Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | Third Nehru ministry | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 10 April 1962 | 31 August 1963 | INC | [1][2] | |
Minister of Rehabilitation | Mahavir Tyagi | 16 April 1964 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [9] | |
Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries (Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering from 21 November 1963) | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1][7] | |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (additional charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 1 September 1963) | Satya Narayan Sinha | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1][2] | |
Minister of Economic and Defence Coordination (Minister without Portfolio 8 June-14 November) | T. T. Krishnamachari | 14 November 1962 | 1 September 1963 (ministry abolished) | INC | [10][11][6] |
Ministers of State[edit]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Minister of Works and Housing (and Supply to 24 January 1964) | Mehr Chand Khanna | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Industry | Nityanand Kanungo | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Shipping (additional charge of the Ministry of Transport from 1 September 1963) | Raj Bahadur | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1][2] | |
Minister of Health | Sushila Nayyar | 10 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of International Trade | Manubhai Shah | 16 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [12] | |
Minister of State (Home Affairs) | B. N. Datar | Second Nehru ministry | 22 February 1963 | INC | [12] | |
Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | 22 February 1963 | 10 March 1964 | INC | [13][14] | ||
Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 10 March 1964 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of State (Defence) | Kotha Raghuramaiah | 16 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [12] | |
Minister of State (External Affairs) | Lakshmi N. Menon | 16 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [12] | |
Minister of State (Supply) | Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 24 January 1964 | 10 March 1964 | INC | ||
Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | 10 March 1964 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of Labour | Jaisukh lal Hathi | 16 April 1962 | 24 January 1964 | INC | [12][5] | |
Minister of Community Development (Minister of Community Development and Cooperation from December 1958 Minister of Community Development, Panchayati Raj and Cooperation from April 1962) | S. K. Dey | Second Nehru ministry | 27 May 1964 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture) | Ram Subhag Singh | 16 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [15] | |
Minister of State (Mines and Fuel) | O. V. Alagesan | 19 July 1963 | 21 November 1963 | INC | [8][7] | |
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) | O. V. Alagesan | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [7] | |
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture) | A.M. Thomas | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [7] | |
Minister of State (Irrigation and Power) | O. V. Alagesan | 8 May 1962 | 19 July 1963 | INC | [15][8] | |
K. L. Rao | 19 July 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [8] | ||
Minister of State (Planning) | Bali Ram Bhagat | 21 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | INC | [4] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 "Press Communique - Members of the Cabinet" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 April 1962. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Changes in Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 September 1963. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Shri Chavan Sworn In as Defence Minister" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 21 November 1962. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "New Ministers Take Over" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 21 September 1963. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Changes in the Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 1963. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Two Ministries Abolished" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 September 1963. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Changes in the Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 21 November 1963. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Ministerial Changes" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 1963. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Changes in the Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 April 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 June 1962. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Shri Krishnamachari's New Assignment" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 November 1962. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 April 1962. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 22 February 1963. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 March 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "New Ministers and Deputy Ministers Assume Officer" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 May 1962. Retrieved 21 April 2020.