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{{Short description|Government of Assam, India (1991–1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
|date_formed=30 June 1991
|date_dissolved=22 April 1996
|government_head=[[Hiteswar Saikia]]
|state_head=[[Lokanath Misra]]
|opposition_party=[[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|political_party=*'''[[Indian National Congress|INC]]'''
|election=[[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|legislature_term=5 years
|predecessor=[[President's rule]]
|successor=[[Barman Ministry]]
|state_head_title=Governor
|government_head_title=Chief Minister
|legislature_status=[[Majority government|Majority]] {{Composition bar|66|126|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}}}

The '''Second Ministry of Hiteswar Saikia''' was the [[Government of Assam|Cabinet of Assam]] headed by Chief Minister of Assam [[Hiteswar Saikia]] that was formed after the [[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-13 |title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937 |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513013923/http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html |archive-date=2006-05-13 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=Meenu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C |title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis |date=1996 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-900-8 |language=en}}</ref> The 36 member Congress ministry included 21 Cabinet Ministers and 15 Ministers of State.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Committee |first=Indian National Congress All India Congress |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6M_cAAAAIAAJ |title=Report of the General Secretaries |date=1985 |language=en}}</ref> The election was held between 6 and 8 June 1991 and this led to the formation of the 9th [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. Saikia was sworn in as Chief Minister on 30 June 1991 by Governor [[Lokanath Misra]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hiteswar Saikia 1991 ministers |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/50847/10/10_chapter%201.pdf |accessdate=2018-11-05 |publisher=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Malhotra |first=G. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ |title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures |date=2004 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |isbn=978-81-200-0400-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o-ONAAAAMAAJ |title=The Journal of Parliamentary Information |date=1991 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |language=en}}</ref> The ministry was dissolved following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia on 22 April 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19960515-hiteswar-saikias-death-leaves-assam-congressi-rudderless-peace-ever-more-fragile-834852-1996-05-14 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=India Today |date=15 May 1996 |language=en}}</ref>

== Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Constituency
!Portfolio
!Party
|-
|[[Hiteswar Saikia]]<br>Chief Minister
|[[Nazira Assembly constituency|Nazira]]
|Chief Minister
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Cabinet Ministers'''
|-
|[[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]]
|[[Dibrugarh Assembly constituency|Dibrugarh]]
|
* Planning
* Development
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Anwara Taimur]]
|[[Dalgaon Assembly constituency|Dalgaon]]
|
* Agriculture
* Tourism
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Golok Rajbanshi]]
|[[Rangapara Assembly constituency|Rangapara]]
|
* PWD
* Parliamentary Affairs
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Mukut Sharma
|[[Nowgong Assembly constituency|Nowgong]]
|
* Revenue
* Land reforms
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Gobinda Chandra Langthasa]]
|[[Haflong Assembly constituency|Haflong]]
|
* Deputy Chief Minister
* Hills area development (HAD)
* Hill plan
* Registration
* Stamps
* Health
* Family welfare
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Zahirul Islam (politician)|Zahirul Islam]]
|[[Mankachar Assembly constituency|Mankachar]]
|
* Irrigation
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Bijit Saikia
|[[Tezpur Assembly constituency|Tezpur]]
|
* Industries
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Afzalur Rahman]]
|[[Jaleswar, Assam Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
|
* Panchayat
* Community Development
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|S. S. Ojha
|[[Tinsukia Assembly constituency|Tinsukia]]
|
* Transport
* Khadi
* Village industries
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Dileswar Tanti]]
|[[Doom Dooma Assembly constituency|Doom Dooma]]
|
* Labour
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Bargaram Deuri
|[[Bihpuria Assembly constituency|Bihpuria]]
|
* Welfare of plain tribes, Scheduled Castes and other backward communities
* Sericulture
* Weaving
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Nakul Das
|[[Mangaldoi Assembly constituency|Mangaldoi]]
|
* Veterinary
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Nagen Neog]]
|[[Golaghat Assembly constituency|Golgahat]]
|
* Cooperation
* Border Areas Development
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Kulbahadur Chetri
|[[Margherita Assembly constituency|Margherita]]
|
* Social Welfare
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Silvius Condpan]]
|[[Majbat Assembly constituency|Majbat]]
|
* Employment
* Fisheries
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Haren Bhumij]]
|[[Lahowal Assembly constituency|Lahowal]]
|
* Flood control
* Science and Technology
* Environment
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Dinesh Prasad Goala]]
|[[Lakhipur Assembly constituency|Lakhipur]]
|
* Power
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Bhumidhar Barman]]
|[[Barkhetry Assembly constituency|Barkhetry]]
|
* Education
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Ardhendu Kumar Dey]]
|[[Hojai Assembly constituency|Hojai]]
|
* Food
* Civil supplies
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Devanand Konwar]]
|[[Thowra Assembly constituency|Thowra]]
|
* Law
* Municipal Administration
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Ministers of State'''
|-
|[[Abu Saleh Najmuddin]]
|[[Badarpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Badarpur]]
|
* Home
* Health
* Education
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Gomeswar Pegu
|[[Jonai Assembly constituency|Jonai]]
|
* Revenue
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Ismail Hussain]]
|[[Barpeta Assembly constituency|Barpeta]]
|
* Agriculture
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Boloram Nag
|[[Kaliabor Assembly constituency|Kaliabor]]
|
* Labour
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Indra Gogoi
|[[Lakhimpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Lakhimpur]]
|
* Flood control
* Youth
* Sports
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Gautam Roy]]
|[[Katlicherra Assembly constituency|Katlicherra]]
|
* Panchayat
* Community Development
* Rural Development
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Jagat Patgiri
|[[Dudhnai Assembly constituency|Dudhnai]]
|
* Welfare of Plain Tribals
* Sericulture
* Weaving
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Anwar Hussain
|[[Bilasipara East Assembly constituency|Bilasipara East]]
|
* Planning
* Development
* Finance
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Debesh Chakraborty
|[[Lumding Assembly constituency|Lumding]]
|
* Relief
* Rehabilitation
* Social welfare
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Mohibul Haque
|[[Dhubri Assembly constituency|Dhubri]]
|
* Border area
* Power
* Rural electrification
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Sarat Barkotoky]]
|[[Sonari Assembly constituency|Sonari]]
|
* PWD
* Printing
* Secondary education
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[Gopinath Das|Gopi Das]]
|[[Boko Assembly constituency|Boko]]
|
* Forests and Fisheries
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Chittaranjan Patowary
|[[Gauhati East Assembly constituency|Gauhati East]]
|
* Transport
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Nurul Hussain
|[[Samaguri Assembly constituency|Samaguri]]
|
* Cooperation
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Gautam Bora
|[[Batadroba Assembly constituency|Batadroba]]
|
* Health
* Family Welfare
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|Rashidul Haque
|[[Rupohihat Assembly constituency|Rupohihat]]
|
* Minority affairs
* Veterinary
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|}

=== Changes ===

* On 18 October 1991, Planning and Development Minister Kesab Chandra Gogoi was given charge of Public Enterprise while Law Minister Shri Devanand Konwar was given the additional charge of Power, Planning and Development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R-yNAAAAMAAJ |title=The Journal of Parliamentary Information |date=1992 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |language=en}}</ref>
* On 25 November 1991, Minister of State for Transport Chittaranjan Patowary was dismissed. On 27 November, Minister for Public Enterprises Kesab Chandra Gogoi was dismissed for alleged anti-party activities.<ref name=":0" />

* On 22 April 1995, the ministry was reshuffled, with no ministers being dismissed and no ministers being inducted. Golok Rajbanshi was divested of his portfolio and given power, non-convention energy, law whilst retaining parliamentary affairs. Mukut Sharma retained tourism and was given the additional portfolio of education. Devanand Konwar was divested of the law, power and municipal administration portfolios and given revenue and land reforms.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYVDAAAAYAAJ |title=Data India |date=1995 |publisher=Press Institute of India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Assam ministries|Saikia II]]
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 1991|Saikia II]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress state ministries of Assam|Saikia II]]
[[Category:1991 in Indian politics]]
[[Category:Indian ministries disestablished in 1996|Saikia II]]

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