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{{Short description|Ministers in Government of India headed by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1984 - 1989)}}
'''Rajiv Gandhi ministry''' may refer to these Indian governments headed by [[Rajiv Gandhi]] as prime minister:
{{EngvarB|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name            = Rajiv Gandhi Ministry
|cabinet_type=ministry
|cabinet_number          = 10th
|jurisdiction            = the [[Republic of India]]
|incumbent              = 
| flag                    = Flag of India.svg
| flag_border            = true
|image                  = Rajiv Gandhi (cropped).jpg
|image_size              =
|caption                = Rajiv Gandhi
|date_formed            = {{Start date|df=yes|1984|10|31}}
|date_dissolved          = {{Start date|df=yes|1989|12|02}}
|government_head        = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|government_head_history = 
|deputy_government_head  =
|state_head              = [[Zail Singh]] <small>(until 25 July 1987)</small><br />[[R. Venkataraman]] <small>(from 25 July 1987)</small>
|members_number          =
|former_members_number  =
|total_number            =
|political_party        = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>(Congress alliance)</small>
|legislature_status      = [[Majority government|Majority]]{{Composition bar|414|541|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|election                = [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|last_election          = [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|legislature_term        = {{Age in years, months and days|1984|10|31|1989|12|02}}
|budget                  =
|opposition_cabinet      =
|opposition_party        = ''None''
|opposition_leader      = ''None''
|incoming_formation      =
|outgoing_formation      =
|previous                = [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry]]
|successor              = [[V. P. Singh ministry]]
}}{{Rajiv Gandhi series}}
'''Rajiv Gandhi''' was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of India]] on 31 October 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajiv Gandhi Becomes Prime Minister Amid Thunderous Applause |author=Sanjoy Hazarika |newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |date=1 January 1985 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ndoeAAAAIBAJ&dq=rajiv%20gandhi%20becomes%20prime%20minister&pg=2610%2C82461}}</ref>


Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 [[Agriculturists]], 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former [[Princely state]] rulers.<ref>{{cite book |author-link= Kuldeep Mathur & James Warner Björkman|title= Top Policy Makers in India: Cabinet Ministers and Their Civil Service Advisors|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kCx4gxkkbiQC&q=Rajiv+Gandhi+Cabinet&pg=PA48|page= 37|isbn= 9788170225300|last1= Mathur|first1= Kuldeep|year= 1994}}</ref>
*[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry]], from October to December 1984
*[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry]], from December 1984 to December 1989


==Cabinet==
==See also==
;Key
*[[Rajiv Gandhi (disambiguation)]]
* {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*[[Indira Gandhi ministry (disambiguation)]]
* {{note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
*[[Gandhi (disambiguation)]]
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{{Cabinet table start}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| minister1              = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 October 1984
| minister1_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20110511110825/http://pmindia.nic.in/former.htm}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]]
| minister1              = [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 24 January1987
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/rgandhi2.htm|title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS|website=www.kolumbus.fi|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>
| minister2              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 January 1987
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Bindeshwari Dubey]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 26 June 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[B. Shankaranand]]
| minister4_termstart    = 26 June 1988
| minister4_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 12 March 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="164.100.47.132"/>
| minister2              = [[Arun Nehru]]
| minister2_termstart    = September 1985
| minister2_termend      = October 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref>{{cite web |url = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm |title = Lok Sabha Member's Bioprofile |access-date = 9 March 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214646/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm |archive-date = 17 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
| minister3              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister3_termstart    = 12 March 1986
| minister3_termend      = 12 May 1986
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          =
| minister4              = [[Buta Singh]]
| minister4_termstart    = 12 May 1986
| minister4_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url= http://governor.bih.nic.in/Governors/ButaSingh.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080203154101/http://governor.bih.nic.in/Governors/ButaSingh.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2008-02-03|title= Previous Governor's profile on Governor of Bihar official website}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 October 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          =
| minister2              = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 12 May 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          =
| minister3              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister3_termstart    = 12 May 1986
| minister3_termend      = 22 October 1986
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="Rajiv Gandhi expands cabinet">{{cite news |title= Rajiv Gandhi expands cabinet|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19860513&id=3hM0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5425,1653296|newspaper= [[Lodi News-Sentinel]]|date= 13 May 1986|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref>
| minister4              = [[N.D. Tiwari]]
| minister4_termstart    = 22 October 1986
| minister4_termend      = 25 July 1987
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile"/>
| minister5              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister5_termstart    = 25 July 1987
| minister5_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister5_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister5_ref          =
| minister6              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister6_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister6_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister6_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister6_ref          =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| minister1              = [[Bansi Lal]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 4 June 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="irfca.org">{{URL|http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html|Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) website}}</ref>
| minister2              = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 June 1986
| minister2_termend      = 21 October 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="irfca.org"/>
| minister3              = [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
| minister3_termstart    = 22 October 1986
| minister3_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="irfca.org"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
| minister1              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1984
| minister1_termend      = 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          =
| minister2              = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1985
| minister2_termend      = 1987
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          =
| minister3              = [[V. P. Singh]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1987
| minister3_termend      = 1987
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          =
| minister4              = [[K. C. Pant]]
| minister4_termstart    = 1987
| minister4_termend      = 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| minister1              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister1_termstart    = Third Indira Gandhi ministry
| minister1_termend      = December 1984
| minister1_ref          =
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2              = [[V. N. Gadgil]]
| minister2_termstart    = January 1985
| minister2_termend      = October 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          =
| minister3              = [[Ajit Kumar Panja]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1986
| minister3_termend      = 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          =
| minister4              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister4_termstart    = February 1988
| minister4_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]]
| minister1              = [[Buta Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1984
| minister1_termend      = 12 May 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          =
| minister2              = [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]
| minister2_termstart    = 12 May 1986<ref name="Rajiv Gandhi expands cabinet"/>
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/Gsdhillon.asp|title=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha|website=speakerloksabha.nic.in|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>
| minister3              = [[Bhajan Lal]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 2 Dec 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
| minister1              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 12 May 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| minister3_termstart    = 12 May 1986
| minister3_termend      = 14 July 1987
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]
| minister4_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister4_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Buta Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 October 1984
| minister1_termend      = 31 December 1984
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |title=Lok Sabha |access-date=2014-07-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205101/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |archive-date=21 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| minister2              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister2_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister2_termend      = 1989
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref>{{cite news |title= Rajiv Gandhi takes oath as India's Prime Minister|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19841231&id=sTdTAAAAIBAJ&pg=3454,6835384|newspaper= [[Deseret News]]|date= 31 December 1984|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
| minister1              = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 24 June 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url= http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1955|title= Rajya Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher= National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120205224401/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1955|archive-date= 5 February 2012|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
| minister2              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 June 1986
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Motilal Vora]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 25 January 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| minister4_termstart    = 25 January 1989
| minister4_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| minister1              = [[V. P. Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 24 January 1987
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="vpsingh.in">{{URL|http://www.vpsingh.in/biography.html}}</ref>
| minister2              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister2_termstart    = 24 January 1987
| minister2_termend      = 25 July 1987
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          =
| minister3              = [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| minister3_termstart    = 25 July 1987
| minister3_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=488|title= Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher= National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister4              = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| minister4_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister4_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="164.100.47.132">{{cite web|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2703.htm|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130410012219/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2703.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2013-04-10|title= Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher= National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Employment]]
| minister1              = [[Bindeshwari Dubey]]
| minister1_termstart    = 26 June 1988
| minister1_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Works and Development|Minister of Works and housing]]
| minister1              = [[Abdul Ghafoor (politician)|Abdul Gafoor]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management|Minister of Irrigation]]
| minister1              = [[B. Shankaranand]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
| minister1              = [[B. Shankaranand]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Vasant Sathe]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment and Forest]]
| minister1              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 22 October 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Bhajan Lal]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 October 1986
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = Z. R. Ansari
| minister3_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister3_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation|Minister of Water Resources]]
| minister1              = [[B. Shankaranand]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister1_termend      = 21 August 1987
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister2_termstart    = 21 August 1987
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[B. Shankaranand]]
| minister4_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister4_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Minister of Human Resource Development]]
| minister1              = [[K. C. Pant]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister3_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister3_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = Minister of Planning
| minister1              = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
| minister4_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister4_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Food and Civil Supplies]]
| minister1              = [[Rao Birendra Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister2_termstart    = 12 May 1986
| minister2_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Steel|Minister of Steel & Mines]]
| minister1              = [[Vasant Sathe]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[K. C. Pant]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 12 April 1987
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Vasant Sathe]]
| minister3_termstart    = 12 April 1987
| minister3_termend      = 25 July 1987
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[Makhan Lal Fotedar]]
| minister4_termstart    = 25 July 1987
| minister4_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]]
| minister1              = [[Vasant Sathe]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| minister1              = [[Veerendra Patil]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Industry]]
| minister1              = [[Veerendra Patil]]
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 22 October 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
| minister3_termstart    = 22 October 1986
| minister3_termend      = 2 December 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]
| minister1              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[V. P. Singh]]
| minister2_termstart    = 14 January 1985
| minister2_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| minister3_termstart    = 15 November 1985
| minister3_termend      = 19 January 1986
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister4              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister4_termstart    = 20 January 1986
| minister4_termend      = 25 July 1987
| minister4_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister4_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister5              = [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]]
| minister5_termstart    = 25 July 1987
| minister5_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister5_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister5_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister6              = [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| minister6_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister6_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister6_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister6_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Urban Development|Minister of Urban Development]]
| minister1              = [[Abdul Ghafoor (politician)|Abdul Gafoor]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister1_termend      = 22 October 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 October 1986
| minister2_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
| minister1              = Rajiv Gandhi
| minister1_termstart    = 31 December 1984
| minister1_termend      = 25 September 1985
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Bansi Lal]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister2_termend      = 24 June 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Motilal Vora]]
| minister3_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister3_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Transport|Minister of Transport]]
| minister1              = [[Bansi Lal]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister1_termend      = 24 June 1986
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 June 1986
| minister2_termend      = 22 October 1986
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation|Minister of Programme Implementation]]
| minister1              = [[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]]
| minister1_termstart    = 25 September 1985
| minister1_termend      = 4 May 1987
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 July 1987
| minister2_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
| minister3_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister3_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]]
| minister1              = [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    =22 October 1986
| minister1_termend      = 14 February 1988
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister2              = [[Vasant Sathe]]
| minister2_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister2_termend      = 25 June 1988
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
| minister3              = [[Vir Bahadur Singh]]
| minister3_termstart    = 25 June 1988
| minister3_termend      = 30 May 1989
| minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| minister1              = [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| minister1_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister1_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]
| minister1              = [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| minister1_termstart    = 14 February 1988
| minister1_termend      = 1 December 1989
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="kolumbus.fi"/>
}}
|}


===Ministers of State===
{{disambiguation}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! SI No.
! Name
! Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|1.
|[[Shivraj Patil]]
|'''Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Electronics, Ministry of Space and Ocean Development.'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090410015055/http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/shivraj_patil.htm Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil]. interstatecouncil.nic.in</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|2.
|[[K. Natwar Singh]]
|'''Ministry of External Affairs''' (from 1985)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|3.
|[[Margaret Alva]]
|'''Ministry of Parliamentary affairs''' (from 1985)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|4.
|[[Sitaram Kesri]]
|(from 1985 to 1986)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|5.
|[[Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi]]
|'''Ministry of Education and Culture.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/revolt-against-bihar-cm-azad-grows-little-known-about-who-the-rebels-are/1/323139.html|title=Revolt against Bihar CM Azad grows, little known about who the rebels are|website=India Today|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|6.
|[[Chandrashekhar Singh]]
|'''Ministry of Petroleum''' (from 1985 to 9 July 1986)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|7.
|[[V.N. Gadgil]]
|'''Ministry of Information and broadcasting''' (from 1984 to November 1986)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|8.
|[[Khurshid Alam Khan]]
|'''Ministry of Tourism, Civil aviation and Commerce''' (from 1984 to November 1986)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|9.
|[[Ajit Kumar Panja]]
|'''Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (independent charge)''' (from November 1986)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|10.
|[[P. Chidambaram]]
|'''Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions''' (from 1984)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|11.
|[[Madhavrao Scindia]]
|'''Railways, under Transport Minister''' (from 1984 to November 1986); '''(from 1986 he got independent charge)'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|12.
|[[Rajesh Pilot]]
|'''Ministry of Surface Transport, under Transport Minister''' (from 1984 to November 1986); '''(from 1986 he got independent charge)'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|13.
|[[Jagdish Tytler]]
|'''Ministry of Civil Aviation, under Transport Minister''' (from 1984 to November 1986); '''(from 1986 he got independent charge); later got labour under Cabinet Minister'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|14.
|[[P.A. Sangma]]
|'''Ministry of Labour.'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|15.
|[[Yogendra Makwana]]
|'''Ministry of Steel.'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|16.
|[[H.R. Bhardwaj]]
|'''Ministry of Law & Justice.'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|17.
|[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]
|'''Ministry of Home Affairs.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php/the-governor/previous-governors/126-smt-ram-dulari-sinha |title=Smt. Ram Dulari Sinha |publisher=Rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|-
|14.
|[[Shyamlal Yadav]]
|'''Ministry of Agriculture.'''
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|}
 
===Parliamentary Secretary (Prime Minister's Office)===
* [[Oscar Fernandes]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Indian federal ministries}}
 
[[Category:Indian union ministries]]
[[Category:Rajiv Gandhi administration]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1989 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 1984]]
[[Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1989]]

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