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{{Short description|Government of Madras, India (1954–1963)}}
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| government_head_title  = [[Chief Minister of Madras|Chief Minister]]
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| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]}}
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'''[[K. Kamaraj]]''' was sworn in as the [[Chief Minister of Madras]] State on 13 April 1954. [[K. Kamaraj]] ousted Rajaji on 31 March 1954 and was elected the leader of Congress Legislative Party. Kamaraj consolidated his position by offering ministerial position to leaders of [[Tamil Nadu Toilers Party]] and [[Commonweal Party]].<ref name="James Walch">{{cite book | title=Faction and front: Party systems in South India| edition=| first=James | last=Walch| date=| pages=162–163| publisher= Young Asia Publications| isbn=}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf |date=17 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
== First Ministry ==
 
Members of ministry who served between 13 April 1954 – 13 April 1957 under the Chief Ministership of Kamraj are
{| width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid;"
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Minister
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Portfolio
|-
|K. Kamaraj
|Chief Minister; Minister of Public and Police in the Home Department
|-
|[[A. B. Shetty]]
|Minister in charge of medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen
|-
|[[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|Minister in charge of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects, National Extension Scheme, Women's Welfare, Industries and Labour and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
|-
|[[C. Subramaniam]]
|Minister in charge of Finance, Food, Education, Elections and Information and Publicity and Law (Courts and Prisons)
|-
|[[M. A. Manickavelu Naicker]]
|Minister in charge of Land Revenue and Commercial Taxes and Rural Development.
|-
|[[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi|Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi]]
|Minister in charge of Public Works, Accommodation Control, Engineering Colleges, Stationery and Printing including Establishment questions of the Stationery Department and the Government Press
|-
|[[B. Parameswaran]]
|Minister in charge of Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition
|-
|[[S. S. Ramasami Padayachi]]
|Minister in charge of Local Administration
|}


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=== Former Members ===
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* Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, A. B. Shetty quit the Ministry on 1 March 1956 and his portfolio was shared between other ministers in the cabinet.
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==Second Ministry==
Kamaraj's council of ministers during kamaraja's second tenure as Chief Minister (1 April 1957 – 1 March 1962):<ref name="kan1">{{cite book |last=Kandaswamy |first=P. |title=The Political Career of K. Kamaraj |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=2001 |pages=62–64 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731095725/https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC |archive-date=31 July 2017 }}</ref>
 
{| width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid;"
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Minister
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Portfolio
|-
|-
|K. Kamaraj
|Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
|-
|[[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|Home
|-
|[[C. Subramaniam]]
|Finance
|-
|[[R. Venkataraman]]
|Industries
|-
|[[M. A. Manickavelu Naicker]]
|Revenue
|-
|[[P. Kakkan]]
| Works
|-
|[[V. Ramaiah]]
|Electricity
|-
|[[Lourdhammal Simon]]
|Local Administration
|}
 
==Third Ministry==
Kamaraj's council of ministers during his third tenure as Chief Minister (3 March 1962 – 2 October 1963):<ref name="kan1"/><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20&%202.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042744/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_01_1%20%26%202.pdf |date=14 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514042650/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_02_1.pdf |date=14 May 2011 }}</ref>
 
{| width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid;"
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Minister
! style="background-color:#00c3ff; color:white"|Portfolio
|-
|-
|K. Kamaraj
|Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
|-
|[[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|Finance and Education
|-
|[[Jothi Venkatachalam]]
|Public Health
|-
|[[R. Venkataraman]]
|Revenue
|-
|[[S. M. Abdul Majid]]
|Local Administration
|-
|[[P. Kakkan]]
|Agriculture
|-
|N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Mandradiar
|Cooperation, Forests
|-
|[[G. Bhuvaraghan]]
|Publicity and Information
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Indian organisations established in 1954]]
[[Category:Political history of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1957 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministries]]
[[Category:1950s in Madras State]]
[[Category:1960s in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress state ministries of Madras]]

Latest revision as of 12:53, 21 May 2026


Kamaraj ministries
  • 1954–1957
  • 1957–1962
  • 1962–1963
Date formed
  • First: 13 April 1954 (1954-04-13)
  • Second: 1957 (1957)
  • Third: 1962 (1962)
Date dissolved
  • First: 1957 (1957)
  • Second: 1962 (1962)
  • Third: 2 October 1963 (1963-10-02)
People and organisations
Governor
Chief MinisterK. Kamaraj
Chief Minister's history1954–1963
History
Election(s)
Outgoing election1967
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorC. Rajagopalachari ministry
SuccessorBhaktavatsalam ministry

K. Kamaraj was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madras State on 13 April 1954. K. Kamaraj ousted Rajaji on 31 March 1954 and was elected the leader of Congress Legislative Party. Kamaraj consolidated his position by offering ministerial position to leaders of Tamil Nadu Toilers Party and Commonweal Party.[1][2]

First Ministry[edit | edit source]

Members of ministry who served between 13 April 1954 – 13 April 1957 under the Chief Ministership of Kamraj are

Minister Portfolio
K. Kamaraj Chief Minister; Minister of Public and Police in the Home Department
A. B. Shetty Minister in charge of medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen
M. Bhaktavatsalam Minister in charge of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects, National Extension Scheme, Women's Welfare, Industries and Labour and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
C. Subramaniam Minister in charge of Finance, Food, Education, Elections and Information and Publicity and Law (Courts and Prisons)
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker Minister in charge of Land Revenue and Commercial Taxes and Rural Development.
Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi Minister in charge of Public Works, Accommodation Control, Engineering Colleges, Stationery and Printing including Establishment questions of the Stationery Department and the Government Press
B. Parameswaran Minister in charge of Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition
S. S. Ramasami Padayachi Minister in charge of Local Administration

Former Members[edit | edit source]

  • Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, A. B. Shetty quit the Ministry on 1 March 1956 and his portfolio was shared between other ministers in the cabinet.

Second Ministry[edit | edit source]

Kamaraj's council of ministers during kamaraja's second tenure as Chief Minister (1 April 1957 – 1 March 1962):[3]

Minister Portfolio
K. Kamaraj Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
M. Bhaktavatsalam Home
C. Subramaniam Finance
R. Venkataraman Industries
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker Revenue
P. Kakkan Works
V. Ramaiah Electricity
Lourdhammal Simon Local Administration

Third Ministry[edit | edit source]

Kamaraj's council of ministers during his third tenure as Chief Minister (3 March 1962 – 2 October 1963):[3][4][5]

Minister Portfolio
K. Kamaraj Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
M. Bhaktavatsalam Finance and Education
Jothi Venkatachalam Public Health
R. Venkataraman Revenue
S. M. Abdul Majid Local Administration
P. Kakkan Agriculture
N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Mandradiar Cooperation, Forests
G. Bhuvaraghan Publicity and Information

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Walch, James. Faction and front: Party systems in South India. Young Asia Publications. pp. 162–163.
  2. ↑ A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952–1957) Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kandaswamy, P. (2001). The Political Career of K. Kamaraj. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 62–64. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017.
  4. ↑ The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly I Session Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ The Madras Legislative Assembly, Third Assembly II Session Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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