First Indira Gandhi ministry

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First Indira Gandhi ministry
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5th ministry of the Republic of India
Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg
Date formed24 January 1966 (1966-01-24)
Date dissolved15 March 1971 (1971-03-15)
People and organisations
Head of stateDr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(until 13 May 1967)
Zakir Hussain
(13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969)

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)
(3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969)
Muhammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
(20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969)

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (from 24 August 1969)
Head of governmentIndira Gandhi
Member partyIndian National Congress
(24 January 1966 - 1967)
Indian National Congress (R)
(1966 - 15 March 1967)
Status in legislatureMajority (until November 1969)
Minority (from November 1969)
284 / 520 (55%)
Opposition partyIndian National Congress (Organization)
Opposition leaderRam Subhag Singh
History
Election(s)1967
Outgoing election1971
Legislature term(s)5 years, 1 month and 19 days
PredecessorSecond Nanda ministry
SuccessorSecond Indira Gandhi ministry

Template:Indira Gandhi series Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for the first time on 24 January 1966. In her ministry, the ministers were as follows:

Cabinet[edit]

Key
  • † Died in office
  • RES Resigned

Cabinet Ministers[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister and Minister of Atomic Energy
(and Planning from 5 September 1967)		 Indira Gandhi24 January 196615 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[1][2][3][4]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Morarji Desai21 March 19676 December 1969INC[2]
Minister of Finance Sachindra Chaudhuri24 January 196613 March 1967INC[5]
 Morarji Desai13 March 196716 July 1969RESINC[5][2]
 Indira Gandhi18 February 197027 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[5]
 Yashwantrao Chavan27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of Home Affairs Gulzarilal Nanda24 January 196614 November 1966INC[7][1]
 Yashwantrao Chavan14 November 196627 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)
 Indira Gandhi27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)
Minister of External Affairs Sardar Swaran Singh24 January 196614 November 1966INC[1][2]
 M. C. Chagla14 November 19665 September 1967INC[2]
 Indira Gandhi6 September 196713 February 1969Indian National Congress (R)
 Dinesh Singh13 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)
 Sardar Swaran Singh27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)
Minister of Defence Yashwantrao Chavan24 January 196613 November 1966INC[1]
 Sardar Swaran Singh13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][8][6]
 Jagjivan Ram27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of Transport, Aviation and Shipping and Minister of Tourism
(Tourism and Civil Aviation from 1967)		 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Karan Singh13 March 196715 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][8]
Minister of Transport and Shipping V. K. R. V. Rao[n 1]14 November 196714 February 1969INC[1][2][9]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
(and Communications from 14 February 1969)		 Kodardas Kalidas Shah[n 2]14 November 196714 February 1969INC[1][2][9]
 Satya Narayan Sinha14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][9][8]
Minister of Labour and Employment
(Rehabilitation from 18 February 1966)		 Jagjivan Ram24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Jaisukh lal Hathi13 March 19671969INC[2]
 Damodaram Sanjivayya18 February 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[8]
Minister of Railways S. K. Patil24 January 196612 March 1967INC[1][10]
 C. M. Poonacha13 March 196714 February 1969INC[10][2]
 Ram Subhag Singh14 February 19694 November 1969INC[10][9]
 Panampilly Govinda Menon4 November 196918 February 1970Indian National Congress (R)[10]
 Gulzarilal Nanda18 February 197017 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[10]
Minister of Agriculture (and Food from 1967) Chidambaram Subramaniam24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Jagjivan Ram13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][6]
 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][6]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(and Shipping and Transport from 27 June 1970)		 Satya Narayan Sinha24 January 196613 March 1967INC[11][1]
 Ram Subhag Singh13 March 196714 February 1969INC[11]
 Kotha Raghuramaiah27 June 1970[n 3]15 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of Education
(and Youth Services from 14 February 1969)		 M. C. Chagla24 January 196613 November 1966INC[12]
 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed14 November 196613 March 1967INC[12]
 Triguna Sen16 March 196714 February 1969INC[12]
 V. K. R. V. Rao14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9]
Minister of Industry Damodaram Sanjivayya24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of Commerce Manubhai Shah24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Dinesh Singh13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals and Social Welfare
(and Planning until 5 September 1967)		 Asoka Mehta24 January 196614 February 1969INC[1][2][3]
Minister of Law Gopal Swarup Pathak24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Panampilly Govinda Menon13 March 196718 May 1970[†]INC[2]
 Kengal Hanumanthaiah27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of Irrigation and Power Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed29 January 196614 November 1966INC[13]
Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][9]
 Dinesh Singh27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals Marri Chenna Reddy13 March 196714 February 1969INC[2]
Minister of Petrochemicals, Mines and Metals Triguna Sen14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][8]
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering C. M. Poonacha14 February 19691969INC[9]
 Bali Ram Bhagat27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister without Portfolio Satya Narayan Sinha13 March 196714 November 1967INC[2]
Minister of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development Satya Narayan Sinha14 November 196714 February 1969INC[14][9]
 Kodardas Kalidas Shah18 February 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][9][8]
Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply Bali Ram Bhagat14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9]

Ministers of State[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Minister of Works, Housing, and Urban Development Mehr Chand Khanna24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Nandini Satpathy24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Ram Subhag Singh13 March 196714 February 1969INC[15]
 Inder Kumar Gujral14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][8]
Minister of State (Communications) Sher Singh14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][8]
Minister of Health and Family Planning
(Urban Development from 14 November 1967, Works and Housing from 14 February 1969)		 Sushila Nayyar24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1][16]
 Sripati Chandrasekhar13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][14][8]
 Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][8]
 Parimal Ghosh27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)
(and Defence Supplies in the Ministry of Defence to 13 March 1967)		 Jaisukh lal Hathi24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Vidya Charan Shukla13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[1][17]
 K. C. Pant[n 4]
Ram Niwas Mirdha		27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (External Affairs) Dinesh Singh24 January 196614 November 1967INC[1][14]
 Bali Ram Bhagat14 November 196714 February 1969INC[14][9]
Minister of Supply and Technical Development Kotha Raghuramaiah24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Works, Housing and Supply) Jagannath Rao13 March 196714 February 1969INC[2][9]
Minister of State (Supply) Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar[n 5]4 November 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[18][8]
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals O. V. Alagesan24 January 19665 September 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Petroleum, Chemicals and Social Welfare) Kotha Raghuramaiah5 September 196714 February 1969INC[1][3]
Minister of State (Petrochemicals) Jagannath Rao14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9][8]
 Dajisaheb Chavan27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Railways) Ram Subhag Singh24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Parimal Ghosh13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][17]
Minister of State (Law) C. R. Pattabhiraman24 January 19661967INC[1]
 Kotha Raghuramaiah13 March 19675 September 1967INC[2][3]
Minister of State (Social Welfare)
(and Law from 14 February 1969)		 Phulrenu Guha13 March 196727 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[2][9][8]
 Jagannath Rao27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Irrigation and Power) K. L. Rao24 January 196615 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[1][8]
Minister of State (Finance) Bali Ram Bhagat24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 K. C. Pant13 March 196714 February 1969INC[2]
 Prakash Chandra Sethi14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9][17]
 Vidya Charan Shukla27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Defence) A.M. Thomas24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1][2]
 Bali Ram Bhagat13 March 196714 November 1967INC[1][2][14]
 Lalit Narayan Mishra14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9]
 Narendrasingh Mahida
Prakash Chandra Sethi		27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Defence Production) Lalit Narayan Mishra14 November 196714 February 1969INC[14][9]
Minister of State (Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation) Jagannath Rao24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Lalit Narayan Mishra13 March 196714 November 1967INC[2][14]
 Bhagwat Jha Azad14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][17]
Minister of State (Food, Agriculture and Community Development),
Rehabilitation to 18 February 1966		 Panampilly Govinda Menon24 January 19661967INC[1]
 Annasaheb Shinde13 March 196715 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][17]
 M. S. Gurupadaswamy14 February 19691969INC[9]
Minister of Mines and Metals S. K. Dey24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Iron and Steel)
(and Mines and Metals from 13 March 1967)		 T. N. Singh18 February 196613 March 1967INC[19]
 Prakash Chandra Sethi13 March 196714 February 1969INC[2][4][9]
 Dajisaheb Chavan14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9][8][17]
 Nitiraj Singh27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[6]
Minister of State (Steel and Heavy Engineering) K.C. Pant14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9][8][17]
Minister of State (Industry) Bibhudhendra Misra24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Company Affairs)
(and Industrial Development until 27 June 1970)		 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy13 March 196715 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[2][17]
Minister of State (Foreign Trade) Lalit Narayan Mishra27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)
Minister of State (Atomic Energy)
(and Planning from 27 June 1970)		 M. S. Gurupadaswamy18 March 19676 December 1967INC[20][21]
 Nandini Satpathy27 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[17]
Minister of State (Transport and Aviation) C. M. Poonacha24 January 19666 December 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Tourism and Civil Aviation) M. S. Gurupadaswamy6 December 196714 February 1969INC[21][9]
Minister of State (Education)
(and Youth Services from 14 February 1969)		 Bhagwat Jha Azad18 March 196714 February 1969INC[20][9]
 Sher Singh14 November 196714 February 1969INC[4][9]
 Bhakt Darshan14 February 196915 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[9][17]
Minister of State (Parliamentary Affairs and Communications)
(and Shipping and Transport from 14 February 1969)		 Inder Kumar Gujral18 March 196714 February 1969INC[20]
 Kotha Raghuramaiah14 February 196927 June 1970Indian National Congress (R)[9][11]
 Om Mehta28 June 197015 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)[22]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.[4]
  2. ↑ Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.[4]
  3. ↑ Minister of State from 14 February 1969.[9]
  4. ↑ With additional charge as Minister of State (Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat.[17]
  5. ↑ Minister of State (Finance) from February 1970 (additional charge).[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 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 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 "Members of the Cabinet" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 January 1966. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ↑ 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 2.30 2.31 2.32 "Press Communique - Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 13 March 1967. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Press Communique - Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 September 1967. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 November 1967. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "[1]". India Infoline, Finance Ministers of India
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "Press Communique: Council of Ministers Allocation of Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Offices held by Gulzarilal Nanda on Gulzarilal Nanda Foundation
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 "List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 February 1970. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 "Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 February 1969. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "[2]". The Indian Railways Fan Club
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine LOK SABHA
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD Government, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi/Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 29 January 1966. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 November 1967. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Rajya Sabha members, biographical sketches, 1952 - 2003" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India". Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 "List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers (4 July 1970)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 July 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Shri Khadilkar Sworn In" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 November 1969. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Members of the Cabinet (18 February 1966)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 February 1966. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Press Communique - Council of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 March 1967. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 November 1967. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 June 1970. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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