Second Chaliha ministry

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Second Chaliha ministry
Date formed22 March 1962
Date dissolved16 March 1967
People and organisations
GovernorS. M. Shrinagesh
Vishnu Sahay
Chief MinisterBimala Prasad Chaliha
Member parties
Opposition partyAHL
History
Election(s)1962
Outgoing election1967
PredecessorChaliha I
SuccessorChaliha III

The Second Chaliha ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bimala Prasad Chaliha.[1] The Ministry lasted from 22 March 1962[2] to 1967.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

Komol Kumari Barua was appointed a Minister of State on 23 April 1966, becoming the third female Assamese minister.[4]

Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
  • Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
  • Department of Appointments
  • Department of Home
  • Department of Political
  • General Administration Department
  • Secretariat Administration Department
  • Department of Information and Publicity
  • Department of Minority Affairs
  • Department of Public Works (Roads and Buildings)
  • All other departments not allocated to any other minister.[5]
 Bimala Prasad Chaliha1 March 196216 March 1967INCSonari
  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Law
  • Minister of Panchayats
  • Minister of Community Projects
  • Minister of Wakf Property
 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed1 March 19622 April 1966INCJania
  • Minister of Power (Electricity)
  • Minister of Industries (including Cottage Industries)
  • Minister of Planning and Development
  • Minister of Town and Country Planning
  • Minister of Labour
  • Minister of Statistics
 Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi1 March 196216 March 1967INCBiswanath
  • Minister of Revenue
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister of Forests
  • Minister of Political Sufferers
 Siddhinath Sarma1 March 196216 March 1967INCRangiya
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Co-operation
  • Minister of Tourism
 D. K. Barooah1 March 196216 March 1967INCSamaguri
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Excise
  • Minister of Printing and Stationery
 Baidyanath Mookerjee1 March 196216 March 1967INCRatabari
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Pisciculture
  • Minister of Veterinary and Livestock
  • Minister of Flood Control and Irrigation
  • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
 Moinul Hoque Choudhury1 March 196216 March 1967INCSilchar East
  • Minister of Supply
  • Minister of Trade and Commerce
  • Minister of Registration and Stamps
  • Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
 Rupnath Brahma1 March 196216 March 1967INCSidli
  • Minister of Khadi and Village Industries
  • Minister of Sericulture and Weaving
  • Minister of Jails
 Mahendra Nath Hazarika1 March 196216 March 1967INCRaha
  • Minister of Tribal Areas
  • Minister of Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Minister of Municipal Administration
  • Minister of Social Welfare
 Chatrasing Teron1 March 196216 March 1967INCMikir Hills West

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
Minister of State for Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Girindra Nath Gogoi1 March 196216 March 1967INCSibsagar
Minister of State for Revenue Radhika Ram Das1 March 196216 March 1967INCPalasbari
  • Minister of State for Community Projects
  • Minister of State for Tribal Areas
  • Minister of State for Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Minister of State for Power (Electricity)
 Emonsingh Sangma1 March 196216 March 1967INCPhulbari

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
  • Deputy Minister of Tribal Areas
  • Deputy Minister of Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Deputy Minister of Cooperatives
  • Deputy Minister of Forests
 Lalit Kumar Doley1 March 196216 March 1967INCDhakuakhana
  • Deputy Minister of Education
  • Deputy Minister of Social Welfare
 Komol Kumari Barua23 April 196616 March 1967INCKatonigaon
  • Deputy Minister of Panchayats
  • Deputy Minister of Community Projects
 Devendra Nath Hazarika1 March 196216 March 1967INCSaikhowa

Parliamentary Secretary[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
Parliamentary Secretary for Relief and Rehabilitation Sai Sai Terang1 March 196216 March 1967INCMikir Hills East

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.
  3. ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Rao, V. Venkata; Hazarika, Niru (1983). A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Assam. S. Chand.
  5. ↑ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.
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