Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry

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Rajiv Gandhi Ministry

13th ministry of the Republic of India
Portrait of Rajiv Gandhi
Date formed31 December 1984 (1984-12-31)
Date dissolved2 December 1989 (1989-12-02)
People and organisations
Head of stateZail Singh (until 25 July 1987)
R. Venkataraman (from 25 July 1987)
Head of governmentRajiv Gandhi
Member partyIndian National Congress (I)
(Congress alliance)
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election(s)1984
Outgoing election1989
Legislature term(s)4 years, 11 months and 2 days
PredecessorFirst Rajiv Gandhi ministry
SuccessorV. P. Singh ministry

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The Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 11th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election which resulted in the formation of a majority government by the Indian National Congress party under the leadership of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 Agriculturists, 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former Princely state rulers.[1]

The ministry also included 2 ministers from Northeast India.

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Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of Science and Technology
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Electronics
Department of Ocean Development
Department of Space
And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues
not allocated to any Minister.		 Rajiv Gandhi31 December 19842 December 1989INC(I) [2]
Minister of Home Affairs Shankarrao Chavan31 December 198411 March 1986INC(I)  
 P. V. Narasimha Rao14 March 198612 May 1986INC(I)  
 Buta Singh12 May 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Defence P. V. Narasimha Rao31 December 198429 September 1985INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi29 September 198524 January 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 V. P. Singh24 January 198712 April 1987INC(I)  
 K. C. Pant12 April 19872 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of External Affairs Rajiv Gandhi31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 Bali Ram Bhagat25 September 198512 May 1986INC(I)  
 P. Shiv Shankar12 May 198622 October 1986INC(I)  
 N. D. Tiwari22 October 198625 July 1987INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi25 July 198725 June 1988INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 P. V. Narasimha Rao25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Finance V. P. Singh31 December 198424 January 1987INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi24 January 198725 July 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 N. D. Tiwari25 July 198725 June 1988INC(I)  
 Shankarrao Chavan25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Planning P. V. Narasimha Rao31 December 198414 January 1985INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi14 January 198525 July 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 P. Shiv Shankar25 July 198714 February 1988INC(I) Merged with Ministry of Programme Implementation
to form Ministry of Planning and Programme
Implementation.
Minister of Programme Implementation A. B. A. Ghani Khan
Choudhury		25 September 19854 May 1987INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi4 May 198725 July 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible
 P. Shiv Shankar25 July 198714 February 1988INC(I) Merged with Ministry of Planning to form
Ministry of Planning and Programme
Implementation.
Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation P. Shiv Shankar14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
 Madhavsinh Solanki25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Commerce and Supply Rajiv Gandhi31 December 198414 January 1985INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 V. P. Singh14 January 198530 March 1985INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Commerce and
Ministry of Supply and Textiles.
Minister of Commerce V. P. Singh30 March 198525 September 1985INC(I)  
 Khurshed Alam Khan25 September 198515 November 1985INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Arjun Singh15 November 198520 January 1986INC(I)  
 P. Shiv Shankar20 January 198625 July 1987INC(I)  
 N. D. Tiwari25 July 198725 June 1988INC(I)  
 Dinesh Singh25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Supply and Textiles Chandrashekhar Singh30 March 198525 September 1985INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Renamed as Textiles.
Minister of Textiles Khurshed Alam Khan15 September 198522 October 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ram Niwas Mirdha22 October 198615 February 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ram Niwas Mirdha15 February 19882 September 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Industry and Company Affairs Rajiv Gandhi31 December 198414 January 1985INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 Veerendra Patil14 January 198525 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Industry.
Minister of Industry N. D. Tiwari25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Jalagam Vengala Rao22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Veerendra Patil31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Merged into Ministry of Industry.
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Rao Birender Singh31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo25 September 198527 January 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 P. Shiv Shankar27 January 198612 May 1986INC(I)  
 H. K. L. Bhagat12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Sukh Ram14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Buta Singh31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Agriculture.
Minister of Agriculture Buta Singh25 September 198512 May 1986INC(I)  
 Gurdial Singh Dhillon12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Bhajan Lal14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Irrigation and Power B. Shankaranand31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Water Resources and
Ministry of Energy.
Minister of Water Resources B. Shankaranand25 September 198522 August 1987INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi22 August 198710 November 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 Ram Niwas Mirdha10 November 198714 February 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Dinesh Singh14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
 B. Shankaranand25 June 19884 July 1989INC 
 M. M. Jacob4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Energy Vasant Sathe25 September 19853 September 1988INC(I)  
 Makhan Lal Fotedar3 September 198819 September 1988INC(I) Additional charge during leave of Vasant Sathe.
 Vasant Sathe19 September 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Works and Housing Abdul Ghafoor31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Urban Development.
Minister of Urban Development Abdul Ghafoor25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Mohsina Kidwai22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Labour T. Anjaiah31 December 198420 January 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 P. A. Sangma20 September 19866 February 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Makhan Lal Fotedar6 February 198814 February 1988INC(I)  
 Jagdish Tytler14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Bindeshwari Dubey25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs H. K. L. Bhagat31 December 19842 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Law and Justice Ashoke Kumar Sen31 December 198431 March 1987INC(I)  
 P. Shiv Shankar31 March 198714 February 1988INC(I)  
 Bindeshwari Dubey14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
 B. Shankaranand25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ashoke Kumar Sen31 December 198424 June 1986INC(I)  
 P. V. Narasimha Rao24 June 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Motilal Vora14 February 198824 January 1989INC(I)  
 Ram Niwas Mirdha24 January 19894 July 1989INC(I)  
 Rafique Alam4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Rajiv Gandhi31 December 198414 January 1985INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Department of
Civil Aviation.
Minister of Tourism H. K. L. Bhagat25 September 198512 May 1986INC(I)  
 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed12 May 198615 July 1987INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi15 July 198728 July 1987INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 Jagdish Tytler28 July 198714 February 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Mohsina Kidwai14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I) Merged with Ministry of Civil Aviation to form
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Minister of Railways Bansi Lal31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Merged with Ministry of Shipping and Transport and
Department of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Transport.
Minister of Shipping and Transport Ziaur Rahman Ansari31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Merged with Ministry of Railways and Department of Civil
Aviation to form Ministry of Transport.
Minister of Transport Bansi Lal25 September 19854 June 1986INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi4 June 198624 June 1986INCPrime Minister was responsible.
 Mohsina Kidwai24 June 198622 October 1986INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Surface Transport,
Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Minister of Civil Aviation Jagdish Tytler22 October 198614 February 1988INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Motilal Vora14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I) Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of
Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Minister of Education K. C. Pant31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Human Resource Development.
Minister of Human Resource Development P. V. Narasimha Rao25 September 198525 June 1988INC(I)  
 P. Shiv Shankar25 June 19882 September 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Environment and Forests Rajiv Gandhi31 December 198422 October 1986INC(I) Prime Minister was responsible.
 Bhajan Lal22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Ziaur Rahman Ansari14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ziaur Rahman Ansari25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Petroleum Nawal Kishore Sharma31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Renamed as Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Nawal Kishore Sharma25 September 198520 October 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Chandrashekhar Singh20 October 19869 July 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 N. D. Tiwari9 July 198622 October 1986INC(I)  
 Brahm Dutt22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal Vasant Sathe31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines, and
Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy).
Minister of Steel and Mines K. C. Pant25 September 198512 April 1987INC(I)  
 Vasant Sathe12 April 198725 July 1987INC 
 Makhan Lal Fotedar25 July 19872 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Information and Broadcasting V. N. Gadgil31 December 198422 October 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ajit Kumar Panja22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 H. K. L. Bhagat14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of Communications Ram Niwas Mirdha31 December 198422 October 1986INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Arjun Singh22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Vasant Sathe14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
 Vir Bahadur Singh25 June 198830 May 1989INC(I)  
 Rajiv Gandhi31 May 19894 July 1989INC(I)  
 Giridhar Gamang4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I) Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)[edit | edit source]

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Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Social Welfare Maragatham Chandrasekar31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Welfare.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Welfare Rajendra Kumari Bajpai25 September 19852 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Railways Madhavrao Scindia22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Surface Transport Rajesh Pilot22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation and Tourism Shivraj Patil14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Ram Dulari Sinha31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Arif Mohammad Khan12 August 198525 September 1985INC(I)  
 P. A. Sangma (States)25 September 198520 January 1986INC(I)  
 Arun Nehru (Internal Security)25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Ram Niwas Mirdha14 March 198614 June 1986INC(I)  
 Ghulam Nabi Azad (States)12 May 198622 October 1986INC(I)  
 P. Chidambaram24 June 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
 Chintamani Panigrahi22 October 198625 June 1988INC(I)  
 Santosh Mohan Dev
(Internal Security)		25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Khurshed Alam Khan31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 K. R. Narayanan25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Eduardo Faleiro12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 K. Natwar Singh22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
 K. K. Tewary25 June 198822 April 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Janardhana Poojary31 December 198414 February 1988INC(I)  
 B. K. Gadhvi (Expenditure)12 May 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
 Brahm Dutt24 January 198725 July 1987INC(I)  
 Ajit Kumar Panja (Revenue)14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
 Eduardo Faleiro
(Economic Affairs)		14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Departments of Science and Technology, Space,
Atomic Energy, Electronics, and Ocean Development		 Shivraj Patil31 December 198422 October 1986INC(I)  
 K. R. Narayan22 October 19862 December 1989INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning K. R. Narayanan31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Ajit Kumar Panja25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Sukh Ram22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation Biren Sing Engti14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Sukh Ram
(Defence Production and
Supplies)		25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Arun Singh
(Defence Research and
Development Organisation)		25 September 198518 July 1987INC(I)  
 Shivraj Patil
(Defence Production)		22 October 198625 June 1988INC(I)  
 Santosh Mohan Dev14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
 Chintamani Panigrahi
(Defence Production and
Supplies)		25 June 19884 July 1989INC(I)  
 Dumar Lal Baitha
(Defence Production and
Supplies)		4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Yogendra Makwana (Health)31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Saroj Khaparde12 May 19864 July 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Supply P. A. Sangma1 January 198525 September 1985INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce Brahm Dutt12 May 198622 October 1986INC(I)  
 Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Company Affairs Arif Mohammad Khan31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Industry.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh
(Chemicals and Petrochemicals)		25 September 198518 February 1988INC(I)  
 M. Arunachalam
(Industrial Development)		25 September 19852 December 1989INC(I)  
 K. K. Tewary
(Public Enterprises)		12 May 198623 July 1987INC(I)  
 P. Namgyal
(Chemicals and Petrochemicals)		4 July 19892 September 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Chandulal Chandrakar1 January 198525 September 1985INC(I) Renamed as Agriculture.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture Yogendra Makwana
(Agriculture and Cooperation)		25 September 198514 February 1988INC(I)  
 K. Natwar Singh (Fertilizers)25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Ramanand Yadav
(Rural Development)		12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 R. Prabhu (Fertilizers)22 October 19862 September 1989INC(I)  
 Janardhana Poojary
(Rural Development)		14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
 Hari Krishna Shastri
(Agriculture Research and
Education)		14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
 Shyamlal Yadav
(Agriculture and Cooperation)		14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy Arun Nehru (Power)31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Arif Mohammad Khan (Power)25 September 198526 February 1986INC(I)  
 Sushila Rohatgi (Power)12 May 19869 May 1988INC(I)  
 C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Coal)14 February 19882 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal K. Natwar Singh (Steel)31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines,
and Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines Ram Dulari Sinha (Mines)25 September 198514 February 1988INC(I)
 Ramanand Yadav (Mines)14 February 198812 April 1988INC(I)  
 Yogendra Makwana14 February 19882 October 1988INC(I)  
 Mahaveer Prasad (Mines)4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Madhavrao Scindia31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Merged to form Ministry of Transport.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport Madhavrao Scindia (Railways)25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Rajesh Pilot (Surface Transport)25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
 Jagdish Tytler (Civil Aviation)25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Margaret Alva31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)  
 Ghulam Nabi Azad31 December 198412 May 1986INC(I)  
 Sitaram Kesri12 May 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
 Sheila Dikshit12 May 19862 September 1989INC(I)  
 M. M. Jacob22 October 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
 P. Namgyal4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
 Radhakishan Malviya4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice H. R. Bhardwaj31 December 19842 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Public
Grievances and Pensions and Administrative Reforms		 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(Personnel and Administrative
Reforms)		31 December 198415 March 1985INC(I)  
 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo15 March 198525 September 1985INC(I)  
 Shivraj Patil25 September 19854 October 1985INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions		 P. Chidambaram20 January 19862 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Department of Culture Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Merged into Ministry of Human
Resource Development.
Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I) Merged into Ministry of Human
Resource Development.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Sushila Rohatgi
(Education and Culture)		12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Margaret Alva
(Women and Child Development,
Youth Affairs and Sports)		14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)  
 Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi
(Education and Culture)		14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)  
 Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi
(Education)		4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
 Krishna Sahi (Culture)4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Ashok Gehlot31 December 198424 August 1985INC(I) Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and
Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Ghulam Nabi Azad25 September 198512 May 1986INC(I)  
 Santosh Mohan Dev12 May 198614 February 1988INC(I)  
 Giridhar Gamang14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests Vir Sen31 December 198425 September 1985INC(I)
 Ziaur Rahman Ansari25 September 198514 February 1988INC(I)  
 Sumati Oraon4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Dalbir Singh25 September 19852 December 1989INC(I)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies Ajit Kumar Panja19 February 198622 October 1986INC(I)
 Ghulam Nabi Azad22 October 19867 September 1987INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sushila Rohatgi24 June 198622 October 1986INC(I)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources Krishna Sahi14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Sheila Dikshit25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting S. Krishna Kumar25 June 19882 December 1989INC(I)
 K. K. Tewary22 April 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles Rafique Alam25 June 19884 July 1989INC(I)
 Saroj Khaparde4 July 19892 December 1989INC(I)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications Santosh Mohan Dev22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I)
 Giridhar Gamang25 June 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour Radhakishan Malviya4 July 19892 September 1989INC(I)

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce P. Chidambaram25 September 198527 September 1985INC(I)
 P. Chidambaram
(Textiles)		27 September 19854 October 1985INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare Giridhar Gamang25 September 198515 February 1988INC(I)
 Sumati Oraon15 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare S. Krishna Kumar25 September 198522 October 1986INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training,
Public Grievances and Pensions		 P. Chidambaram4 October 198520 January 1986INC
 Biren Sing Engti
(Personnel and Training)		12 May 19864 June 1986INC(I)
 Biren Sing Engti4 June 198614 February 1988INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Textiles S. Krishna Kumar22 October 198614 February 1988INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting S. Krishna Kumar14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways Mahaveer Prasad14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies Dumar Lal Baitha14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rafique Alam14 February 198825 June 1988INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour Radhakishan Malviya14 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Surface Transport P. Namgyal15 February 19884 July 1989INC(I)
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Radhakishan Malviya25 June 19884 July 1989INC(I)
 P. Namgyal25 June 19884 July 1989INC

Parliamentary Secretaries[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Oscar Fernandes1 January 198525 September 1985INC(I)
 Ahmed Patel1 January 198525 September 1985INC(I)
 Arun Singh1 January 198525 September 1985INC(I)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mathur, Kuldeep (1994). Top Policy Makers in India: Cabinet Ministers and Their Civil Service Advisors. p. 37. ISBN 9788170225300.
  2. ↑ web.archive.org/web/20110511110825/http://pmindia.nic.in/former.htm
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