Third Medhi ministry

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Third Medhi ministry
Date formed22 April 1957
Date dissolved27 December 1957
People and organisations
GovernorFazl Ali
Chief MinisterBishnuram Medhi
Member parties
Opposition partyPSP
History
Election(s)1957
PredecessorMedhi II
SuccessorChaliha I

The Third Medhi ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bishnuram Medhi.[1] The Ministry lasted from 22 April 1957[2] to 27 December 1957.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

On 22 April, the new cabinet was sworn in at Raj Bhavan in Shillong. It originally consisted of nine ministers (including Medhi) and seven deputy ministers.[4] The four newcomers to the cabinet were Debeswar Sarma, K. P. Tripathi, Moinul Huq Chaudhury, and Chatra Singh Teron.[4]

Medhi appointed Usha Barthakur, marking the first time a woman served in an Assam ministry since 23 March 1957. However, Barthakur would leave office following Medhi's resignation on 27 December 1957.[5]

Ministers[edit | edit source]

Name Portfolios Constituency Party
Bishnuram Medhi

Chief Minister

  • General administration[6]
  • Appointments
  • Tribal areas
  • Social Welfare
  • Community Projects
 Hajo INC
Cabinet Ministers
Debeswar Sarmah
  • Finance[7]
  • Supply
 Jorhat INC
Motiram Bora
  • Home[4]
  • Education
 Laharighat INC
Siddhinath Sarmah
  • Public Works
  • Transport
  • Rural development
  • Local self-government
 Rangiya INC
K. P. Tripathi
  • Labour and labour welfare[4]
  • Development and planning
  • Major industries
  • Electricity
  • Cottage industries
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
 Biswanath INC
Hareswar Das
  • Revenue
  • Relief and rehabilitation
  • Settlement of Town lands
 North Salmara INC
Rupnath Brahma
  • Forests[8]
  • Medical and public health
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Printing and stationery
 Kokrajar INC
Moinul Huq Chaudhury
  • Food and agriculture
  • Veterinary
  • Pisciculture
  • Cooperation department
 Silchar East INC
Chatra Singh Teron
  • Excise
  • Prohibition
  • Jail
  • Registration
  • Stamps
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Development of Backward Areas
 Mikir Hills West INC
Deputy Ministers
Purnananda Chetia
  • Local self-governance
  • Education
 Sonari INC
Mohikanta Das
  • Community projects
  • Veterinary
  • Livestock
 Barchalla INC
Indreswar Khaund
  • Cooperative
  • Cottage industries
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
  • Transport
 Bogdung INC
Usha Barthakur
  • Social Welfare
  • Rural development
  • Maternity
  • Child welfare
 Samaguri INC
Girindra Nath Gogoi
  • Revenue
  • Relief
  • Rehabilitation
 Sibsagar INC
Ghanashyam Das
  • Medical[9]
  • Public Health
  • Forest
 North Salmara INC
Mahendra Nath Hazarika
  • Khadi and village industries board
  • Cottage industries
 Nowgong INC

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "Medhi ministry" (PDF).
  2. ā†‘ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1957.
  3. ā†‘ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ā†‘ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Civic Affairs. P.C. Kapoor at the Citizen Press. 1957.
  5. ā†‘ Rao, V. Venkata; Hazarika, Niru (1983). A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Assam. S. Chand.
  6. ā†‘ Keesing's Contemporary Archives. Keesing's Limited. 1957.
  7. ā†‘ Keesing's Contemporary Archives. Keesing's Limited. 1957.
  8. ā†‘ Current Events. 1957.
  9. ā†‘ Grover, Verinder; Arora, Ranjana (1996). Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: North-East India, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Deep & Deep. ISBN 978-81-7100-730-1.

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