First Indira Gandhi ministry
First Indira Gandhi ministry | |
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![]() 6th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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Date formed | 24 January 1966 (1966-01-24) |
Date dissolved | 13 March 1967 (1967-03-13) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Head of government | Indira Gandhi |
Member party | Indian National Congress |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | None |
Opposition leader | None |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1967 |
Predecessor | Second Nanda ministry |
Successor | Second Indira Gandhi ministry |
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Prime Minister of India 1966–1977 1980–1984
Legislation
Treaties and accords Missions and projects Controversies Riots and attacks Constitutional amendments ![]()
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The First Indira Gandhi ministry was formed on 24 January 1966[1] under the premiership of Indira Gandhi who was elected as the Prime Minister of India by the Congress Parliamentary Party to succeed Gulzarilal Nanda who was serving as the acting prime minister since 11 January 1966 following the untimely demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri. The cabinet remained in office until the 1967 general election in which Indira Gandhi was re-elected to office.
Background
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away suddenly on 11 January 1966 at Tashkent during his visit to Uzbek SSR, just a day after signing the Tashkent Declaration which formally ended the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was succeeded by Home Minister Gulzarilal Nanda as the Acting Prime Minister. Nanda remained the prime minister for thirteen days until the election of Indira Gandhi who served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the cabinets of Shastri and Nanda. Indira Gandhi was formally elected as the Prime Minister by the ruling Indian National Congress party. She was thereupon formally sworn-in as the nation's third prime minister on 24 January 1966 by President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Composition
Gandhi's council of ministers included a majority of the ministers from her predecessor's cabinet. Outgoing acting prime minister Gulzarilal Nanda was re-appointed home minister. She retained Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan, Education Minister M. C. Chagla, Railways Minister S. K. Patil, Finance Minister Sachindra Chaudhuri, Communications and Parliamentary Minister Satya Narayan Sinha, Agriculture Minister Chidambaram Subramaniam, External Affairs Minister Swaran Singh in their respective portfolios. Other ministers who were retained from the predecessor cabinet included Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Damodaram Sanjivayya, Manubhai Shah, Mehr Chand Khanna, Raj Bahadur, Surendra Kumar Dey, Sushila Nayyar, Jaisukhlal Hathi, Kotha Raghuramaiah, O. V. Alagesan, Ram Subhag Singh, Bali Ram Bhagat, A. M. Thomas, C. M. Poonacha, Jagannath Rao, C. R. Pattabhiraman, Bibudhendra Mishra, Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Shah Nawaz Khan, Dajisaheb Chavan, Purnendu Sekhar Naskar, B. S. Murthy, Lalit Narayan Mishra, T. S. Soundaram, Bhakt Darshan, Sham Nath, B. C. Bhagawati, Shyam Dhar Mishra.
Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Prime Minister Minister of Atomic Energy And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Home Affairs | 24 January 1966[1] | 9 November 1966 | INC | |||
9 November 1966 | 13 November 1966 | INC | ||||
13 November 1966[2] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||||
Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of External Affairs | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
13 November 1966[2] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||||
Minister of Railways | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Defence | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
13 November 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||||
Minister of Transport and Aviation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Finance | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Communications | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Education | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
13 November 1966[2] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||||
Minister of Industry | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Planning | 24 January 1966[1] | 25 March 1966 | INC | Renamed as Planning and Social Welfare. | ||
Minister of Planning and Social Welfare | 25 March 1966[3] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Commerce | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Law | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Irrigation and Power | 29 January 1966[4] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
13 November 1966[2] | 13 March 1967 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. |
Ministers of State
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Mines and Metals | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Health and Family Planning | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
Minister of Defence Supplies in the Ministry of Defence | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 November 1966 | INC | |||
Minister of Technical Development and Supply | 24 January 1966[1] | 25 March 1966 | INC | Renamed as Supply, Technical Development and Materials Planning. | ||
Minister of Supply, Technical Development and Materials Planning | 25 March 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Social Welfare | 28 January 1966[5] | 25 March 1966 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Planning. | ||
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Irrigation and Power | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | 24 January 1966[1] | 31 January 1966 | INC | |||
13 November 1966[2] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence Production) | 31 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | 24 January 1966[1] | 14 February 1966[6] | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Dinesh Singh | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of Iron and Steel | 29 January 1966[4] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State in the Department of Communications | 14 February 1966[6] | 13 March 1967 | INC |
Deputy Ministers
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | Shah Nawaz Khan | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |
14 February 1966[6] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
14 February 1966[6] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Irrigation and Power | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Planning | 24 January 1966[1] | 14 February 1966[6] | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Department of Social Welfare | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways | Sham Nath | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Defence | 24 January 1966[1] | 14 February 1966[6] | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Iron and Steel | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
14 February 1966[6] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |||
Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs Deputy Minister in the Department of Communications | 24 January 1966[1] | 14 February 1966[6] | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals | Sardar Iqbal Singh | 24 January 1966[1] | 13 March 1967 | INC | |
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 29 January 1966[4] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | 29 January 1966[4] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation | 15 February 1966[7] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Mines and Metals | Syed Ahmad Mehdi | 15 February 1966[7] | 13 March 1967 | INC |
Parliamentary Secretaries
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy | 15 February 1966[8] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of Communications | 15 February 1966[8] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs | 15 February 1966[8] | 13 March 1967 | INC | ||
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 15 February 1966[8] | 13 March 1967 | INC |
Trivia
- Two of the cabinet ministers, viz. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy would later serve as the 5th and 6th President of India respectively. Reddy would also serve as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on two separate occasions.
- Minister of Law Gopal Swarup Pathak would later be elected as the 4th Vice President of India in 1969.
- Chidambaram Subramaniam, Satya Narayan Sinha, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Jaisukhlal Hathi, Bali Ram Bhagat, C. M. Poonacha, Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Bhanu Prakash Singh, S. C. Jamir would later be appointed as governors of several states.
- Tribhuvan Narain Singh would later serve as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Chandra Sethi as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and S. C. Jamir as Chief Minister of Nagaland.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Press Communique: Allocation of portfolios among members of union council of ministers" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. 24 January 1966.
- ^ a b c d e Rashtrapati Bhavan (13 November 1966). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios among members of the council of ministers" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ Cabinet Secretariat (25 March 1966). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolio upon Shri Asoka Mehta" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ a b c d Cabinet Secretariat (29 January 1966). "Press Communique: Assumption of offices by ministers of the union" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ Cabinet Secretariat (28 January 1966). "Press Communique: Allocation of Department of Social Welfare on Shri Kotha Raghuramaiah" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cabinet Secretariat (14 January 1966). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios among members of the union council of ministers" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ a b Cabinet Secretariat (15 February 1966). "Press Communique: Assumption of office by Ministers of State - Jahanara Jaipal Singh and Syed Ahmad Mahdi" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.
- ^ a b c d Cabinet Secretariat (15 February 1966). "Press Communique: Allocation of portfolios among parliamentary secretaries" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in.