Second Nehru ministry

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Second Nehru ministry
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1st ministry of the Republic of India
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Date formed15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Date dissolved4 April 1957 (1957-04-04)
People and organisations
Head of stateRajendra Prasad
Head of governmentJawaharlal Nehru
Member partyIndian National Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
364 / 489 (74%)
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election(s)1951
Outgoing election1957
Legislature term(s)4 years, 11 months and 20 days
PredecessorFirst Nehru ministry
SuccessorThird Nehru ministry

Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. After first Indian general election, Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country and his second term started on 15 April 1952. In his ministry upon reelection, the ministers were as follows.

Cabinet[]

Cabinet ministers[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Defence (1952-10 January 1955; from 30 January 1957)		Jawaharlal NehruFirst Nehru MinistryThird Nehru ministry INC
Minister without Portfolio (External Affairs)V. K. Krishna Menon14 February 1956Third Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific ResearchAbul Kalam Azad15 April 1952Third Nehru ministry INC[2]
Minister of FinanceC. D. DeshmukhFirst Nehru ministry24 July 1956 INC[3]
T. T. Krishnamachari1 September 1956Third Nehru ministry INC[4]
Minister of Home Affairs
(Minister of Heavy Industries - additional charge from September–November 1956)		Kailash Nath KatjuFirst Nehru ministry1955 INC
Govind Ballabh Pant10 January 1955Third Nehru ministry INC[5][4]
Minister of Food and AgricultureRafi Ahmed KidwaiFirst Nehru Ministry1954 INC[2]
Ajit Prasad Jain25 November 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[6]
Minister of DefenceBaldev SinghFirst Nehru Ministry1952 INC
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar13 May 19521952 INC[2]
Kailash Nath Katju10 January 195530 January 1957 INC[7][8]
Minister of Law and Minority AffairsCharu Chandra Biswas15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2]
Minister of RailwaysN. Gopalaswami AyyangarFirst Nehru Ministry13 May 1952 INC
Lal Bahadur Shastri13 May 19527 December 1956 INC
Jagjivan Ram7 December 1956Third Nehru Ministry INC
Minister of CommunicationsJagjivan Ram15 April 19527 December 1956 INC[2]
Minister of Commerce and Industry (to September 1956)
Minister of Iron and Steel (from June 1955)		T. T. Krishnamachari15 April 1952Third Nehru ministry INC[2][9]
Minister of Heavy Industry and Commerce and Consumer Industries (to January 1957)
Minister of Commerce and Industries (from January 1957)		Morarji Desai14 November 1956Third Nehru ministry INC[10][11]
Minister of LabourV. V. Giri15 April 1952September 1954 INC[2]
Khandubhai Kasanji DesaiSeptember 1954Third Nehru Ministry INC[12]
Minister of Works, Housing and Supply
(Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Industries - additional charge September–November 1956)		Swaran Singh15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2][4]
Minister of Planning and River Valley SchemesGulzarilal Nanda15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2]
Minister of HealthAmrit Kaur15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2]
Minister of ProductionK. Chengalaraya Reddy15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2]

Ministers of State[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSatya Narayan Sinha[13]First Nehru ministryThird Nehru ministry INC[2]
Minister of RehabilitationAjit Prasad Jain15 April 195224 November 1954 INC[2]
Mehr Chand Khanna7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14]
Minister of State (External Affairs)Syed Mahmud7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14]
Minister of AgriculturePanjabrao Deshmukh17 April 1952Third Nehru ministry INC
Minister of Legal Affairs
Minister of Civil Aviation (from 7 December 1956, additional charge)		Hari Vinayak Pataskar7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14][15]
Minister of Natural ResourcesKeshav Dev Malaviya7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14]
Minister of Revenue and ExpenditureMahavir Tyagi15 April 195216 March 1953 INC[2]
Minister of Revenue and Civil ExpenditureManilal Chaturbhai Shah7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14]
Minister of Revenue and Defence ExpenditureArun Chandra Guha7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry INC[14]
Minister of Defence OrganisationMahavir Tyagi16 March 1953Third Nehru ministry INC[16]
Minister of Commerce
(Minister of Trade from June 1956)		D. P. Karmarkar6 August 1955Third Nehru ministry INC[17][18]
Minister of Industries
(Minister of Consumer Industries from June 1956)		Nityanand Kanungo6 August 1955Third Nehru ministry INC[19][20][18]
Minister of Industrial Development
(Minister of Heavy Industry from June 1956)		Manubhai ShahMay 1956Third Nehru ministry INC[21][18]
Minister of Information and BroadcastingB. V. Keskar15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry INC[2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)B. N. Datar14 February 1956Third Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Community DevelopmentS. K. DeySeptember 1956Third Nehru Ministry INC[22]
Minister of CommunicationsRaj Bahadur14 February 1956Third Nehru Ministry INC[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 February 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Parliamentary Debates" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 1 (1). 13 May 1952. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 July 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Press Note" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 August 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 January 1955. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 November 1954. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 January 1955. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 January 1957. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 29 May 1955. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Shri Morarji Desai" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 November 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Press Note" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 January 1957. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 September 1954. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) LOK SABHA
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 7 December 1954. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Press Note" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 7 December 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Shri Tyagi Appointed Minister of Defense Organisation" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 March 1953. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Minister for Industries" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 6 August 1955. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  18. ^ a b c "Ministers' Designations" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 13 June 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Minister for Industries" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 6 August 1955. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Ministers' Designations" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 13 June 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Portfolios of New Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 May 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Minister for Community Development" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 February 1956. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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