Shastri ministry

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Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry
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5th ministry of the Republic of India
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Date formed9 June 1964 (1964-06-09)
Date dissolved11 January 1966 (1966-01-11)
People and organisations
Head of stateSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Head of governmentLal Bahadur Shastri
Member partyIndian National Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
361 / 494 (73%)
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election(s)None
Outgoing electionNone
Legislature term(s)1 year, 7 months and 2 days
PredecessorFirst Nanda ministry
SuccessorSecond Nanda ministry

Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. In his ministry, the ministers were as follows.

Cabinet[]

Cabinet Ministers[]

Key
  • † Died in office
  • RES Resigned
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196411 January 1966[†] INC
Minister of External AffairsLal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196417 July 1964 INC
Swaran Singh18 July 196411 January 1966 INC[1]
Minister of FinanceT. T. Krishnamachari9 June 196431 December 1965 INC[2]
Sachindra Chaudhuri1 January 196611 January 1966 INC[3]
Minister of Home AffairsGulzarilal Nanda9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of EducationM. C. Chagla9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of DefenceYashwantrao Chavan9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of RailwaysS. K. Patil9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[4][2]
Minister of Law and Justice and CommunicationsAshoke Kumar Sen9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Information and BroadcastingIndira Gandhi2 July 196411 January 1966 INC[5][6]
Minister of IndustryRam Subhag Singh9 June 196413 June 1964 INC[2]
Swaran Singh9 June 196418 July 1964 INC[1][2]
H. C. Dasappa19 July 196429 October 1964 INC[7]
Minister of Food and AgricultureChidambaram Subramaniam9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[8][2]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil AviationSatya Narayan Sinha9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[9][2]
Minister of Irrigation and PowerH. C. Dasappa9 June 196419 July 1964 INC[2][7]
Minister of Labour and EmploymentDamodaram Sanjivayya9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Steel and MinesNeelam Sanjiva Reddy9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of RehabilitationMahavir Tyagi9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Petroleum and ChemicalsHumayun Kabir9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]

Ministers of State[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of Works and HousingMehr Chand Khanna9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Commerce and Textiles and JuteManubhai Shah9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Cultural AffairsNityanand Kanungo9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of TransportRaj Bahadur9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Community Development and CooperationS. K. Dey9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of HealthSushila Nayyar9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)Jaisukh lal Hathi9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (External Affairs)Lakshmi N. Menon9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (Labour and Employment)Kotha Raghuramaiah9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals)O. V. Alagesan9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of Social Security and Cottage IndustriesRam Subhag Singh9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of SupplyRamchandra Martand Hajarnavis9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State(Irrigation and Power)K. L. Rao9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of PlanningBali Ram Bhagat9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture)A.M. Thomas9 June 196411 January 1966 INC[2]
Minister of State (Revenue and Expenditure)C. M. Poonacha2 January 196611 January 1966 INC[10]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Railway Ministers of Independent India". Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Shrimati Gandhi Assumes Office" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 July 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Swaran Singh and Dasappa Assume Charge of Their New Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Shri C. Subramaniam". Raj Bhavan Maharashtra State. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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  10. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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