| Third Indira Gandhi ministry | |
|---|---|
 8th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 18 March 1971 (1971-03-18) |
| Date dissolved | 24 March 1977 (1977-03-24) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (until 24 August 1974) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (from 11 February 1977) |
| Head of government | Indira Gandhi |
| Member party | Indian National Congress (R) |
| Status in legislature | Majority352 / 545 (65%) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Organization) |
| Opposition leader | Ram Subhag Singh (Lok Sabha) |
| History | |
| Election | 1971 |
| Outgoing election | 1977 |
| Legislature terms | 6 years and 8 days |
| Predecessor | Second Indira Gandhi ministry |
| Successor | Desai ministry |
The Third Indira Gandhi ministry was formed after the 1971 election in which the Indian National Congress (R) under the leadership of Indira Gandhi emerged victorious. The ministry came into existence on 18 March 1971 and remained in effect until being dissolved on 24 March 1977 after the defeat of the Congress in the 1977 election.
Composition
Cabinet Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Atomic Energy And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | Indira Gandhi | 18 March 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Indira Gandhi | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Uma Shankar Dikshit | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Finance | Yashwantrao Chavan | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Chidambaram Subramaniam | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | Jagjivan Ram | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Swaran Singh | 10 October 1974 | 1 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Indira Gandhi | 1 December 1975 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| Bansi Lal | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of External Affairs | Swaran Singh | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Yashwantrao Chavan | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Indira Gandhi | 18 March 1971 | 8 November 1973 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 8 November 1973 | 28 June 1975 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Vidya Charan Shukla | 28 June 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Minister of Planning | Indira Gandhi | 18 March 1971 | 24 April 1971 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Chidambaram Subramaniam | 24 April 1971 | 22 July 1972 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Durga Prasad Dhar | 23 July 1972 | 31 December 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Indira Gandhi | 2 January 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Agriculture. | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 2 May 1971 | 3 July 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Chidambaram Subramaniam | 3 July 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Irrigation to form Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. | |||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | Jagjivan Ram | 10 October 1974 | 2 February 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Railways | Kengal Hanumanthaiah | 18 March 1971 | 22 July 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| T. A. Pai | 22 July 1972 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Lalit Narayan Mishra | 5 February 1973 | 3 January 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Kamalapati Tripathi | 10 February 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Karan Singh | 18 March 1971 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Raj Bahadur | 9 November 1973 | 22 December 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Kotha Raghuramaiah | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Raj Bahadur | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Kotha Raghuramaiah | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Transport and Shipping | Raj Bahadur | 18 March 1971 | 8 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Kamalpati Tripathi | 8 November 1973 | 10 February 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Uma Shankar Dikshit | 10 February 1975 | 1 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Gurdial Singh Dhillon | 1 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Industrial Development | Moinul Hoque Choudhury | 18 March 1971 | 22 July 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| Chidambaram Subramaniam | 22 July 1972 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies. | |||||
| Minister of Industry and Civil Supplies | T. A. Pai | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Civil Supplies and Cooperation. | ||||
| Minister of Industry | T. A. Pai | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Civil Supplies and Cooperation | Syed Mir Qasim | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Heavy Industry | T. A. Pai | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Merged with Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies. | ||||
| Minister of Supply | Moinul Hoque Choudhury | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Dajisaheb Chavan | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Shah Nawaz Khan | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. Merged with Department of Rehabilitation to form Ministry of Supply and Rehabilitation. | |||||
| Minister of Supply and Rehabilitation | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar | 9 November 1973 | 1 December 1975 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | ||||
| Kotha Raghuramaiah | 1 December 1975 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Ram Niwas Mirdha | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Minister of Education and Social Welfare Minister in the Department of Culture | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 18 March 1971 | 20 March 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 23 March 1972 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Minister of Law and Justice | H. R. Gokhale | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Company Affairs to form Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. | ||||
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | H. R. Gokhale | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Corporate Affairs | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Merged with Ministry of Law and Justice. | ||||
| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | Mohan Kumaramangalam | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Steel and Mines. | ||||
| Minister of Steel and Mines | Mohan Kumaramangalam | 2 May 1971 | 31 May 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Indira Gandhi | 6 June 1973 | 23 July 1973 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| T. A. Pai | 23 July 1973 | 11 January 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Keshav Dev Malviya | 11 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Chandrajit Yadav | 10 October 1974 | 23 March 1977 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Minister of Health and Family Planning | Kodardas Kalidas Shah | 18 March 1971 | 19 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Uma Shankar Dikshit | 19 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Karan Singh | 9 November 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development | Inder Kumar Gujral | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. Renamed as Ministry of Works and Housing. | ||||
| Minister of Works and Housing | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Kotha Raghuramaiah | 10 October 1974 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Hitendra Desai | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Lalit Narayan Mishra | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. Merged to form Ministry of Commerce. | ||||
| Minister of Commerce | D. P. Chattopadhyaya | 5 February 1973 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | ||||
| D. P. Chattopadhyaya | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Communications | Sher Singh | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | ||||
| Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | 2 May 1971 | 8 November 1973 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | |||||
| Raj Bahadur | 8 November 1973 | 11 January 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 11 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Non-Ferrous Metals | Dajisaheb Chavan | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. Renamed as Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals. | ||||
| Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 2 May 1971 | 29 January 1972 | INC(R) | Minister of State was in-charge. | ||||
| H. R. Gokhale | 29 January 1972 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| D. K. Barooah | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Keshav Dev Malviya | 10 October 1974 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Petroleum and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. | |||||
| Minister of Petroleum | Keshav Dev Malviya | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 21 December 1975 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| Keshav Dev Malviya | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of Science and Technology | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| T. A. Pai | 10 October 1974 | 2 January 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Indira Gandhi | 2 January 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| Minister of Electronics | Indira Gandhi | 17 June 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Minister of Space | Indira Gandhi | 2 June 1972 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Minister without portfolio | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 10 October 1974 | 10 February 1975 | INC(R) | |||||
| Bansi Lal | 1 December 1975 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Syed Mir Qasim | 7 June 1976 | 9 August 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
Ministers of State (In-Charge)
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (In-Charge) of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation. | ||||
| Minister of State (In-Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Labour and Department of Rehabilitation. | |||||
| Minister of State (In-Charge) of the Ministry of Labour | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 9 November 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State (In-Charge) of the Ministry of Irrigation and Power | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao | 18 March 1971 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| K. C. Pant | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Department of Irrigation and Ministry of Energy. | |||||
| Minister of State (In-Charge) of the Ministry of Energy | K. C. Pant | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
Minister of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and Non-Ferrous Metals | Nitiraj Singh | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals. | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals | Shah Nawaz Khan | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| K. R. Ganesh | 10 October 1974 | 1 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | Om Mehta | 18 March 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Niwas Mirdha (Personnel) | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| K. C. Pant | 18 March 1971 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Om Mehta (Personnel and Administrative Reforms) | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Electronics Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy | K. C. Pant | 18 March 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology | K. C. Pant | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Space | K. C. Pant | 2 June 1972 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Nandini Satpathy | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 22 July 1972 | 8 November 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture | Annasaheb Shinde | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Agriculture. | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Annasaheb Shinde | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Sher Singh | 2 May 1971 | 12 January 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Buddha Priya Maurya | 12 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Irrigation to form Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | Annasaheb Shinde | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Shah Nawaz Khan | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Prakash Chandra Sethi (Defence Production) | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Vidya Charan Shukla (Defence Production) | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Ram Niwas Mirdha (Defence Production) | 10 October 1974 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Vitthalrao Gadgil (Defence Production) | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Vidya Charan Shukla | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| K. R. Ganesh | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Pranab Mukherjee | 10 October 1974 | 21 December 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Pranab Mukherjee (Revenue and Banking) | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Works and Housing | Inder Kumar Gujral | 2 May 1971 | 22 July 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| D. P. Chattopadhyaya | 22 July 1972 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Om Mehta | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Mohan Dharia | 10 October 1974 | 2 May 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| H. K. L. Bhagat | 1 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice | Nitiraj Singh | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Company Affairs to form Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Nitiraj Singh | 5 February 1973 | 17 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Dajisaheb Chavan | 5 February 1973 | 8 July 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Sarojini Mahishi | 10 October 1974 | 3 January 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| V. A. Seyid Muhammad | 25 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Shipping | Om Mehta | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana | 5 February 1973 | 11 January 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| H. M. Trivedi | 17 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sarojini Mahishi | 2 May 1971 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Surendra Pal Singh | 10 October 1974 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Shah Nawaz Khan | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning | D. P. Chattopadhyaya | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Ram Sewak Chowdhary | 1 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industrial Development | Ghanshyam Oza | 2 May 1971 | 17 March 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana | 11 January 1974 | 31 July 1974 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies | Buddha Priya Maurya | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| A. C. George | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Anant Prasad Sharma | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Civil Supplies and Cooperation. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | Buddha Priya Maurya | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Anant Prasad Sharma | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies and Cooperation | A. C. George | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | Mohan Dharia | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Vidya Charan Shukla | 10 October 1974 | 28 May 1975 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 28 May 1975 | 12 May 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Sanker Ghose | 21 April 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare Minister of State in the Department of Culture | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 4 October 1971 | 24 March 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Surendra Pal Singh | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Sher Singh | 12 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Surendra Pal Singh | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
Deputy Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance | K. R. Ganesh | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Sushila Rohatgi | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning | Amiya Kumar Kisku | 18 March 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Kondajji Basappa | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| A. K. M. Ishaque | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sarojini Mahishi | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Virbhadra Singh | 31 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Supply | Jagannath Pahadia | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Rehabilitation to form Ministry of Supply and Rehabilitation. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Supply and Rehabilitation | Gaddam Venkatswamy | 9 November 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Steel and Mines. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Sukhdev Prasad | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Subodh Chandra Hansda | 6 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs | K. S. Ramaswamy | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Fakruddinsab Hussensab Mohsin | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Irrigation and Power | Siddheshwar Prasad | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | INC(R) | |||||
| Baijnath Kureel | 2 May 1971 | 4 February 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Balgovind Verma | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Siddheshwar Prasad | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Department of Irrigation and Ministry of Energy. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Energy | Siddheshwar Prasad | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs | Surendra Pal Singh | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Bipinpal Das | 17 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture | Jagannath Pahadia | 2 May 1971 | 22 July 1972 | INC(R) | Merged with Department of Irrigation to form Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | Kedar Nath Singh | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Prabhudas Patel | 23 October 1974 | 14 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Buta Singh | 10 October 1974 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare | K. S. Ramaswamy | 2 May 1971 | 11 November 1972 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deonandan Prasad Yadav | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Arvind Netam | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Culture | Deonandan Prasad Yadav | 28 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Arvind Netam | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development | Siddheshwar Prasad | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Pranab Mukherjee | 5 February 1973 | 11 January 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 6 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Renamed as Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 10 October 1974 | 3 January 1976 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Civil Supplies and Cooperation. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Heavy Industry | Siddheshwar Prasad | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Chaudhary Dalbir Singh | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | Merged with Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | B. Shankaranand | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Kedar Nath Singh | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Company Affairs | Bedabrata Barua | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Merged with Ministry of Law and Justice to form Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Bedabrata Barua | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation | Balgovind Verma | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| Gaddam Venkatswamy | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Labour and Department of Rehabilitation. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour | Balgovind Verma | 9 November 1973 | 26 December 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| Jagannath Pahadia | 26 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh | 2 May 1971 | 9 November 1973 | INC(R) | |||||
| C. P. Majhi | 17 October 1974 | 25 December 1975 | INC(R) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Petroleum and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | C. P. Majhi | 21 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Dharam Bir Sinha | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade | A. C. George | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | INC(R) | Merged to form Ministry of Commerce. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 5 February 1973 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| Buta Singh | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Communications | Jagannath Pahadia | 22 July 1972 | 23 December 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| Balgovind Verma | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Defence | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 5 February 1973 | 26 December 1976 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Shipping | Pranab Mukherjee | 11 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | INC(R) | |||||
| Chaudhary Dalbir Singh | 1 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works and Housing | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh | 10 October 1974 | 1 December 1975 | INC(R) | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Virbhadra Singh | 31 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | INC(R) | |||||
See also
References
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