First Indira Gandhi ministry

Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for the first time on 24 January 1966. In her ministry, the ministers were as follows.

First Indira Gandhi ministry

5th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed24 January 1966 (1966-01-24)
Date dissolved15 March 1971 (1971-03-15)
People and organisations
Head of stateDr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(until 13 May 1967)


Zakir Hussain
(13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)
(3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969)
Muhammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
(20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969)

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (from 24 August 1969)
Head of governmentIndira Gandhi
Member partyIndian National Congress
(24 January 1966 - 1967)
Indian National Congress (R)
(1966 - 15 March 1967)
Status in legislatureMajority (until November 1969)
Minority (from November 1969)
Opposition partyIndian National Congress (Organization)
Opposition leaderRam Subhag Singh
History
Election(s)1967
Outgoing election1971
Legislature term(s)5 years, 1 month and 19 days
PredecessorSecond Nanda ministry
SuccessorSecond Indira Gandhi ministry

Cabinet

Cabinet Ministers
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PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
Prime Minister and Minister of Atomic Energy Indira Gandhi24 January 196615 March 1971INC (R)[1][2]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Morarji Desai21 March 19676 December 1969INC[2]
Minister of Finance Sachindra Chaudhuri24 January 196613 March 1967INC[3]
 Morarji Desai13 March 196716 July 1969INC[3][2]
 Indira Gandhi19691971INC (R)[3]
Minister of Home Affairs Gulzarilal Nanda24 January 196614 November 1966INC[4][1]
 Yashwantrao Chavan14 November 196627 June 1970INC (R)
 Indira Gandhi27 June 1970II. I. GandhiINC (R)
Minister of External Affairs Sardar Swaran Singh24 January 196614 November 1966INC[1][2]
 M. C. Chagla14 November 19665 September 1967INC[2]
 Indira Gandhi6 September 196713 February 1969INC (R)
 Dinesh Singh13 February 196927 June 1970INC (R)
 Sardar Swaran Singh27 June 1970II I. GandhiINC (R)
Minister of Defence Yashwantrao Chavan24 January 19661966INC[1]
 Sardar Swaran Singh13 March 19671970INC (R)[2]
Minister of Transport, Aviation and Shipping and Minister of Tourism
(Tourism and Civil Aviation from 1967)		 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Karan Singh13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Transport and Shipping V. K. R. V. Rao13 March 19671969INC[1][2]
Minister of Labour and Employment
(Rehabilitation from 18 February 1966)		 Jagjivan Ram24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Jaisukh lal Hathi13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Railways S. K. Patil24 January 196612 March 1967INC[1][5]
 C. M. Poonacha13 March 196714 February 1969INC (R)[5][2]
 Ram Subhag Singh14 February 19694 November 1969INC (R)[5]
 Panampilly Govinda Menon4 November 196918 February 1970INC (R)[5]
 Gulzarilal Nanda18 February 197017 March 1971INC (R)[5]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Kodardas Kalidas Shah13 March 196714 February 1969INC[2]
 Ram Subhag Singh14 February 19691971INC (R)[6]
Minister of Agriculture (and Food from 1967) Chidambaram Subramaniam24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Jagjivan Ram13 March 19671967INC[2]
 M. S. Gurupadaswamy19671969INC (R)[7]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Satya Narayan Sinha24 January 196613 March 1967INC[8][1]
 Ram Subhag Singh13 March 196714 February 1969INC (R)[8]
Minister of Education M. C. Chagla24 January 196613 November 1966INC[9]
 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed14 November 196613 March 1967INC (R)[9]
 Triguna Sen16 March 196718 March 1971INC (R)[9]
Minister of Industry Damodaram Sanjivayya24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of Commerce Manubhai Shah24 January 19661967INC[1]
 Dinesh Singh13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Planning
(and Petroleum and Chemicals and Social Welfare from 1967)		 Asoka Mehta24 January 19661969INC[1][2]
Minister of Law Gopal Swarup Pathak24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Panampilly Govinda Menon13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Irrigation and Power Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed29 January 196614 November 1966INC[10]
Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed13 March 19671969INC (R)[2]
Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals Marri Chenna Reddy13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister without Portfolio Satya Narayan Sinha13 March 19671969INC[2]

Ministers of State
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
Minister of Works, Housing, and Urban Development Mehr Chand Khanna24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Raj Bahadur24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Transport and Aviation) C. M. Poonacha24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of Mines and Metals S. K. Dey24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Social Welfare) Phulrenu Guha13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of Health and Family Planning Sushila Nayyar24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1][11]
 Sripati Chandrasekhar13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs) and Defence Supplies in the Ministry of Defence Jaisukh lal Hathi24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (External Affairs) Dinesh Singh24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Supply and Technical Development) Kotha Raghuramaiah24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) O. V. Alagesan24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Railways) Ram Subhag Singh24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
 Parimal Ghosh13 March 19671969INC[2]
Minister of State (Law) C. R. Pattabhiraman24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Irrigation and Power) K. L. Rao24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Finance) Bali Ram Bhagat24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1]
Minister of State (Defence) A.M. Thomas24 January 196613 March 1967INC[1][2]
 Bali Ram Bhagat13 March 19671969INC[1][2]
Minister of State (Transport and Aviation) C. M. Poonacha24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Industry) Bibhudhendra Misra24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation) Jagannath Rao24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Food, Agriculture and Community Development), Rehabilitation to 18 February 1966 Panampilly Govinda Menon24 January 19661967INC[1]
Minister of State (Iron and Steel) T. N. Singh18 February 196613 March 1967INC[12]
  • Nandini Satpathy, Minister attached to PM
  • Kotha Raghuramaiah, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (14 February 1969 – 18 March 1971).[8]

References
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