Shastri ministry

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

Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry

5th ministry of the Republic of India
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
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

Cabinet

Cabinet Ministers
Key
  • † Died in office
  • RES Resigned
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196411 January 1966[†]INC
Minister of External Affairs Lal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196417 July 1964INC
 Swaran Singh18 July 196411 January 1966INC[1]
Minister of Finance T. T. Krishnamachari9 June 196431 December 1965INC[2]
 Sachindra Chaudhuri1 January 196611 January 1966INC[3]
Minister of Home Affairs Gulzarilal Nanda9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Education M. C. Chagla9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Defence Yashwantrao Chavan9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Railways S. K. Patil9 June 196411 January 1966INC[4][2]
Minister of Law and Justice and Communications Ashoke Kumar Sen9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Indira Gandhi2 July 196411 January 1966INC[5][6]
Minister of Industry Ram Subhag Singh9 June 196413 June 1964INC[2]
 Swaran Singh9 June 196418 July 1964INC[1][2]
 H. C. Dasappa19 July 196429 October 1964INC[7]
Minister of Food and Agriculture Chidambaram Subramaniam9 June 196411 January 1966INC[8][2]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil Aviation Satya Narayan Sinha9 June 196411 January 1966INC[9][2]
Minister of Irrigation and Power H. C. Dasappa9 June 196419 July 1964INC[2][7]
Minister of Labour and Employment Damodaram Sanjivayya9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Steel and Mines Neelam Sanjiva Reddy9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Rehabilitation Mahavir Tyagi9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals Humayun Kabir9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]

Ministers of State
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Minister of Works and Housing Mehr Chand Khanna9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Commerce and Textiles and Jute Manubhai Shah9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Cultural Affairs Nityanand Kanungo9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Transport Raj Bahadur9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Community Development and Cooperation S. K. Dey9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Health Sushila Nayyar9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs) Jaisukh lal Hathi9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (External Affairs) Lakshmi N. Menon9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (Labour and Employment) Kotha Raghuramaiah9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) O. V. Alagesan9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Social Security and Cottage Industries Ram Subhag Singh9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Supply Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State(Irrigation and Power) K. L. Rao9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of Planning Bali Ram Bhagat9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture) A.M. Thomas9 June 196411 January 1966INC[2]
Minister of State (Revenue and Expenditure) C. M. Poonacha2 January 196611 January 1966INC[10]

References
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  2. "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 June 1964. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  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.
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  6. "Shrimati Gandhi Assumes Office" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 July 1964. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. "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.
  9. "Lok Sabha". Legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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