Cabinet of Indira Gandhi II
The Indira Gandhi II cabinet was formed in India on March 18, 1971 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC). It replaced the Indira Gandhi I cabinet and remained in office until March 24, 1977, after which it was replaced by the Desai cabinet .
The INC was confirmed in the election of March 13, 1971 and received 350 of the 520 seats in the Lok Sabha .
On June 25, 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi proclaimed a state of emergency . The state of emergency existed for 21 months until March 21, 1977. During this time, basic rights such as freedom of the press were abolished or restricted, numerous opposition members were imprisoned and the prime minister largely ruled by decree.
In the parliamentary election that followed , the INC suffered a heavy defeat and only got 153 of the 540 seats in the Lok Sabha. The winner of the election was the Janata Party (JNP), which then formed a government under the former INC politician Morarji Desai .
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime minister | Indira Gandhi | INC | March 18, 1971 | March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Information and Broadcasting | Indira Gandhi | INC | March 18, 1971 | November 8, 1973 |
| Space minister | Indira Gandhi | INC | June 2nd 1972 | March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed C. Subramaniam Jagjivan Ram Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 July 3, 1974 October 10, 1974 February 2, 1977 |
July 3, 1974 October 10, 1974 February 2, 1977 March 24, 1977 |
| Finance minister |
Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan C. Subramaniam |
INC INC |
March 18, 1971 October 10, 1974 |
October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Defense Minister | Jagjivan Ram Sardar Swaran Singh Indira Gandhi (acting) Bansi Lal |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 October 10, 1974 December 1, 1975 December 21, 1975 |
October 10, 1974 December 1, 1975 December 21, 1975 March 24, 1977 |
| Foreign minister | Sardar Swaran Singh Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan |
INC INC |
March 18, 1971 October 10, 1974 |
October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Railway Minister |
K. Hanumanthaiah T.A. Pai Lalit Narayan Mishra Kamalapati Tripathi |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 July 22, 1972 February 5, 1973 January 3, 1975 |
July 22, 1972 February 5, 1973 January 3, 1975 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation |
Karan Singh Raj Bahadur Kotha Raghuramaiah |
INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 November 9, 1973 December 22, 1976 |
November 9, 1973 December 22, 1976 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | Raj Bahadur Kotha Raghuramaiah |
INC INC |
March 18, 1971 February 5, 1973 |
February 5, 1973 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Transport and Shipping | Raj Bahadur Kamalapati Tripathi Uma Shankar Dikshit Gurdial Singh Dhillon |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 November 8, 1974 February 10, 1975 December 1, 1975 |
November 8, 1973 February 10, 1975 December 1, 1975 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Industrial Development |
Moinul Hoque Choudhury C. Subramaniam T.A. Pai |
INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 July 22, 1972 October 10, 1974 |
July 22, 1972 October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister of Supply | Moinul Hoque Choudhury (acting) | INC | March 18, 1971 | May 2nd 1971 |
| Minister for Education and Social Welfare | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | INC | March 18, 1971 | March 20, 1972 |
| Minister for Labor and Rehabilitation | RK Khadilkar | INC | March 18, 1971 | 1971 |
| Minister of Law and Justice | HR Gokhale | INC | March 18, 1971 | March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Petroleum and Chemicals | HR Gokhale Devakanta Barua Keshav Dev Malviya |
INC INC INC |
January 29, 1972 February 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 |
February 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers | Prakash Chand Sethi Keshav Dev Malviya (acting) |
INC INC |
December 25, 1975 December 22, 1976 |
December 22nd 1976 March 24th 1977 |
| Minister for Steel and Heavy Industry |
Mohan Kumaramangalam Indira Gandhi (acting) TA Pai Keshav Dev Malviya |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 June 6, 1973 July 23, 1973 January 11, 1974 |
May 31, 1973 July 23, 1973 January 11, 1974 October 10, 1974 |
| Minister for Health and Family Planning |
Kodardas Kalidas Shah Uma Shankar Dikshit Karan Singh |
INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 May 19, 1971 November 9, 1973 |
May 19, 1971 February 5, 1973 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister of Planning | Indira Gandhi (acting) C. Subramanian Durga Prasad Dhar Indira Gandhi (acting) |
INC INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 April 24, 1971 July 23, 1972 January 2, 1975 |
April 24, 1971 July 22, 1972 December 31, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister of Science and Technology | C. Subramanian T. A. Pai (acting) Indira Gandhi |
INC INC INC |
May 2, 1971 October 10, 1974 January 2, 1975 |
October 10, 1974 January 2, 1975 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Public Works, Housing and Urban Development | Uma Shankar Dikshit Bhola Paswan Shastri Kotha Raghuramaiah Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai |
INC INC INC INC |
May 2, 1971 February 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 December 23, 1976 |
February 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 December 23, 1976 March 24, 1977 |
| Interior minister | Indira Gandhi Uma Shankar Dikshit Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
INC INC INC |
March 18, 1971 March 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 |
March 5, 1973 October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Heavy Industry | TA Pai | INC | 5th February 1973 | October 10, 1974 |
| Communications minister | Raj Bahadur Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Shankar Dayal Sharma |
INC INC INC |
November 8, 1973 January 11, 1974 October 10, 1974 |
January 11, 1974 October 10, 1974 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister for Irrigation and Energy | KC Pant | INC | November 8, 1973 | October 10, 1974 |
| Minister for Civil Supply | TA Pai Syed Mir Qasim |
INC INC |
October 10, 1974 August 9, 1976 |
August 8, 1976 March 24, 1977 |
| Minister of Supply and Rehabilitation | Kotha Raghuramaiah (acting) | INC | 1st December 1975 | December 21, 1975 |
| Minister of Commerce | Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya | INC | 23rd December 1976 | March 24, 1977 |
| Minister with no portfolio | Uma Shankar Dikshit Bansi Lal Syed Mir Qasim Prakash Chandra Sethi |
INC INC INC INC |
October 10, 1974 December 1, 1975 June 7, 1976 December 23, 1976 |
February 10, 1975 December 21, 1975 August 9, 1976 March 24, 1977 |
Web links
- All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952): Members Biographical Sketches on the Lok Sabha homepage
- RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 on the homepage of Rajya Sabha
- COUNCIL OF MINISTER GANDHI 3/18/1971 - 3/24/1977
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ Since May 2, 1971 Minister of Agriculture.
- ^ Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation since October 10, 1974.
- ^ Minister of Industry since October 10, 1974.
- ↑ Since December 21, 1975 Minister of Petroleum and establishment of an independent Ministry for Chemicals and Fertilizers on December 25, 1975.
- ^ Since May 2, 1971 Minister for Steel and Mining.
- ^ Minister for Civil Supply and Cooperation since August 9, 1976.
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