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Second Indira Gandhi ministry 
Summary
The Second Indira Gandhi ministry was the second union council of ministers which was headed by prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was constituted upon the victory of the Indian National Congress under Gandhi's leadership in the 1967 general election. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was a member of the Rajya Sabha in her first term as the prime minister, was herself elected to the Lok Sabha in the general election from the Raebareli constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The ministry remained in office until being dissolved and succeeded by the third Indira Gandhi ministry which was formed following the re-election of Indira Gandhi in 1971.
Second Indira Gandhi ministry | |
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 6th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 13 March 1967 |
| Date dissolved | 18 March 1971 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (until 13 May 1967) Zakir Husain (13 May 1969–3 May 1969) Varahagiri Venkatagiri, Acting (3 May–20 July 1969) Mohammad Hidayatullah, Acting (20 July–24 August 1969) Varahagiri Venkatagiri (from 24 August 1969) |
| Head of government | Indira Gandhi |
| Deputy head of government | Morarji Desai (until 19 July 1969) |
| Member party | Indian National Congress |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (O) (1969–1970) |
| Opposition leader | Ram Subhag Singh |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1967 |
| Outgoing election | 1971 |
| Predecessor | First Indira Gandhi ministry |
| Successor | Third Indira Gandhi ministry |
Background edit
The ruling Indian National Congress party won 283 seats out of the 523 seats of the Lok Sabha and was able to form the government with a clear majority. Indira Gandhi was re-elected leader of the parliamentary party and was invited to form the government for the second time by President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. In her previous term, she represented the state of Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, however in the general election, she was elected from the Raebareli constituency. She was formally appointed Prime Minister on 13 March 1971 and formed the government.
Composition edit
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed senior party leader Morarji Desai as the deputy prime minister and retained several ministers from her previous cabinet. Those re-appointed to the cabinet included M. C. Chagla, Yashwantrao Chavan, Swaran Singh, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Satya Narayan Sinha, Asoka Mehta. Panampilly Govinda Menon, C. M. Poonacha, Ram Subhag Singh, Dinesh Singh, Jaisukhlal Hathi were promoted as ministers with cabinet rank.
Ministers edit
Cabinet Ministers edit
| 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. | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | 13 March 1967 | 19 July 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Finance | 13 March 1967 | 16 July 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of External Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 5 September 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply. | |||||
| Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs. | |||||
| Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Company Affairs | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | |||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Foreign Trade and Department of Supply. | |||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade | 4 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Supply | 4 November 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | |||||
| Minister of Commerce | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs. | |||||
| Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation | 13 March 1967 | 15 November 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation. | |||||
| Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | 15 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 18 February 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Planning | 13 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 5 September 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | 13 March 1967 | 22 August 1968 | INC | ||||||
| 22 August 1968 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Social Welfare | 13 March 1967 | 22 August 1968 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | |||||
| Minister of Law | 13 March 1967 | 22 August 1968 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | |||||
| Minister of Law and Social Welfare | 22 August 1968 | 23 May 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 26 May 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Railways | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | INC | |||||||
| 4 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 18 February 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Communications | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 8 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Transport and Shipping | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 8 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals | 16 March 1967 | 27 April 1968 | INC | ||||||
| 27 April 1968 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals. | ||||||
| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | 14 February 1969 | 15 November 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 15 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Mines and Metals | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Education | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Education and Youth Services. | |||||
| Minister of Education and Youth Services | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Health and Family Planning | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. Renamed as Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development. | |||||
| Minister of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Health and Family Planning. | |||||
| Minister of Health and Family Planning | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Works, Housing and Supply | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Minister of State was responsible. Renamed as Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development. | |||||
| Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister without portfolio | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
Ministers of State edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 14 November 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
Narendrasingh Ranjitsingh Mahida | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | 13 March 1967 | 17 October 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Social Welfare | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1967 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Social Welfare | 14 February 1969 | 26 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Labour, Rehabilitation and Employment. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 7 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | 13 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Company Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Metals | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Metals | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | Sher Singh | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | |||||
| 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Education and Youth Services. | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth Services | 18 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| 5 June 1967 | 17 October 1969 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Communications | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
Sher Singh | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy | 18 March 1967 | 5 June 1967 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Health and Family Planning. | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning | 14 February 1969 | 26 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 18 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development | 14 February 1969 | 26 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 18 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
Sher Singh | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research | 2 July 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State in the Department of Personnel in the Cabinet Secretariat | 23 August 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State without portfolio | 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
Deputy Ministers edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Shipping | 18 March 1967 | 18 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
J. B. Muthyal Rao | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 8 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Law | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 16 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Social Welfare | J. B. Muthyal Rao | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare. | ||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Law and Social Welfare | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
J. B. Muthyal Rao | 14 February 1969 | 17 October 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | 18 March 1967 | 21 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 14 November 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development | 14 November 1967 | 18 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 18 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Company Affairs | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Foreign Trade and Department of Supply. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade | 4 November 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs | 18 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister without portfolio | 18 March 1967 | 1 June 1967 | INC | ||||||
| 14 February 1969 | 26 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister attached to the Prime Minister | 1 June 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance | 13 November 1967 | 17 October 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Irrigation and Power | 13 November 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Metals | 13 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals. | |||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Mines and Metals | 27 June 1970 | 31 August 1970 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | ||||||
| 14 November 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC | |||||||
| 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Defence | 16 November 1967 | 26 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals | J. B. Muthyal Rao | 17 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | |||||
| 27 June 1970 | 31 August 1970 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth Services | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC | ||||||
| 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | |||||||
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Personnel in the Cabinet Secretariat | 23 August 1970 | 18 March 1971 | INC | ||||||
