| P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry | |
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 16th ministry of the Republic of India | |
(2).jpg) P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| Date formed | 21 June 1991 |
| Date dissolved | 16 May 1996 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | R. Venkataraman (until 25 July 1992) Shankar Dayal Sharma (from 25 July 1992) |
| Head of government | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Member party | Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Status in legislature | Minority255 / 543 (47%) |
| Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Opposition leader | L. K. Advani (21 June 1991 – 26 July 1993) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (26 July 1993 – 10 May 1996) (lok sabha) |
| History | |
| Election | 1991 |
| Outgoing election | 1996 |
| Legislature terms | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days |
| Predecessor | Chandra Shekhar ministry |
| Successor | First Vajpayee ministry |
P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 21 June 1991.
Council of Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of Science and Technology Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1 November 1994 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Balram Jakhar | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | INC | ||
| Jagannath Mishra | 7 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Shankarrao Chavan | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Defence | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 26 June 1991 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |
| Sharad Pawar | 26 June 1991 | 5 March 1993 | INC | |||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 5 March 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of External Affairs | Madhavsinh Solanki | 21 June 1991 | 31 March 1992 | INC | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 31 March 1992 | 18 January 1993 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Dinesh Singh | 18 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | INC | |||
| Pranab Mukherjee | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Finance | Manmohan Singh | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Human Resource Development | Arjun Singh | 21 June 1991 | 24 December 1994 | INC | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 26 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Madhavrao Scindia | 10 February 1995 | 17 January 1996 | INC | |||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 17 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Water Resources | Vidya Charan Shukla | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | INC | ||
| A. R. Antulay | 17 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Vidya Charan Shukla | 17 January 1993 | 17 January 1996 | INC | |||
| Ghulam Nabi Azad | 17 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Railways | C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 21 June 1991 | 17 August 1995 | INC | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 18 August 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Makhan Lal Fotedar | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| B. Shankaranand | 17 January 1993 | 22 December 1994 | INC | |||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 23 December 1994 | 11 June 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| A. R. Antulay | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | 21 June 1991 | 9 October 1992 | INC | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 9 October 1992 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Welfare | Sitaram Kesri | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | B. Shankaranand | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Satish Sharma | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Madhavrao Scindia | 21 June 1991 | 9 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Ghulam Nabi Azad | 9 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Urban Development | Sheila Kaul | 21 June 1991 | 3 May 1995 | INC | Renamed as Urban Affairs and Employment. | |
| Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment | Sheila Kaul | 3 May 1995 | 10 September 1995 | INC | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 10 September 1995 | 15 September 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| R. K. Dhawan (Urban Development) | 15 September 1995 | 21 February 1996 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |
| A. K. Antony | 18 January 1993 | 8 February 1995 | INC | |||
| Buta Singh | 10 February 1995 | 20 February 1996 | INC | |||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 20 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 17 February 1994 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |
| Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | 17 February 1994 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Rural Development | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 11 June 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. Renamed as Rural Areas and Employment. | |
| Minister of Rural Areas and Employment | Jagannath Mishra | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Industry | K. Karunakaran | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of Labour | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 21 June 1991 | 30 July 1991 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 30 July 1991 | 10 July 1992 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| P. A. Sangma | 10 July 1992 | 10 February 1995 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| P. A. Sangma | 10 February 1995 | 15 September 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Gaddam Venkatswamy | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Food | Tarun Gogoi | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| Kalpnath Rai | 18 January 1993 | 21 December 1994 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Ajit Singh | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Commerce | P. Chidambaram | 21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 9 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Pranab Mukherjee | 17 January 1993 | 9 July 1993 | INC | |||
| Pranab Mukherjee | 31 August 1993 | 10 February 1995 | INC | |||
| P. Chidambaram | 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 3 April 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Ajit Kumar Panja | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| P. A. Sangma | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Power | Kalpnath Rai | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| N. K. P. Salve | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | Kalpnath Rai | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 2 July 1992 | 16 May 1996 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Textiles | Ashok Gehlot | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |
| Gaddam Venkatswamy | 18 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| Gaddam Venkatswamy | 10 February 1995 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Kamal Nath | 15 September 1995 | 20 February 1996 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| Gaddam Venkatswamy | 20 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Dinesh Singh | 10 February 1995 | 30 November 1995 | INC | Died in office. | |
| C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 17 August 1995 | 22 November 1995 | INC | |||
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | Margaret Alva | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Eduardo Faleiro | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| R. L. Bhatia | 2 July 1992 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Salman Khurshid | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | M. M. Jacob | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Rajesh Pilot (Internal Security) | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| P. M. Sayeed | 19 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Ram Lal Rahi | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Meijinlung Kamson | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Syed Sibtey Razi | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Shantaram Potdukhe | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Rameshwar Thakur | 26 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |||
| M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Abrar Ahmed | 18 January 1993 | 2 April 1994 | INC | |||
| Debi Prasad Pal | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | S. Krishna Kumar | 26 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Mallikarjun Goud | 18 January 1993 | 19 January 1995 | INC | |||
| Mallikarjun Goud (Defence) | 19 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Suresh Pachouri (Defence Production and Supplies) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Mallikarjun Goud (Defence Research and Development) | 30 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Mamata Banerjee (Youth Affairs and Sports) | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Mukul Wasnik (Youth Affairs and Sports) | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Selja Kumari (Education and Culture) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Krupasindhu Bhoi (Education) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Welfare | Mamata Banerjee (Women and Child Development) | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Basavarajeshwari (Women and Child Development) | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Vimla Verma (Women and Child Development) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Aslam Sher Khan | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 21 June 1991 | 2 December 1993 | INC | ||
| M. M. Jacob | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Abrar Ahmed | 18 January 1993 | 2 April 1994 | INC | |||
| Margaret Alva | 19 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Mukul Wasnik | 19 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Eduardo Faleiro | 18 December 1993 | 19 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Rameshwar Thakur | 17 April 1994 | 22 December 1994 | INC | |||
| Mallikarjun Goud | 17 April 1994 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Matang Sinh | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Vilas Muttemwar | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | ||
| H. R. Bhardwaj | 2 July 1992 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | Mallikarjun Goud | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Kahnu Charan Lenka | 18 January 1993 | 2 April 1994 | INC | |||
| Mallikarjun Goud | 21 August 1995 | 19 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Suresh Kalmadi | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Kahnu Charan Lenka | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Mullappally Ramachandran | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Arvind Netam | 18 January 1993 | 20 February 1996 | INC | |||
| S. Krishna Kumar | 19 February 1993 | 13 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Mohd. Ayub Khan | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Taradevi Siddhartha | 26 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| K. V. Thangkabalu | 19 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| C. Silvera | 17 January 1994 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Paban Singh Ghatowar (Indian System of Medicines and Homoeopathy) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Chinta Mohan | 26 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Eduardo Faleiro | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development | M. Arunachalam | 26 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment | Prem Khandu Thungan | 18 January 1993 | 13 September 1995 | INC | ||
| S. S. Ahluwalia (Urban Employment and Poverty Allevation) | 15 September 1995 | 8 March 1996 | INC | |||
| S. S. Ahluwalia | 8 March 1996 | 6 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development | Gaddam Venkatswamy | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | ||
| Uttambhai Patel | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | |||
| Gaddam Venkatswamy (Rural Development) | 2 July 1992 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Uttambhai Patel (Rural Development) | 2 July 1992 | 11 June 1995 | INC | Renamed as Rural Areas and Employment. | ||
| Rao Ram Singh (Wasteland Development) | 2 July 1992 | 11 June 1995 | INC | Renamed as Rural Areas and Employment. | ||
| Rameshwar Thakur (Rural Development) | 18 January 1993 | 22 December 1994 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment | Uttambhai Patel (Rural Development) | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Rao Ram Singh (Wasteland Development) | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Vilas Muttemwar (Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | Kamaluddin Ahmed | 21 June 1991 | 29 September 1994 | INC | ||
| Krishna Sahi | 15 September 1995 | 19 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Venod Sharma | 15 September 1995 | 19 September 1995 | INC | |||
| Krishna Sahi (Civil Supplies) | 19 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Venod Sharma (Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution) | 19 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation | M. O. H. Farook | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | ||
| M. O. H. Farook (Civil Aviation) | 2 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder (Tourism) | 2 July 1992 | 16 May 1995 | INC | |||
| G. Y. Krishnan (Civil Aviation) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | S. Krishna Kumar | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | P. J. Kurien | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | ||
| P. J. Kurien (Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) | 2 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Prem Khandu Thungan (Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises) | 2 July 1992 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |||
| Krishna Sahi (Industrial Development) | 2 July 1992 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| M. Arunachalam (Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) | 18 January 1993 | 3 April 1996 | INC | |||
| Krishna Sahi (Heavy Industries) | 19 February 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |||
| C. Silvera | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Prem Khandu Thungan | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | INC | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | P. J. Kurien | 10 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | INC | ||
| Kamaluddin Ahmed | 19 January 1993 | 29 September 1994 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology | P. R. Kumaramangalam (Electronics, Ocean Development) | 2 July 1992 | 2 December 1993 | INC | ||
| Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi | 2 December 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Eduardo Faleiro (Electronics, Ocean Development) | 18 December 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | Sukh Ram | 2 July 1992 | 18 January 1993 | INC | ||
| S. Krishna Kumar | 18 January 1993 | 13 September 1995 | INC | |||
| P. J. Kurien | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Aslam Sher Khan | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1995 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Power | P. V. Rangayya Naidu | 18 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | INC | ||
| Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1995 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources | Prem Khandu Thungan | 19 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | INC | ||
| P. V. Rangayya Naidu | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1995 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy Minister of State in the Department of Space | Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi | 16 February 1993 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | P. M. Sayeed | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | INC | ||
Deputy Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | Salman Khurshid | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Girija Vyas | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour | Paban Singh Ghatowar | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Lal Rahi | 21 June 1991 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Communications | P. V. Rangayya Naidu | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare | Kamla Kumari | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Coal | Siddu Nyamagouda | 26 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Selja Kumari Education and Culture) | 2 July 1992 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Paban Singh Ghatowar | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | INC | |
References
- "Prime Minister's Office". 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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