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class="infobox-label">Head of state</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(until 13 May 1967)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain" title="Zakir Husain">Zakir Husain</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(13 May 1969–3 May 1969)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Varahagiri_Venkatagiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Varahagiri Venkatagiri">Varahagiri Venkatagiri</a>, <i>Acting</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(3 May–20 July 1969)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Hidayatullah" title="Mohammad Hidayatullah">Mohammad Hidayatullah</a>, <i>Acting</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(20 July–24 August 1969)</span><br />Varahagiri Venkatagiri <span style="font-size:85%;">(from 24 August 1969)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head of government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></td></tr><tr><th 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p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks sidebar-person vcard hlist" style="border-color: #00BFFF"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><table><tbody><tr> <td class="sidebar-person-title-image" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:inherit;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png/75px-Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png/113px-Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png/150px-Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></td> <td class="sidebar-person-title" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color: #FFF;"><div><span class="tmp-color" style="color: #FFF">This article is part of <br />a series about</span></div><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFF; text-decoration: inherit;">Indira Gandhi</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000">Prime Minister of India</span></a></div><div style="color:#71531C;"><div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">1966–1977 <br /> 1980–1984</div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi#Early_life_and_career" title="Indira Gandhi">Early life and education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi#Legacy" title="Indira Gandhi">Public image</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Indira_Gandhi" title="Electoral history of Indira Gandhi">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehru%E2%80%93Gandhi_family" title="Nehru–Gandhi family">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Indira_Gandhi" title="List of things named after Indira Gandhi">Eponyms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_prime_ministerial_trips_made_by_Indira_Gandhi" title="List of international prime ministerial trips made by Indira Gandhi">International trips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_policy_of_the_Indira_Gandhi_government" title="Domestic policy of the Indira Gandhi 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general election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Indian_general_election" title="1980 Indian general election">1980</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers" title="Union Council of Ministers">Union Council of Ministers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Indira_Gandhi_ministry" title="First Indira Gandhi ministry">First</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Indira_Gandhi_ministry" title="Third Indira Gandhi ministry">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Indira_Gandhi_ministry" title="Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry">Fourth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/4th_Lok_Sabha" title="4th Lok Sabha">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Lok_Sabha" title="5th Lok Sabha">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Lok_Sabha" title="6th Lok Sabha">Sixth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Lok_Sabha" title="7th Lok Sabha">Seventh</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_schemes_of_the_government_of_India" title="List of schemes of the government of India">National policy</a></b></div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Legislation</b></div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_of_Foreign_Exchange_and_Prevention_of_Smuggling_Activities_Act,_1974" title="Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974">COFEPOSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enemy_Property_Act,_1968" title="Enemy Property Act, 1968">Enemy Property Act, 1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gold_(Control)_Act,_1968" title="The Gold (Control) Act, 1968">The Gold (Control) Act, 1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illegal_Migrants_(Determination_by_Tribunal)_Act,_1983" class="mw-redirect" title="Illegal Migrants (Determination 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title="Shimla Agreement">Shimla Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirima%E2%80%93Gandhi_Pact" title="Sirima–Gandhi Pact">Sirima–Gandhi Pact</a></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Missions and projects</b></div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Blue_Star" title="Operation Blue Star">Operation Blue Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Flood" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Flood">Operation Flood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Lal_Dora" title="Operation Lal Dora">Operation Lal Dora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Steeplechase" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Steeplechase">Operation Steeplechase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sundown" title="Operation Sundown">Operation Sundown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sikkimese_monarchy_referendum" title="1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum">1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samjhauta_Express" title="Samjhauta Express">Samjhauta Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smiling_Buddha" title="Smiling Buddha">Smiling Buddha</a></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Controversies</b></div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Emergency_(India)" title="The Emergency (India)">Emergency</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baroda_dynamite_case" title="Baroda dynamite case">Baroda dynamite case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Uttar_Pradesh_v._Raj_Narain" title="State of Uttar Pradesh v. 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Punjab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_405" title="Indian Airlines Flight 405">Airbus hijacking</a></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Constitutional amendments</b></div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-third_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twenty-third Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Twenty-sixth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Thirty-eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirty-ninth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India">Thirty-ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forty-first_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India">Forty-first</a></li> <li><a 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The ministry was constituted upon the victory of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> under Gandhi's leadership in the <a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election" title="1967 Indian general election">1967 general election</a>. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> in her first term as the prime minister, was herself elected to the Lok Sabha in the general election from the <a href="/wiki/Raebareli_Lok_Sabha_constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency">Raebareli</a> constituency of <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>. The ministry remained in office until being dissolved and succeeded by the <a href="/wiki/Third_Indira_Gandhi_ministry" title="Third Indira Gandhi ministry">third Indira Gandhi ministry</a> which was formed following the re-election of Indira Gandhi in 1971. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election" title="1967 Indian general election">1967 Indian general election</a></div> <p>The ruling <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> party won 283 seats out of the 523 seats of the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> and was able to form the government with a clear majority. <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a> was re-elected leader of the parliamentary party and was invited to form the government for the second time by President <a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a>. In her previous term, she represented the state of <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> in the Rajya Sabha, however in the general election, she was elected from the <a href="/wiki/Raebareli_Lok_Sabha_constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency">Raebareli constituency</a>. She was formally appointed Prime Minister on 13 March 1971 and formed the government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed senior party leader <a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a> as the deputy prime minister and retained several ministers from her previous cabinet. Those re-appointed to the cabinet included <a href="/wiki/M._C._Chagla" title="M. C. Chagla">M. C. Chagla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yashwantrao_Chavan" title="Yashwantrao Chavan">Yashwantrao Chavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan Sinha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asoka_Mehta" title="Asoka Mehta">Asoka Mehta</a>. <a href="/wiki/Panampilly_Govinda_Menon" title="Panampilly Govinda Menon">Panampilly Govinda Menon</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._M._Poonacha" title="C. M. Poonacha">C. M. Poonacha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ram_Subhag_Singh" title="Ram Subhag Singh">Ram Subhag Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(politician,_born_1925)" title="Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)">Dinesh Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaisukhlal_Hathi" title="Jaisukhlal Hathi">Jaisukhlal Hathi</a> were promoted as ministers with cabinet rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministers">Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cabinet_Ministers">Cabinet Ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cabinet Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="width:20em">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Atomic_Energy" title="Department of Atomic Energy">Minister of Atomic Energy</a><br />And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and<br />policy issues not allocated to any Minister.</td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Deputy Prime Minister of India">Deputy Prime Minister</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>19 July 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>16 July 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Yashwantrao_Chavan" title="Yashwantrao Chavan">Yashwantrao Chavan</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._C._Chagla" title="M. C. Chagla">M. C. Chagla</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>5 September 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></div></td><td>5 September 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(politician,_born_1925)" title="Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)">Dinesh Singh</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Yashwantrao_Chavan" title="Yashwantrao Chavan">Yashwantrao Chavan</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagjivan_Ram" title="Jagjivan Ram">Jagjivan Ram</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(politician,_born_1925)" title="Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)">Dinesh Singh</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Minister of Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy" title="K. V. Raghunatha Reddy">K. V. Raghunatha Reddy</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bali_Ram_Bhagat" title="Bali Ram Bhagat">Bali Ram Bhagat</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>4 November 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Foreign Trade and Department of Supply.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Foreign Trade</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bali_Ram_Bhagat" title="Bali Ram Bhagat">Bali Ram Bhagat</a></div></td><td>4 November 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lalit_Narayan_Mishra" title="Lalit Narayan Mishra">Lalit Narayan Mishra</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Supply</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/R._K._Khadilkar" class="mw-redirect" title="R. K. Khadilkar">R. K. Khadilkar</a></div></td><td>4 November 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Commerce</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(politician,_born_1925)" title="Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)">Dinesh Singh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jaisukhlal_Hathi" title="Jaisukhlal Hathi">Jaisukhlal Hathi</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>15 November 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagjivan_Ram" title="Jagjivan Ram">Jagjivan Ram</a></div></td><td>15 November 1969</td><td>18 February 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Damodaram_Sanjivayya" title="Damodaram Sanjivayya">Damodaram Sanjivayya</a></div></td><td>18 February 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Minister of Food and Agriculture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagjivan_Ram" title="Jagjivan Ram">Jagjivan Ram</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Minister of Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Mehta" title="Asoka Mehta">Asoka Mehta</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>5 September 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></div></td><td>5 September 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Mehta" title="Asoka Mehta">Asoka Mehta</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>22 August 1968</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>22 August 1968</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Triguna_Sen" title="Triguna Sen">Triguna Sen</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Mehta" title="Asoka Mehta">Asoka Mehta</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>22 August 1968</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Minister of Law</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Panampilly_Govinda_Menon" title="Panampilly Govinda Menon">Panampilly Govinda Menon</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>22 August 1968</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Minister of Law and Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Panampilly_Govinda_Menon" title="Panampilly Govinda Menon">Panampilly Govinda Menon</a></div></td><td>22 August 1968</td><td>23 May 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kengal_Hanumanthaiah" title="Kengal Hanumanthaiah">Kengal Hanumanthaiah</a></div></td><td>26 May 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Minister of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/C._M._Poonacha" title="C. M. Poonacha">C. M. Poonacha</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Subhag_Singh" title="Ram Subhag Singh">Ram Subhag Singh</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>4 November 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Panampilly_Govinda_Menon" title="Panampilly Govinda Menon">Panampilly Govinda Menon</a></div></td><td>4 November 1969</td><td>18 February 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a></div></td><td>18 February 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Subhag_Singh" title="Ram Subhag Singh">Ram Subhag Singh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Subhag_Singh" title="Ram Subhag Singh">Ram Subhag Singh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan Sinha</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>8 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Minister of Transport and Shipping</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._K._R._V._Rao" title="V. K. R. V. Rao">V. K. R. V. Rao</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Minister of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kodardas_Kalidas_Shah" title="Kodardas Kalidas Shah">Kodardas Kalidas Shah</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan Sinha</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>8 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of Steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Marri_Chenna_Reddy" title="Marri Chenna Reddy">Marri Chenna Reddy</a></div></td><td>16 March 1967</td><td>27 April 1968</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi" title="Prakash Chandra Sethi">Prakash Chandra Sethi</a></div></td><td>27 April 1968</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.<br />Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/C._M._Poonacha" title="C. M. Poonacha">C. M. Poonacha</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>15 November 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></div></td><td>15 November 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bali_Ram_Bhagat" title="Bali Ram Bhagat">Bali Ram Bhagat</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Triguna_Sen" title="Triguna Sen">Triguna Sen</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Triguna_Sen" title="Triguna Sen">Triguna Sen</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Education and Youth Services.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of Education and Youth Services</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._K._R._V._Rao" title="V. K. R. V. Rao">V. K. R. V. Rao</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Karan_Singh" title="Karan Singh">Karan Singh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sripati_Chandrasekhar" title="Sripati Chandrasekhar">Sripati Chandrasekhar</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.<br />Renamed as Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan Sinha</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Health and Family Planning.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kodardas_Kalidas_Shah" title="Kodardas Kalidas Shah">Kodardas Kalidas Shah</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Minister of Works, Housing and Supply</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Rao" title="Jagannath Rao">Jagannath Rao</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State was responsible.<br />Renamed as Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kodardas_Kalidas_Shah" title="Kodardas Kalidas Shah">Kodardas Kalidas Shah</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister without portfolio</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan Sinha</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers_of_State">Ministers of State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ministers of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634" /> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="width:20em">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bali_Ram_Bhagat" title="Bali Ram Bhagat">Bali Ram Bhagat</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lalit_Narayan_Mishra" title="Lalit Narayan Mishra">Lalit Narayan Mishra</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(Defence Production)</span></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">Narendrasingh Ranjitsingh Mahida</div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi" title="Prakash Chandra Sethi">Prakash Chandra Sethi</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488" /><span class="nobold">(Defence Production)</span></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Parimal_Ghosh" title="Parimal Ghosh">Parimal Ghosh</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>17 October 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of State in the Department of Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Phulrenu_Guha" title="Phulrenu Guha">Phulrenu Guha</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Minister of State in the Ministry of Law</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Phulrenu_Guha" title="Phulrenu Guha">Phulrenu Guha</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>26 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Rao" title="Jagannath Rao">Jagannath Rao</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lalit_Narayan_Mishra" title="Lalit Narayan Mishra">Lalit Narayan Mishra</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Labour, Rehabilitation and Employment.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhagwat_Jha_Azad" title="Bhagwat Jha Azad">Bhagwat Jha Azad</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._C._Pant" title="K. C. Pant">K. C. Pant</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi" title="Prakash Chandra Sethi">Prakash Chandra Sethi</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/R._K._Khadilkar" class="mw-redirect" title="R. K. Khadilkar">R. K. Khadilkar</a></div></td><td>7 November 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Charan_Shukla" title="Vidya Charan Shukla">Vidya Charan Shukla</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>5 September 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Raghuramaiah" title="Kotha Raghuramaiah">Kotha Raghuramaiah</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Rao" title="Jagannath Rao">Jagannath Rao</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dajisaheb_Chavan" title="Dajisaheb Chavan">Dajisaheb Chavan</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nitiraj_Singh" title="Nitiraj Singh">Nitiraj Singh</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Minister of Irrigation and Power</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_Lakshmana_Rao" title="Kanuri Lakshmana Rao">Kanuri Lakshmana Rao</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy" title="K. V. Raghunatha Reddy">K. V. Raghunatha Reddy</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy" title="K. V. Raghunatha Reddy">K. V. Raghunatha Reddy</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi" title="Prakash Chandra Sethi">Prakash Chandra Sethi</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._C._Pant" title="K. C. Pant">K. C. Pant</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Rao" title="Jagannath Rao">Jagannath Rao</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dajisaheb_Chavan" title="Dajisaheb Chavan">Dajisaheb Chavan</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nitiraj_Singh" title="Nitiraj Singh">Nitiraj Singh</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sher Singh</div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhagwat_Jha_Azad" title="Bhagwat Jha Azad">Bhagwat Jha Azad</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Education and Youth Services.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth Services</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhakt_Darshan" title="Bhakt Darshan">Bhakt Darshan</a></div></td><td>18 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Annasaheb_Shinde" title="Annasaheb Shinde">Annasaheb Shinde</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gurupadaswamy" title="M. S. Gurupadaswamy">M. S. Gurupadaswamy</a></div></td><td>5 June 1967</td><td>17 October 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Charan_Shukla" title="Vidya Charan Shukla">Vidya Charan Shukla</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._C._Pant" title="K. C. Pant">K. C. Pant</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Niwas_Mirdha" title="Ram Niwas Mirdha">Ram Niwas Mirdha</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">Inder Kumar Gujral</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Om_Mehta" title="Om Mehta">Om Mehta</a></div></td><td>30 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of State in the Department of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">Inder Kumar Gujral</a></div></td><td>13 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sher Singh</div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Atomic_Energy" title="Department of Atomic Energy">Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gurupadaswamy" title="M. S. Gurupadaswamy">M. S. Gurupadaswamy</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>5 June 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bali_Ram_Bhagat" title="Bali Ram Bhagat">Bali Ram Bhagat</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sripati_Chandrasekhar" title="Sripati Chandrasekhar">Sripati Chandrasekhar</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Health and Family Planning.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sripati_Chandrasekhar" title="Sripati Chandrasekhar">Sripati Chandrasekhar</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>26 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="B. S. Murthy">B. S. Murthy</a></div></td><td>18 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Parimal_Ghosh" title="Parimal Ghosh">Parimal Ghosh</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sripati_Chandrasekhar" title="Sripati Chandrasekhar">Sripati Chandrasekhar</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>26 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="B. S. Murthy">B. S. Murthy</a></div></td><td>18 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Parimal_Ghosh" title="Parimal Ghosh">Parimal Ghosh</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">Inder Kumar Gujral</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sher Singh</div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Science and Technology (India)">Minister of State in the Department of Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._C._Pant" title="K. C. Pant">K. C. Pant</a></div></td><td>2 July 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Minister of State in the Department of Personnel in the Cabinet Secretariat</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Niwas_Mirdha" title="Ram Niwas Mirdha">Ram Niwas Mirdha</a></div></td><td>23 August 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister of State without portfolio</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nandini_Satpathy" title="Nandini Satpathy">Nandini Satpathy</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_Ministers">Deputy Ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Indira_Gandhi_ministry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Deputy Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634" /> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="width:20em">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Shipping</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhakt_Darshan" title="Bhakt Darshan">Bhakt Darshan</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>18 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Singh_(Lok_Sabha_member)" title="Iqbal Singh (Lok Sabha member)">Iqbal Singh</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rohanlal_Chaturvedi" title="Rohanlal Chaturvedi">Rohanlal Chaturvedi</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">J. B. Muthyal Rao</div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Singh_(Lok_Sabha_member)" title="Iqbal Singh (Lok Sabha member)">Iqbal Singh</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>8 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Raghbir_Singh_Panjhazari" title="Raghbir Singh Panjhazari">Raghbir Singh Panjhazari</a></div></td><td>30 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pothuraju_Parthasarthy" title="Pothuraju Parthasarthy">Pothuraju Parthasarthy</a></div></td><td>30 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Law</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dajisaheb_Chavan" title="Dajisaheb Chavan">Dajisaheb Chavan</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Yunus_Saleem" title="Mohammad Yunus Saleem">Mohammad Yunus Saleem</a></div></td><td>16 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">J. B. Muthyal Rao</div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged with Ministry of Law to form Ministry of Law and Social Welfare.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Law and Social Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Yunus_Saleem" title="Mohammad Yunus Saleem">Mohammad Yunus Saleem</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488" /><span class="nobold">(Social Welfare)</span></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">J. B. Muthyal Rao</div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>17 October 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Daying_Ering" title="Daying Ering">Daying Ering</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>21 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Pahadia" title="Jagannath Pahadia">Jagannath Pahadia</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._C._Jamir" title="S. C. Jamir">S. C. Jamir</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jahanara_Jaipal_Singh" title="Jahanara Jaipal Singh">Jahanara Jaipal Singh</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Mahishi" title="Sarojini Mahishi">Sarojini Mahishi</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._C._Jamir" title="S. C. Jamir">S. C. Jamir</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rohanlal_Chaturvedi" title="Rohanlal Chaturvedi">Rohanlal Chaturvedi</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Yunus_Saleem" title="Mohammad Yunus Saleem">Mohammad Yunus Saleem</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="B. S. Murthy">B. S. Murthy</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 November 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="B. S. Murthy">B. S. Murthy</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>18 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Shafi_Qureshi" title="Mohammad Shafi Qureshi">Mohammad Shafi Qureshi</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._S._Ramaswamy" title="K. S. Ramaswamy">K. S. Ramaswamy</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nandini_Satpathy" title="Nandini Satpathy">Nandini Satpathy</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Prakash_Singh" title="Bhanu Prakash Singh">Bhanu Prakash Singh</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Prakash_Singh" title="Bhanu Prakash Singh">Bhanu Prakash Singh</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade and the Department of Company Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._R._Krishna" title="M. R. Krishna">M. R. Krishna</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Sewak_Chowdhary" title="Ram Sewak Chowdhary">Ram Sewak Chowdhary</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>4 November 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Foreign Trade and Department of Supply.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Sewak_Chowdhary" title="Ram Sewak Chowdhary">Ram Sewak Chowdhary</a></div></td><td>4 November 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Singh_(Lok_Sabha_member)" title="Iqbal Singh (Lok Sabha member)">Iqbal Singh</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development.</span></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Surendra_Pal_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Surendra Pal Singh">Surendra Pal Singh</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Deputy Minister without portfolio</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Mahishi" title="Sarojini Mahishi">Sarojini Mahishi</a></div></td><td>18 March 1967</td><td>1 June 1967</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nandini_Satpathy" title="Nandini Satpathy">Nandini Satpathy</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>26 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(India)" title="Prime Minister's Office (India)">Deputy Minister attached to the Prime Minister</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Mahishi" title="Sarojini Mahishi">Sarojini Mahishi</a></div></td><td>1 June 1967</td><td>27 June 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Pahadia" title="Jagannath Pahadia">Jagannath Pahadia</a></div></td><td>13 November 1967</td><td>17 October 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ganesh" title="K. R. Ganesh">K. R. Ganesh</a></div></td><td>26 June 1970</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Irrigation and Power</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwar_Prasad" title="Siddheshwar Prasad">Siddheshwar Prasad</a></div></td><td>13 November 1967</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Sewak_Chowdhary" title="Ram Sewak Chowdhary">Ram Sewak Chowdhary</a></div></td><td>13 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering and Ministry of Mines and Metals.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Shafi_Qureshi" title="Mohammad Shafi Qureshi">Mohammad Shafi Qureshi</a></div></td><td>14 February 1969</td><td>18 March 1971</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Mines and Metals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Prakash_Singh" title="Bhanu Prakash Singh">Bhanu Prakash Singh</a></div></td><td>27 June 1970</td><td>31 August 1970</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dajisaheb_Chavan" title="Dajisaheb Chavan">Dajisaheb Chavan</a></div></td><td>14 November 1967</td><td>14 February 1969</td><td style="background:#00BFFF"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._C._Jamir" title="S. 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