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Third Nehru ministry






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Third Jawaharlal Nehru ministry

3rd ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed17 April 1957 (1957-04-17)
Date dissolved2 April 1962 (1962-04-02)
People and organisations
Head of stateRajendra Prasad
Head of governmentJawaharlal Nehru
Member partyIndian National Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
371 / 494 (75%)

Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election1957
Outgoing election1962
Legislature terms4 years, 11 months and 15 days
PredecessorSecond Nehru ministry
SuccessorFourth Nehru ministry

The Third Jawaharlal Nehru ministry was formed on 17 April 1957 after the Indian National Congress won the 1957 general election with a vast majority.

Ministry

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Key

Cabinet ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Finance (13 February-13 March 1958)
Department of Atomic Energy

Jawaharlal Nehru

Second Nehru MinistryFourth Nehru ministry INC[1]
Minister of Finance

T. T. Krishnamachari

17 April 195713 February 1958 INC[1]

Morarji Desai

13 March 1958Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Home Affairs

Govind Ballabh Pant

17 April 19577 March 1961[†] INC[1]

Lal Bahadur Shastri

4 April 1961Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[2]
Minister of Defence

V. K. Krishna Menon

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Railways

Jagjivan Ram

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Education

Abul Kalam Azad

First Nehru Ministry22 February 1958[†] INC[1]
Minister of Commerce and Industry

Morarji Desai

17 April 195713 March 1958 INC[1]

Lal Bahadur Shastri

13 March 19584 April 1961 INC[3][2]

K. Chengalaraya Reddy

4 April 1961Fourth Nehru ministry INC
Minister of Labour and Planning

Gulzarilal Nanda

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Transport and Communications

Lal Bahadur Shastri

17 April 195713 March 1958 INC[1][3]

S. K. Patil

13 March 19582 September 1959 INC[3][4]

P. Subbarayan

2 September 1959Fourth Nehru ministry INC[5][6]
Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel

Swaran Singh

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Works, Housing and Supply

K. Chengalaraya Reddy

17 April 19574 April 1961 INC[1][2]
Minister of Food and Agriculture

Ajit Prasad Jain

17 April 1957August 1959[RES] INC[1][4]

S. K. Patil

2 September 1959Fourth Nehru ministry INC[4]
Minister of Irrigation and Power

S. K. Patil

17 April 195713 March 1958 INC[1][3]

Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim

13 March 1958Fourth Nehru ministry INC[3]

Ministers of State

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

Satya Narayan Sinha

First Nehru ministryFourth Nehru ministry INC[1]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting

B. V. Keskar

Second Nehru MinistryFourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Rehabilitation and Minority Affairs

Mehr Chand Khanna

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru ministry INC[1][7]
Minister of Agriculture
(Minister of Cooperation April 1957-December 1958)

Panjabrao Deshmukh

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru ministry INC[1][8][9]
Minister of Mines and Oil

Keshav Dev Malaviya

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru ministry INC[1][10]
Minister of Health

D. P. Karmarkar

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru ministry INC[1]
Minister of Commerce

Nityanand Kanungo

17 April 19571957 INC[1][10]
Minister of State (Education and Scientific Research)

K. L. Shrimali

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru ministry INC[1]
Minister of Industry

Manubhai Shah

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru ministry INC[1][10]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)

B. N. Datar

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Community Development
(Minister of Community Development and Cooperation from December 1958)

S. K. Dey

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru Ministry INC[1][9]
Minister of State (Transport and Communications)

Raj Bahadur

Second Nehru ministryFourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of State (Transport and Communications)

Humayun Kabir

17 April 195713 March 1958 INC[1][3]
Minister of Scientific Research and Culture

Humayun Kabir

13 March 1958Fourth Nehru ministry INC[3]
Minister of Law

Ashoke Kumar Sen

17 April 1957Fourth Nehru Ministry INC[1]
Minister of Economic Affairs
(Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure from May 1958)

Bezawada Gopala Reddy

13 March 19584 April 1961 INC[3][11][2]
Minister of State (Works, Housing and Supply)

Bezawada Gopala Reddy

4 April 1961Fourth Nehru ministry INC[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Press Communique - Members of the Cabinet" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 17 April 1957. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e "Redistribution of Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 April 1961. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "Press Communique - Members of the Cabinet (March 1958)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 13 March 1958. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c "Shri Patil to Take Charge of Food and Agriculture Ministry" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 August 1959. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ "Dr. Subbarayan to Take Charge of Ministry of Transport and Communications" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 September 1959. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ "Gazette of India - Extraordinary" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1959. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ "Minister for Minority Affairs" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 21 April 1957. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ "Designations of Ministers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 April 1957. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ a b "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 December 1958. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c "Designation of Ministers of State" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 April 1957. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  • ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 12 May 1958. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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