First Indira Gandhi ministry

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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = First Indira Gandhi ministry
|cabinet_type = ministry
|cabinet_number = 5th
|jurisdiction = the [[Republic of India]]
|incumbent =
|flag = Flag of India.svg
|flag_border = true
|image = Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg
|date_formed = {{Start date|df=yes|1966|01|24}}
|date_dissolved = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|03|15}}
|government_head = [[Indira Gandhi]]
|government_head_history =
|deputy_government_head =
|state_head = [[Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (until 13 May 1967) [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] (13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969) 
[[Varahagiri Venkata Giri]] (Acting) (3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969) 
[[Muhammad Hidayatullah]] (Acting) (20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969) 
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (from 24 August 1969)
|current_number =
|former_members_number =
|total_number =
|political_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (24 January 1966 - 1967) [[Indian National Congress (R)]] (1966 - 15 March 1967)
|legislature_status = [[Majority government|Majority]] (until November 1969) [[Minority government|Minority]] (from November 1969){{Composition bar|284|520|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|election = [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|last_election = [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|legislature_term = {{Age in years, months and days|1966|01|24|1971|03|15}}
|budget =
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_party = [[Indian National Congress (Organization)]]
|opposition_leader = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = [[Second Nanda ministry]]
|successor = [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry]]
}}
{{Indira Gandhi series}}
'''Indira Gandhi''' was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of India]] for the first time on 24 January 1966. In her ministry, the ministers were as follows:

==Cabinet==
;Key
* {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
* {{note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned

===Cabinet Ministers===
{{Cabinet table start}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and Minister of Atomic Energy (and Planning from 5 September 1967)
| minister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members">{{cite web|title=Members of the Cabinet|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1966%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC/CAB-1966-01-24_013.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 January 1966|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_67">{{cite web|title=Press Communique - Council of Ministers|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1967%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1967-03-13_017.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=13 March 1967|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_67_5967">{{cite web|title=Press Communique - Council of Ministers|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1967%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1967-09-08_038.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 September 1967|accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_List_141167">{{cite web|title=List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1967%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1967-11-14_049.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 November 1967|accessdate=18 June 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]] and [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| minister1 = [[Morarji Desai]]
| minister1_termstart = 21 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 6 December 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| minister1 = [[Sachindra Chaudhuri]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name=iifl>"[http://www.indiainfoline.com/Finance-Ministers-Of-India.aspx]". ''India Infoline, Finance Ministers of India''</ref>
| minister2 = [[Morarji Desai]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 16 July 1969{{note label|RES|RES|RES}}
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name=iifl/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = Indira Gandhi
| minister3_termstart = 18 February 1970
| minister3_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name=iifl/>
| minister4 = Yashwantrao Chavan
| minister4_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670">{{cite web|title=Press Communique: Council of Ministers Allocation of Portfolios|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1970%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT/CAB-1970-06-27_013.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 June 1970|accessdate=17 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| minister1 = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1966
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref>{{URL|http://gulzarilalnandafoundation.com/nanda-itihas.html|Offices held by Gulzarilal Nanda on Gulzarilal Nanda Foundation}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
| minister2_termstart = 14 November 1966
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3 = Indira Gandhi
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| minister1 = [[Sardar Swaran Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1966
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister2 = [[M. C. Chagla]]
| minister2_termstart = 14 November 1966
| minister2_termend = 5 September 1967
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = Indira Gandhi
| minister3_termstart = 6 September 1967
| minister3_termend = 13 February 1969
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4 = [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| minister4_termstart = 13 February 1969
| minister4_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister5 = Sardar Swaran Singh
| minister5_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister5_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister5_party = Indian National Congress (R)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
| minister1 = Yashwantrao Chavan
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 November 1966
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = Sardar Swaran Singh
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/><ref name="Communique_270670"/>
| minister3 = Jagjivan Ram
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of Transport, Aviation and Shipping]] and Minister of Tourism (Tourism and Civil Aviation from 1967)
| minister1 = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Karan Singh]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Transport and Shipping
| minister1 = [[V. K. R. V. Rao]]{{refn|Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.<ref name="Cabinet_List_141167"/>|group= n}}
| minister1_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] (and Communications from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = [[Kodardas Kalidas Shah]]{{refn|Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.<ref name="Cabinet_List_141167"/>|group= n}}
| minister1_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister2 = Satya Narayan Sinha
| minister2_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Employment]] (Rehabilitation from 18 February 1966)
| minister1 = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = Jaisukh lal Hathi
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = Damodaram Sanjivayya
| minister3_termstart = 18 February 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| minister1 = [[S. K. Patil]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 12 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name=irfca>"[http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html]". ''The Indian Railways Fan Club''</ref>
| minister2 = [[C. M. Poonacha]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name=irfca/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 4 November 1969
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref = <ref name=irfca/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister4 = Panampilly Govinda Menon
| minister4_termstart = 4 November 1969
| minister4_termend = 18 February 1970
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name=irfca/>
| minister5 = Gulzarilal Nanda
| minister5_termstart = 18 February 1970
| minister5_termend = 17 March 1971
| minister5_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister5_ref = <ref name=irfca/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] (and Food from 1967)
| minister1 = [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_270670"/>
| minister3 = Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]] (and Shipping and Transport from 27 June 1970)
| minister1 = [[Satya Narayan Sinha]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name=ls>http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205101/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |date=21 May 2014 }} LOK SABHA</ref><ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name=ls />
| minister3 = Kotha Raghuramaiah
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970{{refn|Minister of State from 14 February 1969.<ref name="Communique_140269"/>|group= n}}
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Education]] (and Youth Services from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = M. C. Chagla
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 November 1966
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name=mhrd>{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/list_minister |title=List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD Government, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India |publisher=National Informatics Centre, New Delhi/Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India |accessdate=14 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625111121/http://mhrd.gov.in/list_minister |archivedate=25 June 2014 }}</ref>
| minister2 = [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
| minister2_termstart = 14 November 1966
| minister2_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name=mhrd />
| minister3 = [[Triguna Sen]]
| minister3_termstart = 16 March 1967
| minister3_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref = <ref name=mhrd />
| minister4 = V. K. R. V. Rao
| minister4_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industry
| minister1 = [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Commerce
| minister1 = [[Manubhai Shah]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals and Social Welfare (and Planning until 5 September 1967)
| minister1 = [[Asoka Mehta]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_67_5967"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Law
| minister1 = [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 18 May 1970{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = [[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]]
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Irrigation and Power
| minister1 = Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
| minister1_termstart = 29 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1966
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1966%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC/CAB-1966-01-29_022.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 January 1966|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs
| minister1 = Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister2 = Dinesh Singh
| minister2_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals
| minister1 = [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Petrochemicals, Mines and Metals
| minister1 = Triguna Sen
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
| minister1 = C. M. Poonacha
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister2 = Bali Ram Bhagat
| minister2_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister without Portfolio
| minister1 = [[Satya Narayan Sinha]]
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development
| minister1 = Satya Narayan Sinha
| minister1_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_141167">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1967%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1967-11-14_046.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 November 1967|accessdate=18 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister2 = Kodardas Kalidas Shah
| minister2_termstart = 18 February 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply
| minister1 = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
|}

===Ministers of State===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=n}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Works, Housing, and Urban Development
| minister1 = [[Mehr Chand Khanna]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information and Broadcasting
| minister1 = [[Nandini Satpathy]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/s.pdf | title=Rajya Sabha members, biographical sketches, 1952 - 2003}}</ref>
| minister3 = Inder Kumar Gujral
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Communications)
| minister1 = Sher Singh
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Planning]] (Urban Development from 14 November 1967, Works and Housing from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = [[Sushila Nayyar]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name=womenleaders>{{cite web|url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/India.htm|title=Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India|publisher=|date= |accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref>
| minister2 = [[Sripati Chandrasekhar]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_141167"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
| minister3 = [[Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy]]
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
| minister4 = Parimal Ghosh
| minister4_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Home Affairs) (and Defence Supplies in the Ministry of Defence to 13 March 1967)
| minister1 = [[Jaisukh lal Hathi]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Vidya Charan Shukla]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
| minister3 = K. C. Pant{{refn|With additional charge as Minister of State (Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat.<ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>|group= n}} [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| minister3_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (External Affairs)
| minister1 = [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Communique_141167"/>
| minister2 = Bali Ram Bhagat
| minister2_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Communique_141167"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Supply and Technical Development
| minister1 = [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Works, Housing and Supply)
| minister1 = Jagannath Rao
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Supply)
| minister1 = [[Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar]]{{refn|Minister of State (Finance) from February 1970 (additional charge).<ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>|group= n}}
| minister1_termstart = 4 November 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Shri Khadilkar Sworn In|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1969%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1969-11-04_016.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 November 1969|accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_230270">{{cite web|title=List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1970%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT/CAB-1970-02-23_002.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 February 1970|accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals
| minister1 = [[O. V. Alagesan]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 5 September 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Petroleum, Chemicals and Social Welfare)
| minister1 = Kotha Raghuramaiah
| minister1_termstart = 5 September 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67_5967"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Petrochemicals)
| minister1 = Jagannath Rao
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
| minister2 = Dajisaheb Chavan
| minister2_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Railways)
| minister1 = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Parimal Ghosh]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Law)
| minister1 = [[C. R. Pattabhiraman]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = Kotha Raghuramaiah
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 5 September 1967
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_67_5967"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Social Welfare) (and Law from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = [[Phulrenu Guha]]
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
| minister2 = Jagannath Rao
| minister2_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Irrigation and Power)
| minister1 = [[K. L. Rao]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Finance)
| minister1 = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[K. C. Pant]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister3 = Prakash Chandra Sethi
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
| minister4 = Vidya Charan Shukla
| minister4_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Defence)
| minister1 = [[A.M. Thomas]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/>
| minister2 = Bali Ram Bhagat
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 November 1967
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/><ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_141167"/>
| minister3 = Lalit Narayan Mishra
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister4 = Narendrasingh Mahida Prakash Chandra Sethi
| minister4_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Defence Production)
| minister1 = Lalit Narayan Mishra
| minister1_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_141167"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation)
| minister1 = [[Jagannath Rao]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 November 1967
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Communique_141167"/>
| minister3 = Bhagwat Jha Azad
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Food, Agriculture and Community Development), Rehabilitation to 18 February 1966
| minister1 = Panampilly Govinda Menon
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
| minister2 = [[Annasaheb Shinde]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
| minister3 = M. S. Gurupadaswamy
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 1969
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Mines and Metals
| minister1 = S. K. Dey
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Iron and Steel) (and Mines and Metals from 13 March 1967)
| minister1 = T. N. Singh
| minister1_termstart = 18 February 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Cabinet (18 February 1966)|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1966%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC/CAB-1966-02-16_032.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 February 1966|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref>
| minister2 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| minister2_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_List_141167"/><ref name="Communique_140269">{{cite web|title=Communique|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1969%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1969-01-14_002.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 February 1969|accessdate=20 June 2021}}</ref>
| minister3 = [[Dajisaheb Chavan]]
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770">{{cite web|title=List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers (4 July 1970)|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1970%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT/CAB-1970-07-04_015.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 July 1970|accessdate=18 July 2021}}</ref>
| minister4 = [[Nitiraj Singh]]
| minister4_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister4_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister4_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister4_ref = <ref name="Communique_270670"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Steel and Heavy Engineering)
| minister1 = K.C. Pant
| minister1_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister1_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_230270"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Industry)
| minister1 = Bibhudhendra Misra
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 13 March 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Company Affairs) (and Industrial Development until 27 June 1970)
| minister1 = [[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| minister1_termstart = 13 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Foreign Trade)
| minister1 = Lalit Narayan Mishra
| minister1_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Atomic Energy) (and Planning from 27 June 1970)
| minister1 = [[M. S. Gurupadaswamy]]
| minister1_termstart = 18 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 6 December 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67_Communique">{{cite web|title=Press Communique - Council of Ministers|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1967%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC%20VOL%20I/CAB-1967-03-12_053.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 March 1967|accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Cabinet_List_061267">{{cite web|title=List of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1976%20PRESS%20RELEASE%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20DEC/CAB-1967-12-06_149.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 November 1967|accessdate=19 June 2021}}</ref>
| minister2 = [[Nandini Satpathy]]
| minister2_termstart = 27 June 1970
| minister2_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Transport and Aviation)
| minister1 = [[C. M. Poonacha]]
| minister1_termstart = 24 January 1966
| minister1_termend = 6 December 1967
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_Members"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Tourism and Civil Aviation)
| minister1 = M. S. Gurupadaswamy
| minister1_termstart = 6 December 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_List_061267"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Education) (and Youth Services from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]
| minister1_termstart = 18 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67_Communique"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister2 = Sher Singh
| minister2_termstart = 14 November 1967
| minister2_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_List_141167"/><ref name="Communique_140269"/>
| minister3 = [[Bhakt Darshan]]
| minister3_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name="Cabinet_040770"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Parliamentary Affairs and Communications) (and Shipping and Transport from 14 February 1969)
| minister1 = [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
| minister1_termstart = 18 March 1967
| minister1_termend = 14 February 1969
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister1_ref = <ref name="Cabinet_67_Communique"/>
| minister2 = [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
| minister2_termstart = 14 February 1969
| minister2_termend = 27 June 1970
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister2_ref = <ref name="Communique_140269"/><ref name=ls />
| minister3 = [[Om Mehta]]
| minister3_termstart = 28 June 1970
| minister3_termend = 15 March 1971
| minister3_party = Indian National Congress (R)
| minister3_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1970%20MINISTRY%20OF%20%20CABINET%20SECTT/CAB-1970-06-08_014.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 June 1970|accessdate=18 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
|}

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