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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name            = Fourth Nehru ministry
| cabinet_type            = <!-- an alternative name for "cabinet"; defaults to "cabinet" -->
| cabinet_number          = 3rd
| jurisdiction            = the [[Republic of India]]
| flag                    = Flag of India.svg
| flag_border             = true
| incumbent               = 
| image                   = Jnehru.jpg
| caption                 = 
| date_formed             = {{Start date|1962|04|02|df=y}}
| date_dissolved          = {{End date|1964|05|27|df=y}}
| government_head         = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| government_head_history = 
| state_head              = [[Rajendra Prasad]]<br />[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
| members_number          = 
| former_members_number   = 
| total_number            = 
| political_party         = [[Indian National Congress]]
| legislature_status      = [[Majority government|Majority]]{{Composition bar|361|494|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| opposition_cabinet      = 
| opposition_party        = ''None''
| opposition_leader       = ''None''
| election                = [[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| last_election           = ''None''
| legislature_term        = {{Age in years, months and days|1962|04|02|1964|05|27}}
| budget                  = 
| advice_and_consent1     = 
| advice_and_consent2     = <!-- up to 5 times -->
| incoming_formation      = 
| outgoing_formation      = 
| predecessor             = [[Third Nehru ministry]]
| successor               = [[First Nanda ministry]]
}}

The '''Fourth Nehru ministry''' was formed on 2 April 1962 after the [[Indian National Congress]] won the [[1962 Indian general election|1962 general election]].

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

===Cabinet ministers===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=n}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
 | minister1              = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
 | minister1_termstart    = [[Third Nehru ministry]]
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964{{ref label|†|†|†}}
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = 
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
 | minister1              = [[Morarji Desai]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 31 August 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council">{{cite web|title=Press Communique - Members of the Cabinet|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1962/CAB-1962-04-10_253.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 April 1962|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="changes_min">{{cite web|title=Changes in Council of Ministers|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1963/CAB-1963-09-01_286.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 September 1963|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
 | minister2              = T. T. Krishnamachari
 | minister2_termstart    = 31 August 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="changes_min"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
 | minister1              = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 1 September 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
 | minister2              = Gulzarilal Nanda
 | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
 | minister1              = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 31 October 1962
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
 | minister2              = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 21 November 1962
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|title=Shri Chavan Sworn In as Defence Minister|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1962-JAN-DEC-CABINET-SECRETARIAT/CAB-1962-11-21_054.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 November 1962|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| minister1              = [[Swaran Singh]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 21 September 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="new">{{cite web|title=New Ministers Take Over|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1963-JAN-DEC-CABINET-SECRETARTAT/CAB-1963-09-21_021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 September 1963|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref>
 | minister2              = [[H. C. Dasappa]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 21 September 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="new"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister without Portfolio
 | minister1              = Lal Bahadur Shastri
 | minister1_termstart    = 24 January 1964
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="changes64"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Transport and Communications
 | minister1              = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 1 September 1963<br>(ministry abolished)
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="abolished"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Education]]
 | minister1              = [[K. L. Shrimali]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 31 August 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
| minister2              = Humayun Kabir
 | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 21 November 1963
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="NOV63_changes"/>   
 | minister3              = [[M. C. Chagla]]
 | minister3_termstart    = 21 November 1963
 | minister3_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister3_ref          = <ref name="NOV63_changes"/>   
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry]]
 | minister1              = [[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 19 July 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes">{{cite web|title=Ministerial Changes|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1963/CAB-1963-07-19_281.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 July 1963|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Planning]]
 | minister1              = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 24 January 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="new"/><ref name="changes64">{{cite web|title=Changes in the Council of Ministers|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1964/CAB-1964-01-24_311.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 July 1963|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
| minister2              = [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 24 January 1964
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="changes64"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
 | minister1              = [[B V Keskar|B. V. Keskar]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = 
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Law<br>(additional charge of Department of Posts and Telegraphs from 1 September 1963)
 | minister1              = [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>   
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Mines and Fuel
 | minister1              = [[Keshav Dev Malaviya]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Food and Agriculture 
 | minister1              = [[S. K. Patil]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 1 September 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2              = Swaran Singh
 | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>        
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs
 | minister1              = [[Humayun Kabir]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 21 November 1963<br>(ministry abolished)
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/><ref name="NOV63_changes"/>   
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals
 | minister1              = Humayun Kabir
 | minister1_termstart    = 21 November 1963
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="NOV63_changes"/>   
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Irrigation and Power
 | minister1              = [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Third Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Information and Broadcasting
 | minister1              = [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 31 August 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Rehabilitation
 | minister1              = [[Mahavir Tyagi]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1964
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="APR64_changes">{{cite web|title=Changes in the Council of Ministers|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1964/CAB-1964-04-16_316.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 April 1964|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries<br>(Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering from 21 November 1963)
 | minister1              = [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="NOV63_changes">{{cite web|title=Changes in the Council of Ministers|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1963/CAB-1963-11-21_301.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 November 1963|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]<br>(additional charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 1 September 1963)
 | minister1              = [[Satya Narayan Sinha]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Economic and Defence Coordination<br>(Minister without Portfolio 8 June-14 November)
 | minister1              = [[T. T. Krishnamachari]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 14 November 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 1 September 1963<br>(ministry abolished)
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1962/CAB-1962-06-08_261.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 June 1962|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shri Krishnamachari's New Assignment|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1962/CAB-1962-11-14_270.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 November 1962|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="abolished">{{cite web|title=Two Ministries Abolished|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1963/CAB-1963-09-01_285.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 September 1963|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
|}

===Ministers of State===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=n}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Works and Housing<br>(and Supply to 24 January 1964)
 | minister1              = [[Mehr Chand Khanna]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Industry
 | minister1              = [[Nityanand Kanungo]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Shipping<br>(additional charge of the Ministry of Transport from 1 September 1963)
 | minister1              = [[Raj Bahadur]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          =<ref name="cabinet_Council"/><ref name="changes_min"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Health
 | minister1              = [[Sushila Nayyar]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 10 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of International Trade
 | minister1              = [[Manubhai Shah]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_state">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1962/CAB-1962-04-16_254.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 April 1962|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Home Affairs)
 | minister1              = B. N. Datar
 | minister1_termstart    = Second Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 22 February 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_state"/>
| minister2               = [[Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 22 February 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 10 March 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1963/CAB-1963-02-22_278.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 February 1963|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="press64">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1964-JAN-DEC-CABINET-SECRETARIAT/CAB-1964-03-10_008.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 March 1964|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
| minister3               = Jaisukh Lal Hathi
 | minister3_termstart    = 10 March 1964
 | minister3_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister3_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister3_ref          = <ref name="press64"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Defence)
 | minister1              = [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_state"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (External Affairs)
 | minister1              = [[Lakshmi N. Menon]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_state"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Supply)
 | minister1              = Jaisukh Lal Hathi
 | minister1_termstart    = 24 January 1964
 | minister1_termend      = 10 March 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = 
| minister2               = [[Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 10 March 1964
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="press64"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Labour
 | minister1              = [[Jaisukh lal Hathi]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 24 January 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_state"/><ref name="changes64"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of Community Development<br>(Minister of Community Development and Cooperation from December 1958<br>Minister of Community Development, Panchayati Raj and Cooperation from April 1962)
 | minister1              = [[S. K. Dey]]
 | minister1_termstart    = Second Nehru ministry
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="cabinet_Council"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Food and Agriculture)
 | minister1              = [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 16 April 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="new_ministers"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Mines and Fuel)
 | minister1              = O. V. Alagesan
 | minister1_termstart    = 19 July 1963
 | minister1_termend      = 21 November 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="changes"/><ref name="NOV63_changes"/>  
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals)
 | minister1              = O. V. Alagesan
 | minister1_termstart    = 21 November 1963
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="NOV63_changes"/>  
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Food and Agriculture)
 | minister1              = [[A.M. Thomas]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 21 November 1963
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="NOV63_changes"/>  
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Irrigation and Power)
 | minister1              = [[O. V. Alagesan]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 8 May 1962
 | minister1_termend      = 19 July 1963
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="new_ministers">{{cite web|title=New Ministers and Deputy Ministers Assume Officer|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/CABINET%20SECTT/1962/CAB-1962-05-08_259.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 May 1962|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="changes"/>
 | minister2               = [[K. L. Rao]]
 | minister2_termstart    = 19 July 1963
 | minister2_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister2_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister2_ref          = <ref name="changes"/>
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
 | title                  = Minister of State (Planning)
 | minister1              = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
 | minister1_termstart    = 21 September 1963
 | minister1_termend      = 27 May 1964
 | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress
 | minister1_ref          = <ref name="new"/>

}}
|}

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[[Category:Nehru administration]]


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