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{{Short description|Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers headed by N. T. Rama Rao (1994–1995)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =19th
| jurisdiction = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| flag =Emblem of Andhra Pradesh before 2014.svg
| flag_border =
| incumbent =
| image = NT Rama Rao.jpg
| caption = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| image_size = 125px
| date_formed = 12 December 1994
| date_dissolved = 1 September 1995
| government_head = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| government_head_history =
| state_head = [[Krishan Kant]]
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_parties = {{Color box|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| legislature_status = [[Majority government|Majority]]
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Color box|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|border=darkgray}} [[Indian National Congress]]
| opposition_leader =[[P. Janardhan Reddy]] ({{small|[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the opposition]]}})
| election = [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| last_election = [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| legislature_term = 1 year
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = [[Second Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Ministry]]
| successor = [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]]
|flag_width=125|state_head_title=[[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor]]|government_head_title=[[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]}}

The '''Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry''' (or also known as '''19th''' '''ministry of Andhra Pradesh''') was formed in December 1994 and lasted till September 1995. N. T. Rama Rao was the Telugu film actor-turned-politician form [[Telugu Desam Party]] who was sworn in the Chief Minister of N. T. Rama Rao in December 1994.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870731-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-n.t.-rama-rao-ministry-reshuffle-raises-many-eyebrows-799131-1987-07-31 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao ministry reshuffle raises many eyebrows]</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.indian.telugu/WLThKQ52KE0 A.P. Ministers list]</ref>

His fourth and last term as Chief Minister only lasted nine months following a coup led by his son-in-law [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] in which he was ousted.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950930-victorious-chandrababu-naidu-will-have-to-reckon-with-father-in-law-ntrs-mass-appeal-808231-1995-09-30 Victorious Chandrababu Naidu will have to reckon with father-in-law NTR's mass appeal]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/19/world/n-t-rama-rao-72-is-dead-star-status-infused-his-politics.html N. T. Rama Rao, 72, Is Dead; Star Status Infused His Politics]</ref><ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/chandrababu-naidu-back-in-the-reckoning-with-some-help-from-narendra-modi-557731 Chandrababu Naidu: back in the reckoning, with some help from Narendra Modi]</ref>

==Council of Ministers==

{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!SI No.
! rowspan="2" |Portfolio
!rowspan=2 |Minister
!rowspan=2 |Constituency
!colspan=2 |Tenure
!rowspan=2 colspan="2" scope="col" |Party
|-
!
!Took office
!Left office
|- style="text-align: center;"
|
| colspan="7" |'''[[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
|1.
|Minister of Major irrigation, Power, Major Industries, General Administration, All-India Services, Law Order, Law, Handlooms & Textiles and all residual subjects
| '''[[N. T. Rama Rao]]'''
|[[Hindupur (Assembly constituency)|Hindupur]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|
| colspan="7" |'''Cabinet Ministers'''
|-style="text-align: center;"
|2.
|Minister of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Finance, Planning, Small Savings & Lotteries
| '''[[N Chandrababu Naidu]]'''
|[[Kuppam (Assembly constituency)|Kuppam]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|3.
|Minister of Commercial Taxes, Legislative Affairs
| '''[[Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]'''
|[[Vizianagaram (Assembly constituency)|Vizianagaram]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|4.
|Minister of Roads and Buildings, Ports
| '''[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]'''
|[[Narsipatnam (Assembly constituency)|Narsipatnam]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|5.
|Minister of Minorities, Wakf, Urdu Academy, Cinematography, Film Development Corporation, Science and Technology.
| '''Basheeruddin Babu Khan'''
|[[Bodhan (Assembly constituency)|Bodhan]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|6.
|Minister of Rs 2 a kg rice programme, Civil Supplies, Weights and Measures.
| '''[[Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary]]'''
|[[Rajahmundry City (Assembly constituency)|Rajahmundry]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|7.
|Minister of Transport.
| '''P. Chandrasekhar'''
|[[Mahbubnagar (Assembly constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|8.
|Minister of Mines & Geology.
| '''[[Muddasani Damodar Reddy]]'''
|[[Kamalapur Assembly constituency, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency|Kamalapur]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|9.
|Minister of BC Welfare, cooperation and Total Prohibition
| '''[[Tulla Devender Goud]]'''
|[[Medchal (Assembly constituency)|Medchal]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|10.
|Minister of Home, Jail & Fire Services
| '''[[P. Indra Reddy]]'''
|[[Chevella (Assembly constituency)|Chevella]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|11.
|Minister of Health & Medical Education
| '''[[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]]'''
|[[Bhongir (Assembly constituency)|Bhongir]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|12.
|Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development
| '''B V Mohan Reddy'''
|[[Yemmiganur (Assembly constituency)|Yemmiganur]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|13.
|Minister of Higher Education, including College Education, & Intermediate Education
| '''[[Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu]]'''
|[[Puttur (Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Puttur]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|14.
|Minister of Medium Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Drainage, Irrigation Development Corporation, Ground Water Development
| '''Makineni Peda Rathaiah'''
|[[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|15.
|Minister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfare
| '''[[K. Pratibha Bharati]]'''
|[[Srikakulam (Assembly constituency)|Srikakulam]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|16.
|Minister of Tourism, Culture, Archives, Archaeology, Museums & Handicrafts
| '''[[Motkupalli Narasimhulu]]'''
|[[Thungathurthi (Assembly constituency)|Thungathurthi]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|17.
|Minister of Technical Education, Employment, Training
| '''[[Devineni Nehru]]'''
|[[Kankipadu Assembly constituency|Kankipadu]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|18.
|Minister of Primary Education, Employment, Training
| '''Chikkala Ramachandra Rao'''
|Tallarevu
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|19.
|Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Rural Water Supply, Employment Generation
| '''K. Ramachandra Rao'''
|[[Medak (Assembly constituency)|Medak]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|20.
|Minister Of Labour.
| '''[[Paritala Ravi]]'''
|[[Penukonda (Assembly constituency)|Penukonda]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|21.
|Minister Of Endowments.
| '''[[Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao]]'''
|[[Avanigadda (Assembly constituency)|Avanigadda]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|22.
|Minister Of Information & Public Relations.
| [[Dadi Veerabhadra Rao]]
|[[Anakapalle (Assembly constituency)|Anakapalle]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|23.
|Minister Of Agriculture, Horticulture Sericulture.
| '''[[Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao]]'''
|[[Chintalapudi (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Chintalapudi]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|
| colspan="7" |'''Ministers of State'''
|-style="text-align: center;"
|24.
|Minister of State for Small Scale Industries, Khadi & Village Industries, Leather Industries Development Lidcap
| '''P. Brahmaiah'''
|[[Rajampet (Assembly constituency)|Rajampet]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|25.
|Minister of State for ST Welfare, Welfare of Physically Handicapped Persons
| '''[[G. Nagesh]]'''
|[[Boath (Assembly constituency)|Boath]]
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|26.
|Minister of State for Sports, Youth Services, Youth Welfare, NCC, Self Employment
| '''[[Dasyam Pranay Bhasker]]'''
|[[Hanamkonda (Assembly constituency)|Hanamkonda]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|27.
|Minister of State for Sugar, Commerce & Export Promotion
| '''Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy'''
|[[Kovur (Assembly constituency)|Kovur]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|28.
|Minister of Animal Husbandary, Dairy Development & Fisheries
| '''Paleti Rama Rao'''
|[[Chirala (Assembly constituency)|Chirala]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|29.
|Minister of State for Forests & Environment
| '''Ramasubbareddy Ponnapureddy'''
|[[Jammalamadugu (Assembly constituency)|Jammalamadugu]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|30.
|Minister of State for Services (Except All-India Services) Courts, Justice, Stationery & Printing
| '''[[Thammineni Seetharam]]'''
|[[Amadalavalasa (Assembly constituency)|Amadalavalasa]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|31.
|Minister of State for Marketing & Warehousing
| '''[[Kadiyam Srihari]]'''
|[[Ghanpur (Station) (Assembly constituency)|Ghanpur (Station)]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-style="text-align: center;"
|32.
|Minister of State for Housing
| '''[[Kothapalli Subbarayudu]]'''
|[[Narsapuram (Assembly constituency)|Narsapuram]]
|17 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
|}

==First N. T. Rama Rao ministry (1983 to 1984)==

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|-
! SI No.
! Name
! Constituency
! Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|-
|1.
| '''[[N. T. Rama Rao]]''', [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
|[[Tirupati]]
| General Administration, Services, Law and Order, ScheduIed Castes and Scheduled Tribes Cell, 20 points programme, State Committee on National Integratioa, Elections, Accommodation, Minorities Commission. Home, Police, Prisons, Passports, Arms Act, Information & Public Relations, Cinematograph act & Rules, Development of Film Industry, Film Development Corporation, Major Industries including establishment of Industries Departments, Paper, Cement, Sugar cane Development Sugar including Khandasari and Jagger mines and Geology including development of Limestone, Granite etc., Coal, Small scale Industry, Handloom and Textiles, Sericulture, Science, Technology, Environmental Control, Printing and Stationery, Commerce and Export Promotion, Nizam Sugar Factory, A. P, Industrial Development Corporation A. P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, A, P. mining Corporation Leather Industries Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Singareni Collieries Company Limited Khadi and Village Industries, State Trading Corporation, Oil and Gas based industries including Fertilisers planning. Bureau of economics and Statistics, Godavari Valley Development Authority.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|2.
| '''[[Nadendla Bhaskara Rao]]'''
|[[Vemuru]]
| Finance, Small savings, State Lotteries, Minister, Finance. Commercial Taxes, Energy.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|3.
| '''[[Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy]]'''
|[[Kovur (Assembly constituency)|Kovur]]
|Works, Roads & Buildings, Irrigation, Highways, Roads & Buildings, PWD Workshops under control of Chief Engineers, Roads & Buildings concurrent subjects relating to Railway and Posts and Telegraphs, civil Aviation and ports, Irrigation, Flood control and Drainage, ground Water investigation and Development, A.P. State Construction Corporation Andhra Pradesh, Irrigation Development Corporation, Engineering Research Laboratories.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|4.
| '''Sirigireddi Ramamuni Reddy'''
|[[Kadapa]]
| Health & Medical, Health and Medical Education, Prevention of Adulteration of Food and Drugs, Indian medicine, Population control and Family Welfare
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|5.
| '''[[Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician)|Mohammed Shakir]]'''
|[[Kadiri]]
|Tourism and Wakfs, Tourism Development Corporation, Flying and Gliding Clubs, Wakfs and Urdu Academy.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|6.
| '''[[Kunduru Jana Reddy]]'''
|Chalakurthi
| Agriculture including Food production Horticulture, Farmers welfare, Co-operation Forests including Zoological and Botanical parks, Coffee plantations, Animal Husbandry including Development of poultry and Sheep and Pig Rearing Fisheries, common area Development A.P.state Agro Industries Corporation Dairy Development Federation, Meat poultry Development corporation, Milk Supply Schemes, Forest Development Corporation, Fisheries Development Corporation, marketing, weights & Measures warehousing Corporation.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|7.
| '''[[T. Jeevan Reddy]]'''
|[[Jagtial]]
|Excise, Excise including Government Distilleries and Molasses Control.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|8.
| '''[[K. Pratibha Bharati]]'''
|[[Srikakulam]]
| Minister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfare
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|9.
| '''[[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]'''
|[[Tuni]]
| Law and Courts, Legislature Affair including Legislators Hostels and Legislator's Housing, Municipal Administration including Municipal, Corporations, Urban Development Authorities Town Planning Trust, Slum Clearance, Urban Water Supply and Drainage including Hyderabad, City Water Works, Housing other than Weaker Sections, Housing A.P. Housing Board
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|10.
| '''M. Ramachardra Rao'''
|[[Khairatabad]]
| Labour including Industrial Relations Welfare of Labour including Employees, State Insurance and Welfare of Agriculture Labour, Employment Services, Special Employment Scheme A.P.Rajya Sainik Board.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|11.
| '''Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju'''
|[[Bheemunipatnam]]
| Education, Primary, Secondary & collegiate including A. P. Open University Technical Education including Industrial Training and Apprenticeship, Literary and Scientific Associations, cultural affairs, visiting cultural delegations, Academies and Auditorium Ravindra Bharathi, Residential Schools Development of Modern Official Languages, History of Freedom movement, public Libraries, sports, sports council youth services Archives, Archaeology and Museums, state council for Educational Research and Training.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|12.
| '''Karanam Ramachandra Rao'''
|[[Medak]]
| Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, National Employment programme, Rural water supply including protected water supply schemes for Villages, rural Development and integrated Development programmes.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|13.
| '''Eli Anjaneyulu'''
|[[Tadepalligudem]]
| Endowments, Land Revenue, Land Reforms, Urban Land Ceilings, Registration & Stamps, Atiyat and jagir Administration, Debt Settlement Board, Survey & Settlement, Estate Abolition, Welfare of Freedom Fighters, Administration of Chief Ministers Relief Fund, Rural Indebtedness and Rural Agricultural Indebtedness, Relief of Distress due to natural calamities, Societies Registration Act, Indian partnership Act, Food and Civil Supplies, Public Distribution System including distribution of subsidised Foodgralns.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|14.
| '''Sangam Reddy Satyanarayana'''
|[[Hanamkonda]]
| Transport Minister
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|15.
| '''P. Mahendranath'''
|[[Atchampeta, Prakasam district|Achampeta]]
| Revenue, Land Reforms and Civil Supplies.
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Telugu Desam Party]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh ministries|Rama Rao IV]]
[[Category:1995 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 1994|Rama Rao IV]]
[[Category:Indian ministries disestablished in 1995|Rama Rao IV]]

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