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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Fourth Nehru ministry
| cabinet_type = 
| 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]] [[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 = 
| 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 (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 (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 (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 (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]] (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 (Minister without Portfolio 8 June-14 November)
| minister1 = [[T. T. Krishnamachari]]
| minister1_termstart = 14 November 1962
| minister1_termend = 1 September 1963 (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 (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 (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 (Minister of Community Development and Cooperation from December 1958 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"/>

}}
|}

==References==
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{{Indian federal ministries}}
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[[Category:Indian union ministries]]
[[Category:Nehru administration]]

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