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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = I. K. Gujral ministry
|cabinet_type=ministry
| cabinet_number = 16th
| jurisdiction = the [[Republic of India]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg
| caption =
| date_formed = 21 April 1997
| date_dissolved = 19 March 1998
| government_head = [[I. K. Gujral]]
| government_head_history =
| state_head = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] (until 25 July 1997) [[K. R. Narayanan]] (from 25 July 1997)
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = [[Janata Dal]] ([[United Front (India)|United Front]]) (supported by [[Indian National Congress]])
| legislature_status = [[Coalition government|Coalition]]{{Composition bar|319|543|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| opposition_leader = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] (until 4 December 1997)
| election =
| last_election = [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| legislature_term = {{Age in years, months and days|1997|04|21|1998|03|19}}
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = [[H. D. Deve Gowda ministry]]
| successor = [[Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry|Second Vajpayee ministry]]
}}

'''Inder Kumar Gujral''' was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of India]] on 21 April 1997. In his initial ministry, the ministers were as follows.

==Council of ministers==
{{Pie chart
| caption= Representation of cabinet ministers by party
| label1 = Janata Dal
| value1 = 37.5 | color1 = {{party color|Janata Dal}}
| label2 = Independent
| value2 = 6.25| color2 = {{party color|Independent}}
| label3 = Communist Party of India
| value3 = 6.25 | color3 = {{party color|Communist Party of India}}
| label4 = Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
| value4 = 3.13| color4 = red
| label5 = Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
| value5 = 3.13| color5 = {{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}
| label6 = Telugu Desam Party
| value6 = 12.5 | color6 = {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| label7 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| value7 = 12.5 | color7 = {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| label8 =Tamil Maanila Congress
| value8 = 3.13 | color8 = {{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| label9 = All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
| value9 = 3.13 | color9 = {{party color|All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)}}
| label10 = Asom Gana Parishad
| value10 = 6.25 | color10 = {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}
| label11 = Samajwadi Party
| value11 = 6.25| color11 = brown
}}

===Cabinet ministers===
The cabinet ministers in [[I. K. Gujral]] ministry were as follows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls11/ses4/02210497.htm|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>

{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| minister1 = [[I. K. Gujral]]
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| minister1 = [[Indrajit Gupta]]
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Communist Party of India
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| minister1 = [[P. Chidambaram]]
| image = [[Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg]]
| minister1_termstart = 1 May 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Tamil Maanila Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
| minister1 = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=530|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201161621/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=530|archive-date=1 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Samajwadi Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| minister1 = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]<ref>{{URL|http://www.dnaindia.com/india/slideshow_pix-india-s-5-stickiest-evergreen-ministers_1627932-2#top|The Economic Times, 2 July 2011}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications]]
| minister1 = [[Beni Prasad Verma]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=509|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Samajwadi Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]]
| minister1 = [[Chaturanan Mishra]]<ref>{{URL|http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-02/news/29730515_1_freedom-fighter-madhubani-d-raja|The Economic Times, 2 July 2011}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Communist Party of India
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Industry]]
| minister1 = [[Murasoli Maran]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12tn02.htm|publisher=Parliament of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
| minister1 = [[C. M. Ibrahim]]<ref>{{cite web|title=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|publisher= Rajya Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]
| minister1 = [[R. L. Jalappa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN09.htm|publisher=Parliament of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Social Welfare
| minister1 = [[Balwant Singh Ramoowalia]]<ref>{{URL|http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIpoliticians/INDIA/A_Z/R/Ramuwalia/BIO.htm}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]]
| minister1 = [[Birendra Prasad Baishya]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2064|publisher=Rajya of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Asom Gana Parishad
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Areas]]
| minister1 = [[Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=533|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Telugu Desam Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Forests and Environment
| minister1 = [[Saifuddin Soz]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/website/Biodata.asp?no=1794|publisher=Rajya of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| minister1 = [[Srikant Kumar Jena]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |title=Results|website= legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in|access-date=2021-04-27}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Janata Dal
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| minister1 = [[T. G. Venkatraman]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |title=Results|website= legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in|access-date=2021-04-27}}</ref>
| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1997
| minister1_termend = 19 March 1998
| minister1_party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
}}
|}

===Ministers of State===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! SI No.
! Name
! Constituency
! Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|-
| 1.
| [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]
| [[Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)|Eluru]]
| Minister of State for Commerce
| [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
| 2.
| [[Chandradeo Prasad Verma]]
| [[Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arrah]]
| Minister of State for Rural Areas and Employment
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 3.
| [[Dilip Ray]]
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Odisha|Rajya Sabha]]
| Minister of State for Steel, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 3.
| Capt. [[Jai Narain Prasad Nishad]]
| [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Muzaffarpur]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 4.
| [[Kanti Singh]]
| [[Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bikramganj]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Coal
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 5.
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
| [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kozhikode]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour with additional charges as Minister of State, Urban Affairs & Employment and Parliamentary Affairs:
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 6.
| [[Muhi Ram Saikia]]
| [[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]]
| Minister of State for Education and Human Resource Development
| [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}"|
|-
| 7.
| [[N. V. N. Somu]]
| [[Madras North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madras North]]
| Minister of State for Defence
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|-
| 8.
| [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]
| [[Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vaishali]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food and Consumer Affairs
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 9.
| [[Ramakant Khalap]]
| [[Panaji (Lok Sabha constituency)|Panaji]]
| Minister of State (Independent charge) for Law and Justice
| [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|MGP]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}"|
|-
| 10.
| Dr. [[Samudrala Venugopal Chary]]
| [[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]
| Minister of State for Agriculture
| [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
| 11.
| [[Satpal Maharaj]]
| [[Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Garhwal]]
| Minister of State for Finance
| [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)|AIIC(T)]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)}}"|
|-
| 12.
| Dr. [[Ummareddy Venkateswarlu]]
| [[Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenali]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs
| [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|-
| 13.
| [[T. R. Baalu]]
| [[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]]
| Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|-
| 13.
| [[Yoginder K Alagh]]
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Rajya Sabha]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|-
| 14.
| [[Maqbool Dar|Mohammad Maqbool Dar]]
| [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
| 15.
| [[Ratnamala Savanur]] (Jun 1997 - Mar 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3781.htm|access-date=2021-08-31|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref>
| [[Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi]]
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian federal ministries}}

[[Category:Indian union ministries]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Gujral administration]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 1997]]
[[Category:1998 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1998]]
[[Category:Janata Dal]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India]]
[[Category:Tamil Maanila Congress]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party]]
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
[[Category:Asom Gana Parishad]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party]]
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]

Gujral ministry - Revision history

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