The Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 11th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election which resulted in the formation of a majority government by the Indian National Congress party under the leadership of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi Ministry | |
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 13th ministry of the Republic of India | |
 Portrait of Rajiv Gandhi | |
| Date formed | 31 December 1984 |
| Date dissolved | 2 December 1989 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Zail Singh (until 25 July 1987) R. Venkataraman (from 25 July 1987) |
| Head of government | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Member party | Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Status in legislature | Majority 414 / 541 (77%) |
| Opposition party | None |
| Opposition leader | None |
| History | |
| Election | 1984 |
| Outgoing election | 1989 |
| Legislature terms | 4 years, 11 months and 2 days |
| Predecessor | First Rajiv Gandhi ministry |
| Successor | V. P. Singh ministry |
Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 Agriculturists, 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former Princely state rulers.[1]
The ministry also included 2 ministers from Northeast India.
Council of Ministers
editCabinet Ministers
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of Science and Technology Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | [2] | |||||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 11 March 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 14 March 1986 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Defence | 31 December 1984 | 29 September 1985 | INC | ||||||
| 29 September 1985 | 24 January 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 24 January 1987 | 12 April 1987 | INC | |||||||
| 12 April 1987 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of External Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 22 October 1986 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Finance | 31 December 1984 | 24 January 1987 | INC | ||||||
| 24 January 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Planning | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | ||||||
| 14 January 1985 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Programme Implementation to form Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation. | ||||||
| Minister of Programme Implementation | 25 September 1985 | 4 May 1987 | INC | ||||||
| 4 May 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible | ||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Planning to form Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation. | ||||||
| Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Commerce and Supply | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| 14 January 1985 | 30 March 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Supply and Textiles. | ||||||
| Minister of Commerce | 30 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||||||
| 25 September 1985 | 15 November 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 15 November 1985 | 20 January 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 20 January 1986 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Supply and Textiles | 30 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Textiles. | |||||
| Minister of Textiles | 15 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 22 October 1986 | 15 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 15 February 1988 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| 14 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Industry. | ||||||
| Minister of Industry | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Industry. | |||||
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||||||
| 25 September 1985 | 27 January 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 27 January 1986 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Agriculture. | |||||
| Minister of Agriculture | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Energy. | |||||
| Minister of Water Resources | 25 September 1985 | 22 August 1987 | INC | ||||||
| 22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 10 November 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |||||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Energy | 25 September 1985 | 3 September 1988 | INC | ||||||
| 3 September 1988 | 19 September 1988 | INC | Additional charge during leave of Vasant Sathe. | ||||||
| 19 September 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Works and Housing | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Urban Development. | |||||
| Minister of Urban Development | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Labour | 31 December 1984 | 20 January 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 20 September 1986 | 6 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 6 February 1988 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of Law and Justice | 31 December 1984 | 31 March 1987 | INC | ||||||
| 31 March 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | 31 December 1984 | 24 June 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 24 June 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 24 January 1989 | INC | |||||||
| 24 January 1989 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |||||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Department of Civil Aviation. | |||||
| Minister of Tourism | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 12 May 1986 | 15 July 1987 | INC | |||||||
| 15 July 1987 | 28 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 28 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. | ||||||
| Minister of Railways | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Shipping and Transport and Department of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Transport. | |||||
| Minister of Shipping and Transport | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Merged with Ministry of Railways and Department of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Transport. | |||||
| Minister of Transport | 25 September 1985 | 4 June 1986 | INC | ||||||
| 4 June 1986 | 24 June 1986 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||
| 24 June 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Surface Transport, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Civil Aviation. | ||||||
| Minister of Civil Aviation | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. | ||||||
| Minister of Education | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Human Resource Development. | |||||
| Minister of Human Resource Development | 25 September 1985 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Environment and Forests | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||||
| 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Petroleum | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Petroleum and Natural Gas. | |||||
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 25 September 1985 | 20 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 20 October 1986 | 9 July 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 9 July 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||||||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines, and Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy). | |||||
| Minister of Steel and Mines | 25 September 1985 | 12 April 1987 | INC | ||||||
| 12 April 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |||||||
| 25 July 1987 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||||||
| Minister of Communications | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||||
| 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 30 May 1989 | INC | |||||||
| 31 May 1989 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |||||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Social Welfare | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Welfare. | |||||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Welfare | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Railways | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Surface Transport | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation and Tourism | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||||
Ministers of State
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 12 August 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||||
P. A. Sangma (States) | 25 September 1985 | 20 January 1986 | INC | |||
Arun Nehru (Internal Security) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 14 March 1986 | 14 June 1986 | INC | ||||
Ghulam Nabi Azad (States) | 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 24 June 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 22 October 1986 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | ||||
| 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 25 June 1988 | 22 April 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | 31 December 1984 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||
B. K. Gadhvi (Expenditure) | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| 24 January 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | ||||
Ajit Kumar Panja (Revenue) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Departments of Science and Technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Electronics, and Ocean Development | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | ||||
| 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 25 September 1985 | 18 July 1987 | INC | ||||
| 22 October 1986 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||
| 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Yogendra Makwana (Health) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||
| 12 May 1986 | 4 July 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Supply | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Company Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Industry. | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | 25 September 1985 | 18 February 1988 | INC | |||
| 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 12 May 1986 | 23 July 1987 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 September 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Agriculture. | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||
K. Natwar Singh (Fertilizers) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||||
R. Prabhu (Fertilizers) | 22 October 1986 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Arun Nehru (Power) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||
Arif Mohammad Khan (Power) | 25 September 1985 | 26 February 1986 | INC | |||
Sushila Rohatgi (Power) | 12 May 1986 | 9 May 1988 | INC | |||
C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Coal) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal | K. Natwar Singh (Steel) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines, and Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy). | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Ram Dulari Sinha (Mines) | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||
Ramanand Yadav (Mines) | 14 February 1988 | 12 April 1988 | INC | |||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 October 1988 | INC | ||||
Mahaveer Prasad (Mines) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged to form Ministry of Transport. | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Madhavrao Scindia (Railways) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | ||
Rajesh Pilot (Surface Transport) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
Jagdish Tytler (Civil Aviation) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 31 December 1984 | 12 May 1986 | INC | ||||
| 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 12 May 1986 | 2 September 1989 | INC | ||||
| 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions and Administrative Reforms | 31 December 1984 | 15 March 1985 | INC | |||
| 15 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||||
| 25 September 1985 | 4 October 1985 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | 20 January 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Department of Culture | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Human Resource Development. | ||
| Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Human Resource Development. | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||
| 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | ||||
| 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
Krishna Sahi (Culture) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | 31 December 1984 | 24 August 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Civil Aviation. | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |||
| 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||||
| 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC | ||||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies | 19 February 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| 22 October 1986 | 7 September 1987 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 24 June 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |||
| 22 April 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |||
| 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |||
| 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour | 4 July 1989 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |||
Deputy Ministers
editParliamentary Secretaries
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | ||
| 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||
| 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |||