Narayanasamy ministry

V. Narayanasamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry on 6 June 2016. Here is the list of ministers:[1]

Narayanasamy ministry
19th Ministry of the Union Territory of Puducherry
Date formed6 June 2016
People and organisations
Head of stateLt Governor Kiran Bedi
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Head of governmentV. Narayanasamy
No. of ministers6
Member parties
Status in legislatureMajority(Alliance Government)
17 / 30 (57%)
Opposition partyAll India N.R. Congress
Opposition leaderN. Rangaswamy
History
Election2016
Outgoing election2021
Legislature terms4 years, 261 days
PredecessorThird N. Rangaswamy ministry
SuccessorFourth N. Rangaswamy ministry

Cabinet ministers

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Ministers sworn on 6 June 2016:[2]

Colour key for parties
№.Name
Portfolio
(Constituency)
Departments & Works Allotted (Ministries)Party
1V. Narayanasamy
Chief Minister
(Nellithope)
  • Planning and Finance
  • General Administration
  • Home
  • Hindu Religious Institutions
  • Irrigation and Flood Control
  • Law
INC
2Vacant[note 1]
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works including Public Health Division
  • Local Administration
  • Excise
  • Town & Country Planning
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Economics & Statistics
  • Stationery & Printing
3Malladi Krishna Rao
Cabinet Minister
(Yanam)
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Tourism & Civil Aviation
  • Fisheries
  • Housing
  • Sports & Youth Affairs
  • Art & Culture
  • Science & Technology
INC
4M. Kandasamy
Cabinet Minister
(Bahour)
  • Social Welfare
  • Women and Child Development
  • Adi-Dravidar Welfare
  • Backward Classes Welfare
  • Co-operation
  • Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
  • Labour and Employment
  • Pollution Control
  • Science, Technology and Environment
  • Port
INC
5M. O. H. F. Shahjahan
Cabinet Minister
(Kalapet)
  • Revenue
  • Industries & Commerce
  • Transport
  • Information Technology
  • Forest
  • Wakf Board
  • Minority Affairs
INC
6R. Kamalakannan
Cabinet Minister
(Thirunallar)
  • Electricity
  • Education including Collegiate Education
  • Agriculture
  • DRDA
  • Community Development
  • Fire Services
  • Sainik Welfare
INC

Previous Cabinet Ministers

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Sr. No.NameConstituencyPortfolioPartyTerm of office
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Cabinet Ministers
1.A. NamassivayamVillianur
  • Public Works including Public Health Division
  • Local Administration
  • Excise
  • Town & Country Planning
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Economics & Statistics
  • Stationery & Printing
INC7 June 2016[4]25 January 20214 years, 232 days

Notes

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  1. ^ A. Namassivayam held this portfolio until his resignation from ministry and Congress party during January 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ministers: Government of Puducherry". Py.gov.in. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Puducherry Elections 2016 - Results, Cabinet Ministers and News Updates".
  3. ^ "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ DC Correspondent, ed. (7 June 2016). "Puducherry' CM, ministers take oath in the name of God". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2024.