The Third Sukhadia ministry was the council of ministers headed by Mohan Lal Sukhadia in Rajasthan after the 1962 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. It served during the third Rajasthan Legislative Assembly until President’s rule was imposed in March 1967.
Background and tenure The Indian National Congress held 89 of the 176 seats, with 87 seats held by the opposition and other parties. The Rajasthan Year Book and Who’s Who, 1963 records eight ministers and ten deputy ministers, with their portfolio allocations, as of March 1963. The list below therefore represents the March 1963 composition and not necessarily every later reshuffle.
Council of ministers Ministers (March 1963) No. Minister Office/portfolio 1 Mohan Lal Sukhadia Chief Minister; General Administration, Political, Appointments, Revenue, Panchayats, Community Development, Cooperation, large and mineral-based industries and mines, Planning, Housing and Statistics 2 Haribhau Upadhyaya Education, Industries (excluding large and mineral-based industries), Civil Supplies and Devasthan 3 Mathura Das Mathur Home, Law and Legal Remembrancer, Judicial, Legislative Assembly and Elections, and Publicity 4 Nathu Ram Mirdha Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Major Irrigation Projects, and State Industrial and Mineral Enterprises 5 Harish Chandra Public Works, Transport, Power and Printing Presses 6 B. K. Kaul Finance, Excise and Taxation 7 Bhikha Bhai Irrigation excluding major projects, Forests, Labour, Ayurveda, Social Welfare, and Relief and Rehabilitation 8 Barkatullah Khan Medical, Public Health, Local Self-Government and Town Planning
Deputy ministers (March 1963) No. Minister Office/portfolio 1 Daulat Ram Major Irrigation, Local Self-Government and Ayurveda 2 Kamla Beniwal Planning and Development, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Famine Relief, and State Enterprises 3 Prabha Misra Medical, Public Health, Social Welfare, and Law and Legal Remembrancer 4 Parasram Maderna Power, General Administration, Relief and Rehabilitation, and Judicial 5 Bhawani Shankar Nandwana Public Works, Labour, Panchayats, and Community Development 6 Ram Prasad Ladha Revenue, Devasthan and Mines 7 Chandan Mal Baid Industries and Finance 8 Dinesh Rai Dangi Medium and Minor Irrigation, Khadi and Village Industries, and Small Savings 9 Niranjan Nath Acharya Education, Forests, and Excise and Taxation 10 Bhim Singh Home, Transport and Cooperation
See also Government of Rajasthan Chief Minister of Rajasthan Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
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