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
Date dissolved22 February 2021
People and organisations
Head of state
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Head of government
V. Narayanasamy
No. of ministers
6
Member parties
Status in legislature
Majority(Alliance Government)
Opposition party
All India N.R. Congress
Opposition leader
N. Rangaswamy
History
Election2016
Outgoing election
2021
Legislature terms4 years, 261 days
PredecessorThird Rangaswamy ministry
SuccessorFourth 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
2 Vacant[note 1]
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works including Public Health Division
  • Local Administration
  • Excise
  • Town & Country Planning
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Economics & Statistics
  • Stationery & Printing
3 Malladi Krishna Rao
Cabinet Minister
(Yanam)
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Tourism & Civil Aviation
  • Fisheries
  • Housing
  • Sports & Youth Affairs
  • Art & Culture
  • Science & Technology
INC
4 M. 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
5 M. O. H. F. Shahjahan
Cabinet Minister
(Kalapet)
  • Revenue
  • Industries & Commerce
  • Transport
  • Information Technology
  • Forest
  • Wakf Board
  • Minority Affairs
INC
6 R. 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. Name Constituency Portfolio Party Term of office
Took office Left office Duration
Cabinet Ministers
1. A. Namassivayam Villianur
  • Public Works including Public Health Division
  • Local Administration
  • Excise
  • Town & Country Planning
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Economics & Statistics
  • Stationery & Printing
INC 7 June 2016[4] 25 January 2021 4 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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