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Second Chaliha ministry

The Second Chaliha ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bimala Prasad Chaliha.[1] The Ministry lasted from 22 March 1962[2] to 1967.[3]

Second Chaliha ministry
Date formed22 March 1962
Date dissolved16 March 1967
People and organisations
GovernorS. M. Shrinagesh
Vishnu Sahay
Chief MinisterBimala Prasad Chaliha
Member parties
Opposition partyAHL
History
Election1962
Outgoing election1967
PredecessorChaliha I
SuccessorChaliha III

History

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Komol Kumari Barua was appointed a Minister of State on 23 April 1966, becoming the third female Assamese minister.[4]

Ministers

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PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency
  • Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
  • Department of Appointments
  • Department of Home
  • Department of Political
  • General Administration Department
  • Secretariat Administration Department
  • Department of Information and Publicity
  • Department of Minority Affairs
  • Department of Public Works (Roads and Buildings)
  • All other departments not allocated to any other minister.[5]
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSonari
  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Law
  • Minister of Panchayats
  • Minister of Community Projects
  • Minister of Wakf Property
1 March 19622 April 1966 INCJania
  • Minister of Power (Electricity)
  • Minister of Industries (including Cottage Industries)
  • Minister of Planning and Development
  • Minister of Town and Country Planning
  • Minister of Labour
  • Minister of Statistics
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCBiswanath
  • Minister of Revenue
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister of Forests
  • Minister of Political Sufferers
Siddhinath Sarma
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCRangiya
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Co-operation
  • Minister of Tourism
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSamaguri
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Excise
  • Minister of Printing and Stationery
Baidyanath Mookerjee
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCRatabari
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Pisciculture
  • Minister of Veterinary and Livestock
  • Minister of Flood Control and Irrigation
  • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSilchar East
  • Minister of Supply
  • Minister of Trade and Commerce
  • Minister of Registration and Stamps
  • Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSidli
  • Minister of Khadi and Village Industries
  • Minister of Sericulture and Weaving
  • Minister of Jails
Mahendra Nath Hazarika
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCRaha
  • Minister of Tribal Areas
  • Minister of Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Minister of Municipal Administration
  • Minister of Social Welfare
Chatrasing Teron
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCMikir Hills West

Ministers of State

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PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency
Minister of State for Public Works (Roads and Buildings)1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSibsagar
Minister of State for Revenue
Radhika Ram Das
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCPalasbari
  • Minister of State for Community Projects
  • Minister of State for Tribal Areas
  • Minister of State for Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Minister of State for Power (Electricity)
Emonsingh Sangma
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCPhulbari

Deputy Ministers

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PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency
  • Deputy Minister of Tribal Areas
  • Deputy Minister of Welfare of Backward Classes
  • Deputy Minister of Cooperatives
  • Deputy Minister of Forests
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCDhakuakhana
  • Deputy Minister of Education
  • Deputy Minister of Social Welfare
Komol Kumari Barua
23 April 196616 March 1967 INCKatonigaon
  • Deputy Minister of Panchayats
  • Deputy Minister of Community Projects
Devendra Nath Hazarika
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCSaikhowa

Parliamentary Secretary

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PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency
Parliamentary Secretary for Relief and Rehabilitation
Sai Sai Terang
1 March 196216 March 1967 INCMikir Hills East

References

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  1. ↑ "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.
  3. ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Rao, V. Venkata; Hazarika, Niru (1983). A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Assam. S. Chand.
  5. ↑ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.
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