Second C. Achutha Menon ministry

Second Achutha Menon Ministry

6th Cabinet of Kerala
1970–1977
Date formed4 October 1970
Date dissolved25 March 1977
People and organisations
Head of governmentC. Achutha Menon
Member partyCommunist Party of India
Indian National Congress
Indian Union Muslim League
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kerala Congress
Praja Socialist Party
Status in legislatureCoalition Majority
78/133 (59%)


Opposition partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
History
Election1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
PredecessorFirst Achutha Menon Ministry
SuccessorFirst K. Karunakaran Ministry

The Council of Ministers (1970–77) of Legislative Assembly, Kerala state (better known as C. Achutha Menon ministry - second term) was the Council of Ministers, the executive wing of state government, in the Indian state of Kerala. The ministry was led (Chief Minister) by Communist Party of India leader C. Achutha Menon from 4 October 1970 to 25 March 1977 and had twenty three ministers at various periods.[1]

Ministers

Minister Ministry/Portfolio
1 C. Achutha Menon Chief Minister
2 N. E. Balaram Minister for Industries
3 P. K. Raghavan Minister for Harijan Welfare and Housing
4 P. S. Sreenivasan Minister for Transport & Electricity
5 T. K. Divakaran Minister for Public Works & Tourism (Expired on 19-01-1976)
6 Baby John Minister for Revenue & Labour
7 C. H. Mohammed Koya Minister for Education & Home
8 K. Avukader Kutty Naha Minister for Food & Local Administration
9 N.K.Balakrishnan Minister for Agricultural, Health & Co-operation
10 M. N. Govindan Nair Minister for Transport, Electricity and Housing
11 T. V. Thomas Minister for Industries
12 K. Karunakaran Minister for Home Affairs
13 K.T.George Minister for Finance (Expired on 03-04-1972)
14 Vakkom Purushothaman Minister for Agriculture & Labour
15 K.G.Adiyodi Minister for Forests, Food & Finance
16 Vella Eacharan Minister for Devaswoms ,

Harijan Welfare , Community Development , Colonization and Settlement.

17 Paul P. Mani Minister for Food & Civil Supplies
18 Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty Minister for Education
19 K. M. Mani Minister for Finance
20 R. Balakrishna Pillai Minister for Transport
21 K.Pankajakshan Minister for Public Works
22 K. M. George Minister for Transport (Expired on 11-12-1976)
23 K. Narayana Kurup Minister for Transport

Resignations

N K Seshan resigned w.e.f. 2 April 1970 and O. Koran resigned w.e.f. 1 August 1970 That was first Achutha menon ministry.

See also

References

  1. ^ "+++++++++++++ official website of INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT OF KERALA +++++++++++++". Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.