Giridhar Gamang ministry

Giridhar Gamang ministry
24th Ministry of Odisha
1999
Giridhar Gamang Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha
Date formed	17 February 1999
Date dissolved	6 December 1999
People and organisations
Governor	C. Rangarajan (Additional Charge) M. M. Rajendran
Chief Minister	Giridhar Gamang
No. of ministers	27
Member parties	INC 81
Status in legislature	Majority 81 / 147 (55%)
Opposition party	BJD
Opposition leader	Satchidananda Dalal
History
Election	1995
Legislature term	292 days
Predecessor	Third Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry
Successor	Second Hemananda Biswal ministry

Giridhar Gamang was elected as the chief minister of Odisha in february 1999 after Janaki Ballabh Patnaik resigned as chief minister owning moral responsibility for the series of attacks on the minorities in the state. ^{[1] [2]}

Brief History

Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang along with 2 Cabinet Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Acting Governor C. Rangarajan at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 17 February 1999. On 22 February 1999, 12 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 7 Ministers of State were sworn into Council of Ministers and on 24 February 1999, another 2 Ministers of State were included in the Council of Ministers. ^[3] Mr. Gamang resigned on 6 December 1999 following mounting criticism of his handling of rescue and rehabilitation of the 1999 super cyclone. ^[4]

Council of Ministers

Source

Portfolio	Portrait	Name	Tenure		Party
Chief Minister Home General Administration Other departments not allocated to any Minister.		Giridhar Gamang MLA from Lakshmipur	17 February 1999	6 December 2000		INC
Cabinet Minister
Water Resources Agriculture Co-operation Parliamentary Affairs		Basanta Kumar Biswal MLA from Tirtol	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Rural Development Panchayati Raj		Kahnu Charan Lenka MLA from Choudwar	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Labour & Employment Public Enterprises		Durga Shankar Pattanayak MLA from Sambalpur	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Energy Health & Family Welfare		Niranjan Patnaik MLA from Ramchandrapur	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Higher Education Public Grievances & Pension Administration		Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty MLA from Kendrapara	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Works Urban Development Information & Public Relations		Bhupinder Singh MLA from Kesinga	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare School & Mass Education		Sk. Matlub Ali MLA from Mahanga	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Finance Law		Raghunath Patnaik MLA from Jeypore	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Revenue Fisheries & Animal Resources Development		Jagannath Patnaik MLA from Nawapara	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Schedule Tribes & Schedule Castes Development		Gajadhar Majhi MLA from Talsara	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Tourism Planning & Coordination		Netrananda Mallick MLA from Chandbali	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Women & Child Development		Saraswati Hembram MLA from Khunta	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Minister of State with Independent Charges
Transport		Prakash Chandra Debata MLA from Melchhamunda	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Excise Sports and Youth Affairs		Suresh Kumar Routray MLA from Jatani	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Commerce		Nabin Chandra Narayan Das MLA from Dhenkanal	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Textiles & Handlooms		Bijaya Laxmi Sahoo MLA from Cuttack Sadar	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Steel & Mines		Haladhar Karjee MLA from Ramagiri	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Minister of State
Industries		Debendranath Mansingh MLA from Chilika	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Health & Family Welfare		Anantaram Majhi MLA from Lakshmipur	22 February 1999	15 March 1999		INC
Fisheries & Animal Resources Development		Padma Lochan Panda MLA from Simulia	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Urban Development		Usha Rani Panda MLA from Aska	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
School & Mass Education		Ripunath Seth MLA from Bijepur	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Home Science & Technology Culture		Prasad Kumar Harichandan MLA from Satyabadi	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Forest and Environment		Surendra Singh Bhoi MLA from Saintala	22 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Rural Development Panchayati Raj		Parama Pujari MLA from Umarkote	24 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC
Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare		Ganeswar Behera MLA from Patamundai	24 February 1999	6 December 1999		INC

References

1. "Gomango sworn-in, to form ministry by Feb 22". The Indian Express. 18 February 1999. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
2. "Patnaik quits, race for CM hots up". The Indian Express. 13 February 1999. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
3. "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly . 14 September 2025.
4. PTI (31 October 2022). "I am victim of 'super politics', not 1999 Odisha super cyclone: Ex-CM Giridhar Gamang". ThePrint. Retrieved 14 September 2025.