Narayanasamy ministry

Narayanasamy ministry
19th Ministry of the Union Territory of Puducherry
V. Narayanasamy Hon'ble Chief Minister of Puducherry
Date formed	6 June 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	Lt Governor Kiran Bedi Tamilisai Soundararajan
Head of government	V. Narayanasamy
No. of ministers	6
Member parties	Indian National Congress Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Status in legislature	Majority(Alliance Government) 17 / 30 (57%)
Opposition party	All India N.R. Congress
Opposition leader	N. Rangaswamy
History
Election	2016
Outgoing election	2021
Legislature terms	4 years, 261 days
Predecessor	Third N. Rangaswamy ministry
Successor	Fourth N. Rangaswamy ministry

V. Narayanasamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry on 6 June 2016. Here is the list of ministers: ^[1]

Cabinet ministers

Ministers sworn on 6 June 2016: ^[2]

Colour key for parties
Indian National Congress

№.	Name Portfolio (Constituency)	Departments & Works Allotted (Ministries)		Party
1	V. 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

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

1. A. Namassivayam held this portfolio until his resignation from ministry and Congress party during January 2021. ^[3]

References

1. "Ministers: Government of Puducherry". Py.gov.in. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "Puducherry Elections 2016 - Results, Cabinet Ministers and News Updates".
3. "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. DC Correspondent, ed. (7 June 2016). "Puducherry' CM, ministers take oath in the name of God". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2024.{{cite web}}: |editor= has generic name (help)