Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry

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Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry
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21st Ministry of Andhra Pradesh
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Date formed11 October 1999
Date dissolved14 May 2004
People and organisations
Governor C. Rangarajan
Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
Member parties  Telugu Desam Party
Status in legislature Majority
180 / 294(61%)
Opposition party  Indian National Congress
Opposition leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ( Leader of the opposition )
History
Election 1999
Outgoing election 1994
Legislature term5 years
Predecessor First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry
Successor First Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry

The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry (or also known as 21stministry of Andhra Pradesh) of the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 11 October 1999 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister following the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The cabinet was sworn in a simple ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad. Initially the chief minister and eight other ministers of his council of ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by the then Governor C. Rangarajan.

Contents

The cabinet was later expanded and reshuffled for four times citing several reasons on different occasions during the five year tenure to end on 14 May 2004. [1] [2]

Background

The 1999 Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly elections were swept by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The TDP bagged 180 seats in the election and formed the government. N. Chandrababu Naidu incumbent chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh continued to be the chief minister for the second term. [3] The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu Ministry was initially constituted with a nine member council consisting of the chief minister and other eight ministers on 11 October 1999 with a formal oath taking ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad constituted by the then Governor C Rangarajan. The eight ministers constituted a combination of seven cabinet rank ministers and one minister of state. The cabinet was expanded by inducting twenty six new ministers, Increasing the strength of the cabinet to thirty five. Besides the chief minister, the council consisted of twenty six cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state on 22 October 1999. [4] Later with the assassination of the incumbent cabinet rank minister Alimineti Madhava Reddy on 7 March 2000, his wife Uma Madhava Reddy was inducted into the cabinet to substitute the vacant ministry post on 6 November 2000. [5]

Later with the death of the incumbent minister Karnam Ramachandra Rao on 13 May 2002 due to ill health [6] and the resignation of other two incumbent ministers, where the Suddala Devaiah, minister of state quit of murder charge on 17 June 2002 [7] [8] and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy in September 2002 on allegations in the involvement of the minister in a corruption, paved way for another set of expansion and reshuffling of the council. [9] On 11 September 2002, the council had a minor reshuffling with the ministerial duties of the existing ministers, and inducting three new ministers into the cabinet. [10] The council reshuffling majorly involved the induction of ministers from the Telangana region. [11] [12] The council further remained the same until the end of the legislative tenure i.e 14 May 2004. [13]

Prior to the minor council reshuffling in 2002, the council witnessed a major council reshuffling in 2001. On 26 November 2001, the council was reshuffled by dropping eight ministers and inducting eleven new ones. Council consisting of six cabinet-rank ministers and five ministers of state. The strength of the council stood at thirty nine ministers as of 2001, with twenty nine cabinet-rank ministers and ten ministers of state. [14]

Achievements

The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry witnessed the implementation of new reforms in the field of information and technology in the state of Andhra Pradesh. [15] [16] [17]

Council of Ministers

SI No.PortfolioMinisterConstituencyTenureParty
Took officeLeft office
Chief Minister
1.General Administration and all Other Departments not Allocated to a Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Kuppam 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
Cabinet Ministers
2.Finance, Commercial Tax, Excise, Legislative affairs, Planning and Revenue Ashok Gajapathi Raju Vizianagaram 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
3.Home affairs, Jails, Fire services, NCC, Sainik Welfare, Film Development Corporation and Cinematography Tulla Devender Goud Medchal 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
4.Home Affairs, Jails, Fire Service Alimineti Madhava Reddy Bhongir 11 October 19997 March 2000 TDP
5.TransportB. Vishwa Mohan Reddy Yemmiganur 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
6.Finance & Planning, Commercial Taxes, Legislative Affairs Yanamala Ramakrishnudu Tuni 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
7.Agriculture Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao Mylavaram 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
8.Roads, Building and Ports K. Vijayarama Rao Khairatabad 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
9.Medical and HealthAruna Sanakkayala Guntur-II 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
10.Forest & Environment and Science & Technology Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu Narispatnam 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
11.Law and CourtsP. Chandrasekhar Mahbubnagar 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
12.Municipal Administration, Urban Development, Minorities Welfare, Waqf, Urdu Academy N. M. D. Farooq Nandyal 22 October 199911 September 2002 TDP
Higher Education11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
13.Food, Civil Supplies, Legal Metrology, Consumer Affairs Nagam Janardhan Reddy Nagarkurnool 22 October 199911 September 2002 TDP
Health11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
14.Commercial TaxesLakshmi Padmavathi Parchur 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
15.Heavy Water Irrigation Projects Thummala Nageswara Rao Sathupalli 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
16.Minor Irrigation, A.P.I.D.C., Ground Water Development and SericultureK. E. Prabhakar Dhone 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
17.Women and Social Welfare Department K. Pushpaleela Ibrahimpatnam 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
18.Co-operationChikkala Ramachandra Rao Tallarevu 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
19.Higher EducationKarnam Ramachandra Rao Medak 22 October 199913 May 2002 TDP
20.Law and Justice, Stamps and Registrations and Municipal Administration Tammineni Sitaram Amadalavalasa 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
21.EndowmentsDandu Sivarama Raju Undi 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
22.Marketing, Social Welfare, Education and Irrigation Kadiyam Srihari Ghanpur (Station) 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
23.Mines and Geology Pocharam Srinivas Reddy Banswada 22 October 19995 September 2002 RES [lower-alpha 1] TDP
24.Energy, Coal and Boilers Kothapalli Subbarayudu Narsapuram 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
25.Minor Irrigation, Agriculture and Minister for Animal Husbandry Veera Reddy Bijivemula Badvel 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
26.Major Irrigation and Medium Irrigation Mandava Venkateshwara Rao Nizamabad Rural 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
27.Large Scale Industries Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao Chintalapudi 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
28.Information & Public Relations and Culture Naramalli Sivaprasad Chittoor 22 October 1999 [lower-alpha 2] 26 November 2001 TDP
29.Mines & Geology Uma Madhava Reddy Bhongir 6 November 200014 May 2004 TDP
30.Information & Broadcasting Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy Sarvepalli 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
31.Labour & Tourism Talasani Srinivas Yadav Secunderabad 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
32.Information Technology, Roads and Buildings Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy Sri Kalahasti 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
33.J. R. Pushparaj Tadikonda 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
34.P. Ramasubba Reddy Jammalamadugu 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
35.Major Irrigation and Medium Irrigation Kodela Siva Prasada Rao Narasaraopet 26 November 200111 September 2002 TDP
Panchayati Raj and Rural Development and Civil Supplies11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
36. Muddasani Damodar Reddy Kamalapur 11 September 2002 14 May 2004 TDP
37.Technical Education and Training Nerella Anjaneyulu Yellareddy 11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
38.Labour Pally Babu Mohan Andole 11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
39.C. Muthyam ReddyDommat11 September 200214 May 2004 TDP
Ministers of State
40.Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family WelfareSomineni Saraswati Kodur 11 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
41.Handlooms, Textiles, Printing and StationeryP. Bhumanna Adilabad 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
42.Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Kristappa Nimmala Gorantla 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
43.Labour and EmploymentC. Krishna Yadav Himayathnagar 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
44.Tribal Welfare and Disabled WelfareM. Mani Kumari Araku 22 October 199914 May 2004 TDP
45.Tourism and Sugar Enugala Peddi Reddy Huzurabad 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
46.HousingA. Prabhakar Reddy Alur 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
47.Technical Education, Industrial Training InstitutionsAlapati Rajendra Prasad Vemuru 22 October 199926 November 2001 TDP
48.Backward Classes Welfare and FisheriesN Narasimha Rao Bandar 22 October 1999 [lower-alpha 2] 14 May 2004 TDP
49.Damacharla Anjaneyulu Kondapi 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
50. Muddasani Damodar Reddy Kamalapur 26 November 200111 September 2002 TDP
51.Suddala DevaiahNarella26 November 200117 June 2002 RES TDP
52. Pathivada Narayanaswamy Naidu Bhogapuram 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP
53. Pothuganti Ramulu Achampet 26 November 200114 May 2004 TDP

Notes

  1. Date of resignation is unclear
  2. 1 2 Minister did not take oath on this mentioned date

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