Third Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry

Third Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry
23rd Ministry of Odisha
1995 – 1999
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha
Date formed	15 March 1995
Date dissolved	17 February 1999
People and organisations
Governor	B. Satya Narayan Reddy Gopala Ramanujam K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (Additional Charge) C. Rangarajan (Additional Charge)
Chief Minister	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
No. of ministers	27
Member parties	INC 81
Status in legislature	Majority 81 / 147 (55%)
Opposition party	JD BJD
Opposition leader	Biju Patnaik, JD Ashok Kumar Das, JD Ram Krushna Patnaik, BJD Prafulla Samal, BJD Satchidananda Dalal, BJD
History
Election	1995
Legislature terms	3 years, 339 days
Predecessor	Second Biju Patnaik ministry
Successor	Giridhar Gamang ministry

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was elected as the chief minister of Odisha following Indian National Congress party's victory in 1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. ^[1]

Brief History

Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik along with 2 deputy chief ministers and 2 Cabinet Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor B. Satya Narayan Reddy at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 15 March 1995. On 20 March 1995, 8 Cabinet Ministers, 4 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) and 5 Ministers of State were included in the Council of Ministers and on 14 January 1996, 2 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Ministers of State were included in the Council of Ministers.

On 18 August 1997, 1 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) was elevated to Cabinet Minister and on 24 August 1998, Entire Council of Ministers was reshuffled with addition of 1 Minister of State. ^[2]

Mr. Patnaik resigned on 13 December 1999 owning moral responsibility for the series of attacks on the minorities in the state. He continued as Care taker CM till 17 February 1999. ^[3]

Council of Ministers

Source

Portfolio	Portrait	Name	Tenure		Party
Chief Minister Home General Administration Energy Steel & Mines Agriculture Co-operation Women & Child Development Other departments not allocated to any Minister.		Janaki Ballabh Patnaik MLA from Begunia	15 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Excise Sports and Youth Affairs Commerce Labour & Employment Public Enterprises Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare				24 August 1998		INC
Panchayati Raj			9 May 1998	24 August 1998		INC
Housing Public Grievances & Pension Administration			9 May 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Finance			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Cabinet Minister
Deputy Chief Minister Water Resources Parliamentary Affairs		Basanta Kumar Biswal MLA from Tirtol	15 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Finance				24 August 1998		INC
Planning & Coordination			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Deputy Chief Minister Panchayati Raj Housing Public Grievances & Pension Administration		Hemananda Biswal MLA from Laikera	15 March 1995	9 May 1998		INC
Transport		Kahnu Charan Lenka MLA from Choudwar	15 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Revenue				24 August 1998		INC
		Jagannath Patnaik MLA from Nawapara	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Industries Textiles & Handlooms Handicraft & Cottage Industries		Niranjan Patnaik MLA from Ramchandrapur	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Environment Science & Technology		Prasanna Kumara Dash MLA from Baripada	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Law		Raghunath Patnaik MLA from Jeypore	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Forest School & Mass Education		Ulaka Rama Chandra MLA from Rayagada	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Higher Education		Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty MLA from Kendrapara	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Planning & Coordination				24 August 1998		INC
Tourism Culture		Bhupinder Singh MLA from Kesinga	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Information & Public Relations			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare		Habibulla Khan MLA from Nowrangpur	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Panchayati Raj			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Works		Harihar Swain MLA from Kabisuryanagar	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Forest Public Enterprises		Kishore Chandra Patel MLA from Sundargarh	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Labour & Employment		Durga Shankar Pattanayak MLA from Sambalpur	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Rural Development		Sk. Matlub Ali MLA from Mahanga	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Minister of State with Independent Charges
Urban Development		Amarnath Pradhan MLA from Athmallik	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Health & Family Welfare			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
		Jagannath Rout MLA from Dhamnagar	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Urban Development			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Information & Public Relations		Netrananda Mallick MLA from Chandbali	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Tourism Culture			24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Fisheries & Animal Resources Development		Prakash Chandra Debata MLA from Melchhamunda	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Sports and Youth Affairs		Gajadhar Majhi MLA from Talsara	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Excise		Suresh Kumar Routray MLA from Jatani	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Commerce		Nagarjuna Pradhan MLA from Udayagiri	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare		Mohan Nag MLA from Bhatli	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Minister of State
Panchayati Raj		Nabin Chandra Narayan Das MLA from Dhenkanal	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Women & Child Development		Bijaya Laxmi Sahoo MLA from Cuttack Sadar	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Co-operation		Rabindra Kumar Sethy MLA from Nimapara	20 March 1995	17 February 1999		INC
Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare		Gajadhar Majhi MLA from Talsara	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Sports and Youth Affairs		Suresh Kumar Routray MLA from Jatani	20 March 1995	24 August 1998		INC
Steel & Mines		Haladhar Karjee MLA from Ramagiri	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC
Agriculture		Ramakanta Mishra MLA from Ranpur	24 August 1998	17 February 1999		INC

References

1. "IndiaVotes AC: Orissa 1995". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
2. "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly . 14 September 2025.
3. "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.