Second Chaliha ministry

Second Chaliha ministry
Second Chaliha ministry
Date formed	22 March 1962
Date dissolved	1967
People and organisations
Governor	S. M. Shrinagesh; Vishnu Sahay
Chief Minister	Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Member parties	INC;
Opposition party	AHL
History
Election	1962
Outgoing election	1967
Predecessor	Chaliha I
Successor	Chaliha III

The Second Chaliha ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bimala Prasad Chaliha.^[1] The Ministry lasted from 22 March 1962^[2] to 1967.^[3]

History

Komol Kumari Barua was appointed a Minister of State on 23 April 1966, becoming the third female Assamese minister.^[4]

Ministers (December 1965)


Name	Portfolios	Constituency	Party
Bimala Prasad Chaliha Chief Minister	Appointment^[5] Home Political General Administration Department, Secretariat Administration Department Information and Publicity Minority Affairs, Public Works Department (Roads and Buildings) General Coordination of all Departments, Any other portfolios not allocated to ministers	Sonari	INC
Cabinet Ministers
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	Finance Law Panchayats Community Projects Wakf Property	Jania	INC
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy	Power (Electricity) Industries (and Cottage industries) Planning and Development Town and Country planning Labour Statistics	Biswanath	INC
Siddhi Nath Sarma	Revenue Transport Forests Political sufferers	Rangiya	INC
D. K. Barooah	Education Cooperation Tourism	Samaguri	INC
Baidyanath Mookerjee	Health Excise Printing and stationery	Ratabari	INC
Moinul Haque Chowdhury	Flood control and irrigation Agriculture Veterinary and livestock Pisciculture Parliamentary Affairs	Silchar East	INC
Rupnath Brahma	Supply Trade and commerce Registration and stamps Relief and rehabilitation	Sidli	INC
Mohendra Nath Hazarika	Khadi and Village industries Sericulture and weaving Jails	Raha	INC
Chatrasing Teron	Tribal areas Welfare of Backward Classes Municipal Administration Social Welfare	Mikir Hills West	INC
Ministers of State
Girindra Nath Gogoi	Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department	Sibsagar	INC
Radhika Ram Das	Revenue	Palasbari	INC
Emonsingh Sangma	Community project Tribal areas Welfare of Backward Classes Power (electricity)	Phulbari	INC
Deputy Ministers
Lolit Kumar Doley	Tribal areas Welfare of Backward Classes Cooperatives Forests	Dhakuakhana	INC
Komol Kumari Barua	Education Social Welfare	Katonigaon	INC
Devendra Nath Hazarika	Panchayats Community projects	Saikhowa	INC
Parliamentary secretary
Sai Sai Terang	Mikir Hills East		INC

References

^ "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).
^ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.
^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
^ Rao, V. Venkata; Hazarika, Niru (1983). A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Assam. S. Chand.
^ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.

[1] "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).

[2] Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.

[3] "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.

[4] Rao, V. Venkata; Hazarika, Niru (1983). A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Assam. S. Chand.

[5] Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1966). Debates; Official Report.

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