Second and Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:15th
Jurisdiction:Andhra Pradesh
Flag:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh before 2014.svg
Date Formed:9 March 1985
Date Dissolved:2 December 1989
State Head:Shankar Dayal Sharma
Kumudben Joshi
Political Parties:Telugu Desam Party
Legislature Status:Majority
Opposition Leader:Mogaligundla Baga Reddy
Election:1985
Legislature Term:4 years
Successor:Second Marri Chenna Reddy ministry
Flag Width:125
State Head Title:Governor
Government Head Title:Chief Minister

The Second and Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry (or also known as 15th ministry of Andhra Pradesh) formed the executive branch of the Government of Andhra Pradesh after the Telugu Desam Party securing majority seats in the 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

The state cabinet of Andhra Pradesh was sworn with a total of 15 ministers along with N. T. Rama Rao.[1] [2]

In 1984 cabinet was reshuffled

SI No. Name Constituency Department TenureParty
1.TirupatiMinister of Major irrigation, Power, Major Industries, General Administration, All-India Services, Law and Order, Law, Handlooms & Textiles and all residual subjects 19841989TDP
2.Kunduru Jana ReddyChalakurthiAgriculture, Co-operative, Marketing, Forest, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Weights & Measures, C.A.D., Transport, Roads & Buildings, Housing Panchayath Raj, Rural water scheme and Sanitation19841988TDP
3.Thummala Nageswara RaoSathupalliMinor Irrigation Minister19851989TDP
4.Pathivada Narayanaswamy NaiduNellimarla19851989TDP
5.Thota SubraraoJaggampeta19851989TDP
6.Chegondi Venkata Harirama JogaiahNarasapuramHome Minister19851988TDP
7.G. Nagi ReddyDharmavaramMinister of Handloom and Minor Irrigation.19851988TDP
8.Ponnapureddy Siva ReddyJammalamaduguMinister of Labour19851988TDP
9.Kodela Siva Prasada RaoNarasaraopetHome Minister19851988TDP
10.M.S.S. Koteswara RaoMangalagiriMinister of Health & Medical Education19851988TDP
11.Vasanta Nageswara RaoNandigamaHome Minister19851988TDP
12.C. RamachandraiahKadapaMinister of Endowments19851989TDP
13.K. Chandrashekar RaoSiddipetMinister of Drought & Relief19851989TDP
14.Makineni Peda RathaiahPratipaduMinister of Medium Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Drainage, Irrigation Development Corporation, Ground Water Development19851989TDP
15.Daggubati Venkateswara RaoParchurMinister of Medical and Health Services19871989TDP
16.Nettem RaghuramJaggayyapetaExcise Minister19851989TDP
17.N. M. D. FarooqNandyalaMunicipal urban development minority welfare.19881989TDP
18.Chikkala Ramachandra RaoTallarevuMinister of Primary Education, Employment, Training19851989TDP
19.K. Ramachandra RaoMedakMinister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Rural Water Supply, Employment Generation19851989TDP
20.G. Ramarao BoathMinister for Tribal Welfare.19851989TDP
21.Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao AvanigaddaMinister of Endowments. 19851989TDP
22.Dadi Veerabhadra RaoAnakapalleMinister of Information & Public Relations. 19851989TDP
23.Yanamala Ramakrishnudu TuniMinister of Co-Operation19851988TDP
24.K. Pratibha Bharati SrikakulamMinister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfare19851989TDP
25.P. Indra Reddy ChevellaMinister for Education, Labour and Employment19851989TDP
26.Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao UnukuruHome Minister19881989TDP
27.K. E. Krishnamurthy DhoneIrrigation Minister19851989TDP
28.Ashok Gajapathi Raju VizianagaramMinister of Commercial Taxes19851989TDP
29.P. Mahendranath Achampet19851989TDP
30.Mudragada Padmanabham PratipaduExcise Minister19851988TDP
31.Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu PutturuMinister of Higher Education, including College Education, & Intermediate Education19881989TDP
32.Motkupalli Narasimhulu Thungathurthi19851989TDP
33.Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy KovurRevenue Minister19881989TDP
34.Pusapati Anand Gajapathi Raju Bheemili19851989TDP
35.Mootha Gopalakrishna Kakinada19881989TDP
36.Dhulipalla Veeriah Chaudhary PonnurRevenue Minister19881989TDP
37.Makineni Peda Rathaiah Prathipadu19851989TDP
38.Damacharla Anjaneyulu Kondapi19881989TDP
39.Mukku Kasi Reddy KanigiriSericulture Minister19881989TDP
40.Anam Ramanarayana Reddy AtmakurMinister for Roads and Building.19851989TDP
41.Alimineti Madhava Reddy BhongirMinister of Home affairs, Jails, Fire services,19851989TDP
42.B Vishwa Mohan Reddy YemmiganurMinister of Municipal Administration19871989TDP
43.Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Kovvuru19881989TDP
44.R.Rajagopala Reddy Lakkireddypalle19851989TDP
45.S. Ramachandra Reddy PenukondaMinister for Industry and Ports.19851989TDP
46.Muddasani Damodar Reddy Kamalapur19851989TDP
47.Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu NarsipatnamMinister of Technical Education19851989TDP
48.Reddy Satyanarayana Madugula19851989TDP
49.J. R. Pushpa Raju Tadikonda19881989TDP
50.Koneru Nageswara Rao Kothagudem19851989TDP
51.N. Yethiraja Rao ChennurMinister of Endorsements, Housing A. P. Housing Board, Weaker Sections, Housing Including A. P. Housing Corporation.19851989TDP
52.Nimma Raja Reddy CheriyalFinance Minister and Power and Handlooms Minister.19851989TDP
53.D. Satyanarayana NizamabadMinister of Mines and Geology19851989TDP
54.Aleti Mahipal Reddy ArmurMinister of Forests19851989TDP
55.Malyala Rajaiah AndoleMinister of Finance and Power19851989TDP
56.Karnam Ramachandra Rao Medak19851989TDP
57.Kommareddy Surender Reddy MedchalMinister of Forest & Environment and Animal Husbandry.19851989TDP
58.Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao Sanathnagar19851989TDP
59.A. Chandra Sheker Vikarabad19851989TDP
60.Byreddy Sheshasaireddy Nandikotkur19881989TDP
61.Gurram Narayanappa Uravakonda19851989TDP
62.H. B. Narase Gowd Madakasira19851989TDP
63.Patnam Subbaiah Palamaner19851989TDP

First N. T. Rama Rao ministry (1983 to 1984)

SI No. Name Constituency Department Party
1.TirupatiGeneral Administration, Services, Law and Order, ScheduIed Castes and Scheduled Tribes Cell, 20 points programme, State Committee on National Integratioa, Elections, Accommodation, Minorities Commission. Home, Police, Prisons, Passports, Arms Act, Information & Public Relations, Cinematograph act & Rules, Development of Film Industry, Film Development Corporation, Major Industries including establishment of Industries Departments, Paper, Cement, Sugar cane Development Sugar including Khandasari and Jagger mines and Geology including development of Limestone, Granite etc., Coal, Small scale Industry, Handloom and Textiles, Sericulture, Science, Technology, Environmental Control, Printing and Stationery, Commerce and Export Promotion, Nizam Sugar Factory, A. P, Industrial Development Corporation A. P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, A, P. mining Corporation Leather Industries Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Singareni Collieries Company Limited Khadi and Village Industries, State Trading Corporation, Oil and Gas based industries including Fertilisers planning. Bureau of economics and Statistics, Godavari Valley Development Authority.TDP
2.Nadendla Bhaskara RaoVemuruFinance, Small savings, State Lotteries, Minister, Finance. Commercial Taxes, Energy.TDP
3.Srinivasulu Reddy NallapareddyKovurWorks, Roads & Buildings, Irrigation, Highways, Roads & Buildings, PWD Workshops under control of Chief Engineers, Roads & Buildings concurrent subjects relating to Railway and Posts and Telegraphs, civil Aviation and ports, Irrigation, Flood control and Drainage, ground Water investigation and Development, A.P. State Construction Corporation Andhra Pradesh, Irrigation Development Corporation, Engineering Research Laboratories.TDP
4.Sirigireddi Ramamuni ReddyKadapaHealth & Medical, Health and Medical Education, Prevention of Adulteration of Food and Drugs, Indian medicine, Population control and Family WelfareTDP
5.Mohammed ShakirKadiriTourism and Wakfs, Tourism Development Corporation, Flying and Gliding Clubs, Wakfs and Urdu Academy.TDP
6.Kunduru Jana ReddyChalakurthiAgriculture including Food production Horticulture, Farmers welfare, Co-operation Forests including Zoological and Botanical parks, Coffee plantations, Animal Husbandry including Development of poultry and Sheep and Pig Rearing Fisheries, common area Development A.P.state Agro Industries Corporation Diary Development Federation, Meat poultry Development corporation, Milk Supply Schemes, Forest Development Corporation, Fisheries Development Corporation, marketing, weights & Measures warehousing Corporation.TDP
7.T. Jeevan ReddyJagtialExcise, Excise including Government Distilleries and Molasses Control.TDP
8.K. Pratibha BharatiSrikakulamMinister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfareTDP
9.Yanamala Rama KrishnuduTuniLaw and Courts, Legislature Affair including Legislators Hostels and Legislator's Housing, Municipal Administration including Municipal, Corporations, Urban Development Authorities Town Planning Trust, Slum Clearance, Urban Water Supply and Drainage including Hyderabad, City Water Works, Housing other than Weaker Sections, Housing A.P. Housing BoardTDP
10.M. Ramachardra RaoKhairatabadLabour including Industrial Relations Welfare of Labour including Employees, State Insurance and Welfare of Agriculture Labour, Employment Services, Special Employment Scheme A.P.Rajya Sainik Board.TDP
11.Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi RajuBheemunipatnamEducation, Primary, Secondary & collegiate including A. P. Open University Technical Education including Industrial Training and Apprenticeship, Literary and Scientific Associations, cultural affairs, visiting cultural delegations, Academies and Auditorium Ravindra Bharathi, Residential Schools Development of Mordern Official Languages, History of Freedom movement, public Libraries, sports, sports council youth services Archives, Archaeology and Museums, state council for Educational Research and Training.TDP
12.Karanam Ramachandra RaoMedakPanchayat Raj, Rural Development, National Employment programme, Rural water supply including protected water supply schemes for Villages, rural Development and integrated Development programmes.TDP
13.Eli AnjaneyuluTadepalligudemEndowments, Land Revenue, Land Reforms, Urban Land Ceilings, Registration & Stamps, Atiyat and jagir Administration, Debt Settlement Board, Survey & Settlement, Estate Abolition, Welfare of Freedom Fighters, Administration of Chief Ministers Relief Fund, Rural Indebtedness and Rural Agricultural Indebtedness, Relief of Distress due to natural calamities, Societies Registration Act, Indian partnership Act, Food and Civil Supplies, Public Distribution System including distribution of subsidised Foodgralns.TDP
14.Sangam Reddy SatyanarayanaHanamkondaTransport MinisterTDP
15.P. MahendranathAchampetaRevenue, Land Reforms and Civil Supplies.TDP

Notes and References

  1. News: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet to meet in Vizag on June 12 Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 2014-06-10. dna. en-US. 2017-01-09.
  2. News: India Today . Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao ministry reshuffle raises many eyebrows . 7 January 2024 . 1987 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107154152/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870731-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-nt-rama-rao-ministry-reshuffle-raises-many-eyebrows-799131-1987-07-30 . 7 January 2024 . en.