Fourth Rangaswamy ministry explained

Cabinet Type:	Ministry
Cabinet Number:	19th
Jurisdiction:	the Union Territory of Puducherry
Flag Border:	true
Incumbent:	N. Rangaswamy
Upright:	0.74
Date Formed:	7 May 2021
Government Head:	N. Rangaswamy
State Head:	Lt Governor Kuniyil Kailashnathan
Members Number:	6
Former Members Number:	1
Total Number:	6
Political Parties:	All India N.R. Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Six Independents
Legislature Status:	Majority (Coalition)
Opposition Leader:	R. Siva
Election:	2021
Previous:	Narayanasamy ministry

After 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, N. Rangaswamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry on 7 May 2021.^{[1] [2]} According to a Puducherry Gazette notification dated 25 May 2021, "the President has been pleased to appoint" A Namassivayam, K Lakshminarayanan, C Djeacoumar and A K Sai J Saravana Kumar as Ministers in the cabinet.

Three ministers from AINRC are Lakshminarayanan,Thirumurugan and Djeacoumar, while the remaining are from BJP.^[3]

Chief Minister & Cabinet Ministers

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department		Party
1.	N. Rangaswamy Chief Minister	Thattanchavady	Finance. Planning. Port. General Administration. Local Administration. Revenue & Excise. Health & Family Welfare. Confidential & Cabinet.	Cooperation. Hindu Religious Institutions. Wakf Board. Science, Technology & Environment. Information & Publicity. Town & Country Planning. Any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.	AINRC
Cabinet Ministers
2.	A. Namassivayam	Mannadipet	Home. Electricity. Industries & Commerce.	Education including Collegiate Education. Sports & Youth Affairs. Sainik Welfare.	BJP
3.	K. Lakshminarayanan	Raj Bhavan	Public Works. Tourism & Civil Aviation. Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare.	Law. Information Technology. Stationery & Printing.	AINRC
4.	C. Djeacoumar	Mangalam	Agriculture. Animal Husbandry & Animal Welfare. Forest & Wildlife.	Social Welfare. Backward Class Welfare. Women & Child Development.	AINRC
5.	P. R. N. Thirumurugan	Karaikal North	Transport. Adi Dravidar Welfare. Housing.	Labour & Employment. Art & Culture. Economics & Statistics.	AINRC
6.	A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar	Ossudu	Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. DRDA. Community Development.	Urban Basic Services. Fire Services. Minority Affairs.	BJP

Previous Cabinet Ministers

Sr. No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Party		Term of office
						Took office	Left office	Duration
Cabinet Ministers
1.	Chandira Priyanga	Nedungadu	Transport Adi Dravidar Welfare Housing Labour & Employmen Art & Culture Economics & Statistics		AINRC	27 June 2021	10 October 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-05-07. AINRC leader N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister. The Indian Express. en.
2. Web site: 2021-05-05. N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister. 2021-05-05. India TV News. en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-06-25. Rangasamy-led Puducherry Govt to Get Its First Woman Minister in 40 Years, Cabinet Expansion on June 27. The Free Express Journal. en.