Narayanasamy ministry explained

Cabinet Type:	Ministry
Cabinet Number:	19th
Jurisdiction:	the Union Territory of Puducherry
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	6 June 2016
Government Head:	V. Narayanasamy
State Head:	Lt Governor Kiran Bedi Tamilisai Soundararajan
Members Number:	6
Political Parties:	Indian National Congress Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Legislature Status:	Majority(Alliance Government)
Opposition Leader:	N. Rangaswamy
Election:	2016
Last Election:	2021
Legislature Term:	4 years, 261 days
Previous:	Third N. Rangaswamy ministry
Successor:	Fourth N. Rangaswamy ministry

V. Narayanasamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry on 6 June 2016. Here is the list of ministers:^[1]

Cabinet ministers

Ministers sworn on 6 June 2016:^[2]

№.	Name Portfolio	Departments & Works Allotted (Ministries)		Party
1	V. Narayanasamy Chief Minister	Planning and Finance General Administration Home	Hindu Religious Institutions Irrigation and Flood Control Law	INC
2	Vacant Cabinet Minister	Public Works including Public Health Division Local Administration Excise Town & Country Planning	Animal Husbandry Economics & Statistics Stationery & Printing
3	Malladi Krishna Rao Cabinet Minister	Health & Family Welfare Tourism & Civil Aviation Fisheries Housing	Sports & Youth Affairs Art & Culture Science & Technology	INC
4	M. Kandasamy Cabinet Minister	Social Welfare Women and Child Development Adi-Dravidar Welfare Backward Classes Welfare Co-operation	Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Labour and Employment Pollution Control Science, Technology and Environment Port	INC
5	M. O. H. F. Shahjahan Cabinet Minister	Revenue Industries & Commerce Transport Information Technology	Forest Wakf Board Minority Affairs	INC
6	R. Kamalakannan Cabinet Minister	Electricity Education including Collegiate Education Agriculture DRDA	Community Development Fire Services Sainik Welfare	INC

Previous Cabinet Ministers

Sr. No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Party		Term of office
						Took office	Left office	Duration
Cabinet Ministers
1.	A. Namassivayam	Villianur	Public Works including Public Health Division Local Administration Excise Town & Country Planning Animal Husbandry Economics & Statistics Stationery & Printing		INC	7 June 2016^[3]	25 January 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministers: Government of Puducherry . Py.gov.in . 2012-06-29 . 2019-06-05.
2. Web site: Puducherry Elections 2016 - Results, Cabinet Ministers and News Updates.
3. Web site: Puducherry' CM, ministers take oath in the name of God. 2024-06-12 . Deccan Chronicle. DC Correspondent. 2016-06-07.