Second 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 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]

Council of ministers

In 1984 cabinet was reshuffled

SI No. Name Constituency Department Party
1.TirupatiMinister of Major irrigation, Power, Major Industries, General Administration, All-India Services, Law and Order, Law, Handlooms & Textiles and all residual subjects TDP
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 SanitationTDP
3.Thummala Nageswara RaoSathupalliMinor Irrigation MinisterTDP
4.Pathivada Narayanaswamy NaiduNellimarlaTDP
5.Thota SubraraoJaggampetaTDP
6.Chegondi Venkata Harirama JogaiahNarasapuramHome MinisterTDP
7.G. Nagi ReddyDharmavaramMinister of Handloom and Minor Irrigation.TDP
8.Ponnapureddy Siva ReddyJammalamaduguMinister of LabourTDP
9.Kodela Siva Prasada RaoNarasaraopetHome MinisterTDP
10.M.S.S. Koteswara RaoMangalagiriMinister of Health & Medical EducationTDP
11.Vasanta Nageswara RaoNandigamaHome MinisterTDP
12.C. RamachandraiahKadapaMinister of EndowmentsTDP
13.K. Chandrashekar RaoSiddipetMinister of Drought & ReliefTDP
14.Makineni Peda RathaiahPratipaduMinister of Medium Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Drainage, Irrigation Development Corporation, Ground Water DevelopmentTDP
15.Daggubati Venkateswara RaoParchurMinister of Medical and Health ServicesTDP
16.Nettem RaghuramJaggayyapetaExcise MinisterTDP
17.N. M. D. FarooqNandyalaMunicipal urban development minority welfare.TDP
18.Chikkala Ramachandra RaoTallarevuMinister of Primary Education, Employment, TrainingTDP
19.K. Ramachandra RaoMedakMinister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Rural Water Supply, Employment GenerationTDP
20.G. Ramarao BoathMinister for Tribal Welfare.TDP
21.Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao AvanigaddaMinister of Endowments. TDP
22.D. Veerabhadra Rao AnakapalleMinister of Information & Public Relations. TDP
23.Yanamala Ramakrishnudu TuniMinister of Co-OperationTDP
24.K. Pratibha Bharati SrikakulamMinister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfareTDP
25.P. Indra Reddy ChevellaMinister for Education, Labour and EmploymentTDP
26.Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao UnukuruHome MinisterTDP
27.K. E. Krishnamurthy DhoneIrrigation MinisterTDP
28.Ashok Gajapathi Raju VizianagaramMinister of Commercial TaxesTDP
29.P. Mahendranath AchampetTDP
30.Mudragada Padmanabham PratipaduExcise MinisterTDP
31.Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu PutturuMinister of Higher Education, including College Education, & Intermediate EducationTDP
32.Motkupalli Narasimhulu ThungathurthiTDP
33.Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy KovurRevenue MinisterTDP
34.Pusapati Anand Gajapathi Raju BheemiliTDP
35.Mootha Gopalakrishna KakinadaTDP
36.Dhulipalla Veeriah Chaudhary PonnurRevenue MinisterTDP
37.Makineni Peda Rathaiah PrathipaduTDP
38.Damacharla Anjaneyulu KondapiTDP
39.Mukku Kasi Reddy KanigiriSericulture MinisterTDP
40.Anam Ramanarayana Reddy AtmakurMinister for Roads and Building.TDP
41.Alimineti Madhava Reddy BhongirMinister of Home affairs, Jails, Fire services,TDP
42.B Vishwa Mohan Reddy YemmiganurMinister of Municipal AdministrationTDP
43.Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao KovvuruTDP
44.R.Rajagopala Reddy LakkireddypalleTDP
45.S. Ramachandra Reddy PenukondaMinister for Industry and Ports.TDP
46.Muddasani Damodar Reddy KamalapurTDP
47.Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu NarsipatnamMinister of Technical EducationTDP
48.Reddy Satyanarayana MadugulaTDP
49.J. R. Pushpa Raju TadikondaTDP
50.Koneru Nageswara Rao KothagudemTDP
51.N. Yethiraja Rao ChennurMinister of Endorsements, Housing A. P. Housing Board, Weaker Sections, Housing Including A. P. Housing Corporation.TDP
52.Nimma Raja Reddy CheriyalFinance Minister and Power and Handlooms Minister.TDP
53.D. Satyanarayana NizamabadMinister of Mines and GeologyTDP
54.Aleti Mahipal Reddy ArmurMinister of ForestsTDP
55.Malyala Rajaiah AndoleMinister of Finance and PowerTDP
56.Karnam Ramachandra Rao MedakTDP
57.Kommareddy Surender Reddy MedchalMinister of Forest & Environment and Animal Husbandry.TDP
58.Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao SanathnagarTDP
59.A. Chandra Sheker VikarabadTDP
60.Byreddy Sheshasaireddy NandikotkurTDP
61.Gurram Narayanappa UravakondaTDP
62.H. B. Narase Gowd MadakasiraTDP
63.Patnam Subbaiah PalamanerTDP

First N. T. Rama Rao ministry (1983 to 1985)

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.Tatiparthi 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.