Third Chaliha ministry

Third Chaliha ministry
Third Chaliha ministry
Date formed	1967
Date dissolved	11 November 1970
People and organisations
Governor	Vishnu Sahay; Braj Kumar Nehru
Chief Minister	Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Member parties	INC;
Opposition party	AHL
History
Election	1967
Predecessor	Chaliha II
Successor	Choudhry ministry

The Third Chaliha ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bimala Prasad Chaliha.^[1] The Ministry lasted from 1967 to 11 November 1970.^[2]

Ministers

Cabinet


Name	Portfolios	Constituency	Party
Bimala Prasad Chaliha Chief Minister	Home^[3] Political General Administration Secretariat Administration Information and Public Relations Minority Affairs Tourism Town and Country Planning Municipal Administration Transport Statistics Other portfolios not allocated to other ministers	Sonari	INC
Cabinet Ministers
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy	Finance Labour	Biswanath	INC
Biswadev Sarma	Power (Electricity) Mines and Minerals Industries (and Cottage industries)	Balipara	INC
Chatrasing Teron	Tribal areas Backward classes Soil conservation	Howraghat	INC
Joy Bhadra Hagjer	Education	Haflong	INC
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	Revenue Forests Flood control Irrigation Parliamentary Affairs	Gauhati East	INC
Ramesh Chandra Barooah	Supply Excise Trade and commerce	Dibrugarh	INC
Lakshmi Prasad Goswami	Agriculture Veterinary and Livestock Panchayat (including development and cooperation)	Jamunamukh	INC
Satindra Mohon Dev	Health^[4] Relief and Rehabilitation Registration and stamps Printing and stationery	Silchar	INC
Mohendra Nath Hazarika	Jails Khadi and village industries Sericulture and weaving Fisheries	Bokani	INC
Abdul Matlib Mazumdar	Law Political sufferers Social Welfare	Hailakandi	INC
Ministers of State
Syed Ahmed Ali	Education Wakf property	Dhubri	INC
Padma Kumari Gohain	Social Welfare Relief Rehabilitation	Moran	INC
Prabin Kumar Choudhury	Transport Parliamentary Affairs	Boko	INC
Devendra Nath Hazarika	Community development Panchayat	Saikhowa	INC
Altaf Hussain Mazumdar	Public Works (roads and buildings) Department	Barkhola	INC
Ranendra Basumatry	Revenue Forests Welfare of Backward Classes	Udalguri	INC
Deputy Ministers
Sai Sai Terang	Tribal Areas Welfare of Backward Classes	Bokajan	INC
Dandi Ram Dutta	Agriculture Flood control Irrigation	Kalaigaon	INC

References

^ "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).
^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
^ All-India Civil List: A Complete Directory of the Indian Civil and Administrative Services and Other Higher Services Under the Union and the State Governments. [Manager of Publications], Ministry of Home Affairs. 1969.
^ Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1967). Assam Legislative Assembly Debates: Official report.

[1] "Chaliha ministry" (PDF).

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

[3] All-India Civil List: A Complete Directory of the Indian Civil and Administrative Services and Other Higher Services Under the Union and the State Governments. [Manager of Publications], Ministry of Home Affairs. 1969.

[4] Assembly, Assam (India) Legislature Legislative (1967). Assam Legislative Assembly Debates: Official report.

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