# Third Nehru ministry

The Third Jawaharlal Nehru ministry was formed on 17 April 1957 after the Indian National Congress won the 1957 general election with a vast majority.

## Ministry
### Key

* $^†$ Died in office
* $^{RES}$ Resigned

### Cabinet ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Finance (13 February-13 March 1958) Department of Atomic Energy | Jawaharlal Nehru | Second Nehru Ministry | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Finance | T. T. Krishnamachari | 17 April 1957 | 13 February 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Finance | Morarji Desai | 13 March 1958 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Govind Ballabh Pant | 17 April 1957 | 7 March 1961 | INC |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 4 April 1961 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Defence | V. K. Krishna Menon | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Railways | Jagjivan Ram | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Education | Abul Kalam Azad | First Nehru Ministry | 22 February 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Morarji Desai | 17 April 1957 | 13 March 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 13 March 1958 | 4 April 1961 | INC |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 4 April 1961 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Labour and Planning | Gulzarilal Nanda | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 17 April 1957 | 13 March 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | S. K. Patil | 13 March 1958 | 2 September 1959 | INC |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | P. Subbarayan | 2 September 1959 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel | Swaran Singh | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Works, Housing and Supply | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 17 April 1957 | 4 April 1961 | INC |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Ajit Prasad Jain | 17 April 1957 | August 1959 | INC |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | S. K. Patil | 2 September 1959 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | S. K. Patil | 17 April 1957 | 13 March 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | 13 March 1958 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Satya Narayan Sinha | First Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | B. V. Keskar | Second Nehru Ministry | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Rehabilitation and Minority Affairs | Mehr Chand Khanna | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Agriculture (Minister of Cooperation April 1957-December 1958) | Panjabrao Deshmukh | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Mines and Oil | Keshav Dev Malaviya | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Health | D. P. Karmarkar | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Commerce | Nityanand Kanungo | 17 April 1957 | 1957 | INC |
| Minister of State (Education and Scientific Research) | K. L. Shrimali | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Industry | Manubhai Shah | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of State (Home Affairs) | B. N. Datar | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Community Development (Minister of Community Development and Cooperation from December 1958) | S. K. Dey | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of State (Transport and Communications) | Raj Bahadur | Second Nehru ministry | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of State (Transport and Communications) | Humayun Kabir | 17 April 1957 | 13 March 1958 | INC |
| Minister of Scientific Research and Culture | Humayun Kabir | 13 March 1958 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |
| Minister of Law | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 17 April 1957 | Fourth Nehru Ministry | INC |
| Minister of Economic Affairs (Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure from May 1958) | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 13 March 1958 | 4 April 1961 | INC |
| Minister of State (Works, Housing and Supply) | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 4 April 1961 | Fourth Nehru ministry | INC |