# Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry

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The Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 11th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election which resulted in the formation of a majority government by the Indian National Congress party under the leadership of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 Agriculturists, 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former Princely state rulers.
The ministry also included 2 ministers from Northeast India.

## Council of Ministers
### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of Science and Technology Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Shankarrao Chavan | 31 December 1984 | 11 March 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 14 March 1986 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Buta Singh | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Defence | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 31 December 1984 | 29 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of Defence | Rajiv Gandhi | 29 September 1985 | 24 January 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Defence | V. P. Singh | 24 January 1987 | 12 April 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Defence | K. C. Pant | 12 April 1987 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of External Affairs | Bali Ram Bhagat | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of External Affairs | P. Shiv Shankar | 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of External Affairs | N. D. Tiwari | 22 October 1986 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Rajiv Gandhi | 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of External Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Finance | V. P. Singh | 31 December 1984 | 24 January 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Finance | Rajiv Gandhi | 24 January 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Finance | N. D. Tiwari | 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Finance | Shankarrao Chavan | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Planning | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of Planning | Rajiv Gandhi | 14 January 1985 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Planning | P. Shiv Shankar | 25 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Programme Implementation to form Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation. |
| Minister of Programme Implementation | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 25 September 1985 | 4 May 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Programme Implementation | Rajiv Gandhi | 4 May 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible |
| Minister of Programme Implementation | P. Shiv Shankar | 25 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Planning to form Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation. |
| Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | P. Shiv Shankar | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | Madhavsinh Solanki | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Commerce and Supply | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Commerce and Supply | V. P. Singh | 14 January 1985 | 30 March 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Supply and Textiles. |
| Minister of Commerce | V. P. Singh | 30 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of Commerce | Khurshed Alam Khan | 25 September 1985 | 15 November 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Commerce | Arjun Singh | 15 November 1985 | 20 January 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Commerce | P. Shiv Shankar | 20 January 1986 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Commerce | N. D. Tiwari | 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Commerce | Dinesh Singh | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Supply and Textiles | Chandrashekhar Singh | 30 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Textiles. |
| Minister of Textiles | Khurshed Alam Khan | 15 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Textiles | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 22 October 1986 | 15 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Textiles | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 15 February 1988 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs | Veerendra Patil | 14 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Industry. |
| Minister of Industry | N. D. Tiwari | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Industry | Jalagam Vengala Rao | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Veerendra Patil | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Industry. |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | Rao Birender Singh | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | 25 September 1985 | 27 January 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | P. Shiv Shankar | 27 January 1986 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | H. K. L. Bhagat | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | Sukh Ram | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Buta Singh | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Agriculture. |
| Minister of Agriculture | Buta Singh | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Gurdial Singh Dhillon | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Bhajan Lal | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | B. Shankaranand | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Energy. |
| Minister of Water Resources | B. Shankaranand | 25 September 1985 | 22 August 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Water Resources | Rajiv Gandhi | 22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Water Resources | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 10 November 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Water Resources | Dinesh Singh | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Water Resources | B. Shankaranand | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Water Resources | M. M. Jacob | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Energy | Vasant Sathe | 25 September 1985 | 3 September 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Energy | Makhan Lal Fotedar | 3 September 1988 | 19 September 1988 | INC | Additional charge during leave of Vasant Sathe. |
| Minister of Energy | Vasant Sathe | 19 September 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Works and Housing | Abdul Ghafoor | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Urban Development. |
| Minister of Urban Development | Abdul Ghafoor | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Urban Development | Mohsina Kidwai | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Labour | T. Anjaiah | 31 December 1984 | 20 January 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Labour | P. A. Sangma | 20 September 1986 | 6 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Labour | Makhan Lal Fotedar | 6 February 1988 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Labour | Jagdish Tytler | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Labour | Bindeshwari Dubey | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | H. K. L. Bhagat | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 31 December 1984 | 31 March 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Law and Justice | P. Shiv Shankar | 31 March 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Bindeshwari Dubey | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Law and Justice | B. Shankaranand | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 31 December 1984 | 24 June 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 24 June 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Motilal Vora | 14 February 1988 | 24 January 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 24 January 1989 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Rafique Alam | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Department of Civil Aviation. |
| Minister of Tourism | H. K. L. Bhagat | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Tourism | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 12 May 1986 | 15 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Tourism | Rajiv Gandhi | 15 July 1987 | 28 July 1987 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Tourism | Jagdish Tytler | 28 July 1987 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Tourism | Mohsina Kidwai | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. |
| Minister of Railways | Bansi Lal | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Shipping and Transport and Department of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Transport. |
| Minister of Shipping and Transport | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Merged with Ministry of Railways and Department of Civil Aviation to form Ministry of Transport. |
| Minister of Transport | Bansi Lal | 25 September 1985 | 4 June 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Transport | Rajiv Gandhi | 4 June 1986 | 24 June 1986 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Transport | Mohsina Kidwai | 24 June 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Surface Transport, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Civil Aviation. |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Jagdish Tytler | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Motilal Vora | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. |
| Minister of Education | K. C. Pant | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Human Resource Development. |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 25 September 1985 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | P. Shiv Shankar | 25 June 1988 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Bhajan Lal | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Petroleum | Nawal Kishore Sharma | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Petroleum and Natural Gas. |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Nawal Kishore Sharma | 25 September 1985 | 20 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Chandrashekhar Singh | 20 October 1986 | 9 July 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | N. D. Tiwari | 9 July 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Brahm Dutt | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal | Vasant Sathe | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines, and Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy). |
| Minister of Steel and Mines | K. C. Pant | 25 September 1985 | 12 April 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Steel and Mines | Vasant Sathe | 12 April 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of Steel and Mines | Makhan Lal Fotedar | 25 July 1987 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | V. N. Gadgil | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Ajit Kumar Panja | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | H. K. L. Bhagat | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Communications | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | Arjun Singh | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Communications | Vasant Sathe | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of Communications | Vir Bahadur Singh | 25 June 1988 | 30 May 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Communications | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 May 1989 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of Communications | Giridhar Gamang | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |

### Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Social Welfare | Maragatham Chandrasekar | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Welfare. |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Welfare | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Railways | Madhavrao Scindia | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Surface Transport | Rajesh Pilot | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Shivraj Patil | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Dulari Sinha | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Arif Mohammad Khan | 12 August 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | P. A. Sangma (States) | 25 September 1985 | 20 January 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Arun Nehru (Internal Security) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 14 March 1986 | 14 June 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ghulam Nabi Azad (States) | 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | P. Chidambaram | 24 June 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Chintamani Panigrahi | 22 October 1986 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Santosh Mohan Dev (Internal Security) | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Khurshed Alam Khan | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | K. R. Narayanan | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Eduardo Faleiro | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | K. Natwar Singh | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | K. K. Tewary | 25 June 1988 | 22 April 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Janardhana Poojary | 31 December 1984 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | B. K. Gadhvi (Expenditure) | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Brahm Dutt | 24 January 1987 | 25 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Ajit Kumar Panja (Revenue) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Eduardo Faleiro (Economic Affairs) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Departments of Science and Technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Electronics, and Ocean Development | Shivraj Patil | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Departments of Science and Technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Electronics, and Ocean Development | K. R. Narayan | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | K. R. Narayanan | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | Ajit Kumar Panja | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | Sukh Ram | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation | Biren Sing Engti | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Sukh Ram (Defence Production and Supplies) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Arun Singh (Defence Research and Development Organisation) | 25 September 1985 | 18 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Shivraj Patil (Defence Production) | 22 October 1986 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Santosh Mohan Dev | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Chintamani Panigrahi (Defence Production and Supplies) | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Dumar Lal Baitha (Defence Production and Supplies) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Yogendra Makwana (Health) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Saroj Khaparde | 12 May 1986 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Supply | P. A. Sangma | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | Brahm Dutt | 12 May 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Company Affairs | Arif Mohammad Khan | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Industry. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh (Chemicals and Petrochemicals) | 25 September 1985 | 18 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | M. Arunachalam (Industrial Development) | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | K. K. Tewary (Public Enterprises) | 12 May 1986 | 23 July 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | P. Namgyal (Chemicals and Petrochemicals) | 4 July 1989 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Chandulal Chandrakar | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Renamed as Agriculture. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Yogendra Makwana (Agriculture and Cooperation) | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | K. Natwar Singh (Fertilizers) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Ramanand Yadav (Rural Development) | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | R. Prabhu (Fertilizers) | 22 October 1986 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Janardhana Poojary (Rural Development) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Hari Krishna Shastri (Agriculture Research and Education) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Shyamlal Yadav (Agriculture and Cooperation) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Arun Nehru (Power) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Arif Mohammad Khan (Power) | 25 September 1985 | 26 February 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Sushila Rohatgi (Power) | 12 May 1986 | 9 May 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Coal) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal | K. Natwar Singh (Steel) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Steel and Mines, and Department of Coal (Ministry of Energy). |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Ram Dulari Sinha (Mines) | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Ramanand Yadav (Mines) | 14 February 1988 | 12 April 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Yogendra Makwana | 14 February 1988 | 2 October 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines | Mahaveer Prasad (Mines) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | Madhavrao Scindia | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged to form Ministry of Transport. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Madhavrao Scindia (Railways) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Rajesh Pilot (Surface Transport) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Jagdish Tytler (Civil Aviation) | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Margaret Alva | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 31 December 1984 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Sitaram Kesri | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Sheila Dikshit | 12 May 1986 | 2 September 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | M. M. Jacob | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | P. Namgyal | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Radhakishan Malviya | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice | H. R. Bhardwaj | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions and Administrative Reforms | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (Personnel and Administrative Reforms) | 31 December 1984 | 15 March 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions and Administrative Reforms | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | 15 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions and Administrative Reforms | Shivraj Patil | 25 September 1985 | 4 October 1985 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | P. Chidambaram | 20 January 1986 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Department of Culture | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Human Resource Development. |
| Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC | Merged into Ministry of Human Resource Development. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Sushila Rohatgi (Education and Culture) | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Margaret Alva (Women and Child Development, Youth Affairs and Sports) | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi (Education and Culture) | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi (Education) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Krishna Sahi (Culture) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Ashok Gehlot | 31 December 1984 | 24 August 1985 | INC | Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Civil Aviation. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism | Santosh Mohan Dev | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism | Giridhar Gamang | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | Vir Sen | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | Sumati Oraon | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development | Dalbir Singh | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies | Ajit Kumar Panja | 19 February 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 22 October 1986 | 7 September 1987 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Sushila Rohatgi | 24 June 1986 | 22 October 1986 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources | Krishna Sahi | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | Sheila Dikshit | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | S. Krishna Kumar | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | K. K. Tewary | 22 April 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles | Rafique Alam | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles | Saroj Khaparde | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | INC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Santosh Mohan Dev | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Giridhar Gamang | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour | Radhakishan Malviya | 4 July 1989 | 2 September 1989 | INC |

### Deputy Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | P. Chidambaram | 25 September 1985 | 27 September 1985 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | P. Chidambaram (Textiles) | 27 September 1985 | 4 October 1985 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare | Giridhar Gamang | 25 September 1985 | 15 February 1988 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare | Sumati Oraon | 15 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | S. Krishna Kumar | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions | P. Chidambaram | 4 October 1985 | 20 January 1986 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions | Biren Sing Engti (Personnel and Training) | 12 May 1986 | 4 June 1986 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions | Biren Sing Engti | 4 June 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Textiles | S. Krishna Kumar | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | S. Krishna Kumar | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways | Mahaveer Prasad | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies | Dumar Lal Baitha | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Rafique Alam | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour | Radhakishan Malviya | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Surface Transport | P. Namgyal | 15 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Radhakishan Malviya | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | P. Namgyal | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | INC |

### Parliamentary Secretaries

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | Oscar Fernandes | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | Ahmed Patel | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | Arun Singh | 1 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | INC |