# Deve Gowda ministry

H. D. Deve Gowda was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 1 June 1996. In his initial ministry the ministers were as follows.

## Council of ministers
### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Power Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And all other subjects not allocated to any Minister. | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Welfare | Balwant Singh Ramoowalia | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | IND | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | C. M. Ibrahim | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | C. M. Ibrahim | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | C. M. Ibrahim (Civil Aviation) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Srikant Kumar Jena (Tourism) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Food Minister of Civil Prasad Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | Devendra Prasad Yadav | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment | M. Arunachalam | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |
| Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment | H. D. Deve Gowda | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Defence | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | |
| Minister of Industry | Murasoli Maran | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK | |
| Minister of Finance | P. Chidambaram | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) | |
| Minister of Railways | Ram Vilas Paswan | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | S. R. Bommai | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Surface Transport | T. G. Venkatraman | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK | |
| Minister of Rural Areas and Employment | Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP | |
| Minister of Agriculture | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Agriculture | Chaturanan Mishra | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | CPI | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Dilip Ray (Animal Husbandry and Dairying) | 29 June 1996 | 6 July 1996 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Agriculture | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (Animal Husbandry and Dairying) | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | RJD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Home Affairs | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Indrajit Gupta | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | CPI | |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Sis Ram Ola | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AIIC(T) | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | Beni Prasad Verma | 29 June 1996 | 10 July 1997 | SP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | Beni Prasad Verma | 10 July 1997 | 19 March 1998 | SP | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | 29 June 1996 | 21 February 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Saifuddin Soz | 21 February 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JKNC | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Saleem Iqbal Shervani | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Mines Minister of Steel | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Mines Minister of Steel | Birendra Prasad Baishya | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AGP | |
| Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | Yoginder K Alagh | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | IND | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Textiles | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Textiles | R. L. Jalappa | 29 June 1996 | 10 July 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Textiles | R. L. Jalappa | 10 July 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Labour | Balwant Singh Ramoowalia | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | IND | |
| Minister of Labour | M. Arunachalam | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) | |
| Minister of Commerce | Devendra Prasad Yadav | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |
| Minister of Commerce | Bolla Bulli Ramaiah | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Water Resources | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |
| Minister of Water Resources | Janeshwar Mishra | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | P. Chidambaram | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | P. Chidambaram (Company Affairs) | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Ramakant Khalap (Law and Justice) | 29 June 1996 | 26 July 1996 | MGP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of Company Affairs. |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Ramakant Khalap | 26 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | MGP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Ram Vilas Paswan | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Srikant Kumar Jena | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |
| Minister of Coal | S. R. Bommai | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |
| Minister of Coal | Kanti Singh | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 6 July 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | Dilip Ray | 6 July 1996 | 19 March 1998 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 21 February 1997 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | 21 February 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Beni Prasad Verma | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | SP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Beni Prasad Verma | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | SP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | S. R. Balasubramoniyan | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Kanti Singh | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Mohammed Taslimuddin | 1 June 1996 | 9 July 1996 | JD |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Maqbool Dar | 10 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Saleem Iqbal Shervani | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | SP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TDP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | Samudrala Venugopal Chary | 29 June 1996 | 21 February 1997 | TDP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | S. R. Balasubramoniyan | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan (Youth Affairs and Sports) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Muhi Ram Saikia (Education) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AGP |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | Satpal Maharaj | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AIIC(T) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | N. V. N. Somu | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | T. R. Baalu | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | 21 February 1997 | 21 April 1997 | JD |