# Shastri ministry

Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. In his ministry, the ministers were as follows.

## Cabinet
### Cabinet Ministers
#### Key

* $^†$ Died in office
* $^{RES}$ Resigned
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of External Affairs | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 17 July 1964 | INC |
| Minister of External Affairs | Swaran Singh | 18 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Finance | T. T. Krishnamachari | 9 June 1964 | 31 December 1965 | INC |
| Minister of Finance | Sachindra Chaudhuri | 1 January 1966 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Gulzarilal Nanda | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Education | M. C. Chagla | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Defence | Yashwantrao Chavan | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Railways | S. K. Patil | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Law and Justice and Communications | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Indira Gandhi | 2 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Industry | Ram Subhag Singh | 9 June 1964 | 13 June 1964 | INC |
| Minister of Industry | Swaran Singh | 9 June 1964 | 18 July 1964 | INC |
| Minister of Industry | H. C. Dasappa | 19 July 1964 | 29 October 1964 | INC |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil Aviation | Satya Narayan Sinha | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Irrigation and Power | H. C. Dasappa | 9 June 1964 | 19 July 1964 | INC |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Damodaram Sanjivayya | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Steel and Mines | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Rehabilitation | Mahavir Tyagi | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | Humayun Kabir | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of Works and Housing | Mehr Chand Khanna | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Commerce and Textiles and Jute | Manubhai Shah | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Cultural Affairs | Nityanand Kanungo | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Transport | Raj Bahadur | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Community Development and Cooperation | S. K. Dey | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Health | Sushila Nayyar | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (Home Affairs) | Jaisukh lal Hathi | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (External Affairs) | Lakshmi N. Menon | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (Labour and Employment) | Kotha Raghuramaiah | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) | O. V. Alagesan | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Social Security and Cottage Industries | Ram Subhag Singh | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Supply | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State(Irrigation and Power) | K. L. Rao | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of Planning | Bali Ram Bhagat | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (Food and Agriculture) | A.M. Thomas | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | INC |
| Minister of State (Revenue and Expenditure) | C. M. Poonacha | 2 January 1966 | 11 January 1966 | INC |