Ministry of Surface Transport
The Ministry of Surface Transport was a branch of the Government of India. It was the apex body for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to surface transport in India.
History
The Department of Surface Transport, within the Ministry of Transport, was renamed as the Ministry of Surface Transport with effect from 22 October 1986.[1] The next development was that this ministry was reorganised into the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways. This took place on the 15 October 1999.[1]
The ministry was bifurcated, into the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with effect from 17 November 2000.[1][2]
List of ministers of surface transport
Name | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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Rajesh Pilot (MoS, Independent Charge) | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | Indian National Congress | Rajiv Gandhi | |
K. P. Unnikrishnan | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | Janata Dal (National Front) | V. P. Singh | |
Manubhai Kotadia | 10 November 1990 | 26 April 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | |
Chandra Shekhar | 26 April 1991 | 21 June 1991 | |||
Jagdish Tytler (MoS, Independent Charge) | 21 June 1991 | 15 September 1995 | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
M. Rajasekara Murthy (MoS, Independent Charge) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | |||
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
T. G. Venkatraman | 1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (United Front) | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | |
Sedapatti R. Muthiah | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1998 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (National Democratic Alliance) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
M. Thambidurai | 8 April 1998 | 8 April 1999 | |||
Nitish Kumar | 9 April 1999 | 5 August 1999 | Janata Dal (United) (National Democratic Alliance) | ||
Jaswant Singh | 5 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | ||
Nitish Kumar | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | Janata Dal (United) (National Democratic Alliance) | ||
Rajnath Singh[3] | 22 November 1999 | 7 November 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
References
- ^ a b c "Department of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Profile". International Association of Ports and Harbors. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ N. K. Kurup (13 November 2000). "Bifurcation of Surface Transport Ministry -- For better or worse?". Business Line. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Council of Ministers" (PDF).
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