The Council of Ministers (1970–77) of Legislative Assembly, Kerala state (better known as C. Achutha Menon ministry - second term) was the Council of Ministers, the executive wing of state government, in the Indian state of Kerala. The ministry was led (Chief Minister) by Communist Party of India leader C. Achutha Menon from 4 October 1970 to 25 March 1977 and had twenty three ministers at various periods.
Ministers MinisterMinistry/Portfolio1C. Achutha MenonChief Minister 2N. E. Balaram Minister for Industries3P. K. RaghavanMinister for Harijan Welfare and Housing4P. S. SreenivasanMinister for Transport & Electricity5T. K. DivakaranMinister for Public Works & Tourism (Expired on 19–01–1976)6Baby John Minister for Revenue & Labour7C. H. Mohammed Koya Minister for Education & Home8K. Avukader Kutty Naha Minister for Fisheries & Local Administration9N.K.Balakrishnan Minister for Agricultural, Health & Co-operation10M. N. Govindan Nair Minister for Transport, Electricity and Housing11T. V. Thomas Minister for Industries12K. Karunakaran Minister for Home Affairs13K.T.George Minister for Finance (Expired on 03–04–1972)14Vakkom Purushothaman Minister for Agriculture & Labour15K.G.Adiyodi Minister for Forests, Food & Finance16Vella Eacharan Minister for Devaswoms, Harijan Welfare, Community Development, Colonization and Settlement.17Paul P. Mani Minister for Food & Civil Supplies18Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty Minister for Education19K. M. Mani Minister for Finance20R. Balakrishna Pillai Minister for Transport21K.Pankajakshan Minister for Public Works22K. M. George Minister for Transport (Expired on 11–12–1976)23K. Narayana Kurup Minister for Transport
Resignations C.H. Mohammed Koya resigned on 1 March 1973 due to getting elected to Lok Sabha.
See also United Front (Kerala), the coalition that ruled the state from 1970 to 1977 and from 1977 to 1979
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20160708185932/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/ministers49_main.htm