Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was elected as the chief minister of Orissa following Indian National Congress party's victory in 1995 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
Brief history Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik along with 2 deputy chief ministers and 2 Cabinet Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor B. Satya Narayan Reddy at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 15 March 1995. On 20 March 1995, 8 Cabinet Ministers, 4 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) and 5 Ministers of State were included in the Council of Ministers and on 14 January 1996, 2 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Ministers of State were included in the Council of Ministers.
On 18 August 1997, 1 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) was elevated to Cabinet Minister and on 24 August 1998, Entire Council of Ministers was reshuffled with addition of 1 Minister of State.
Shri Patnaik resigned on 13 February 1999 owning moral responsibility for the series of attacks on the minorities in the state & furore over Anjana Mishra rape case. He continued as Care taker CM till 17 February 1999.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister Home General Administration Energy Steel & Mines Agriculture Co-operation Women & Child Development Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Janaki Ballabh Patnaik15 March 199517 February 1999 Excise Sports and Youth Affairs Commerce Labour & Employment Public Enterprises Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare24 August 1998 Panchayati Raj9 May 199824 August 1998 Housing Public Grievances & Pension Administration9 May 199817 February 1999 Finance24 August 199817 February 1999Cabinet Minister Deputy Chief Minister Water Resources Parliamentary AffairsBasanta Kumar Biswal15 March 199517 February 1999 Finance24 August 1998 Planning & Coordination24 August 199817 February 1999 Deputy Chief Minister Panchayati Raj Housing Public Grievances & Pension AdministrationHemananda Biswal15 March 19959 May 1998 TransportKahnu Charan Lenka15 March 199517 February 1999 Revenue24 August 1998 Jagannath Patnaik24 August 199817 February 1999 Industries Textiles & Handlooms Handicraft & Cottage Industries Niranjan Patnaik20 March 199517 February 1999 Environment Science & TechnologyPrasanna Kumara Dash20 March 199517 February 1999 Law Raghunath Patnaik20 March 199517 February 1999Forest School & Mass Education Ulaka Rama Chandra20 March 199524 August 1998 Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare24 August 199817 February 1999 Higher Education Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty20 March 199517 February 1999 Planning & Coordination24 August 1998 Tourism CultureBhupinder Singh20 March 199524 August 1998 Information & Public Relations24 August 199817 February 1999 Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Habibulla Khan20 March 199524 August 1998 Panchayati Raj24 August 199817 February 1999 Works Harihar Swain20 March 199517 February 1999 Forest Public Enterprises Kishore Chandra Patel24 August 199817 February 1999 Labour & Employment Durga Shankar Pattanayak24 August 199817 February 1999Rural Development Sk. Matlub Ali24 August 199817 February 1999Minister of State with Independent Charges Urban Development Amarnath Pradhan20 March 199524 August 1998 Health & Family Welfare24 August 199817 February 1999 Jagannath Rout20 March 199524 August 1998 Urban Development24 August 199817 February 1999 Information & Public Relations Netrananda Mallick20 March 199524 August 1998 Tourism Culture24 August 199817 February 1999 Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Prakash Chandra Debata20 March 199517 February 1999 Sports and Youth Affairs Gajadhar Majhi24 August 199817 February 1999 Excise Suresh Kumar Routray24 August 199817 February 1999 Commerce Nagarjuna Pradhan24 August 199817 February 1999 Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Mohan Nag24 August 199817 February 1999Minister of StatePanchayati Raj Nabin Chandra Narayan Das 20 March 199517 February 1999 Women & Child Development Bijayalaxmi Sahoo20 March 199517 February 1999 Co-operation Rabindra Kumar Sethy20 March 199517 February 1999 Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Gajadhar Majhi20 March 199524 August 1998 Sports and Youth Affairs Suresh Kumar Routray20 March 199524 August 1998 Steel & Mines Haladhar Karjee24 August 199817 February 1999 Agriculture Ramakanta Mishra24 August 199817 February 1999
Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State Northern Angul 1 – Amarnath Pradhan Balangir 0 – – Bargarh 2 – Prakash Chandra DebataMohan Nag Dhenkanal 1 – Nabin Chandra Narayan Das Deogarh 0 – – Jharsuguda 1Hemananda Biswal (Deputy CM) – Keonjhar 2 Niranjan Patnaik – Subarnapur 0 – – Sambalpur 1 Durga Shankar Pattanayak – Sundergarh 2 Kishore Chandra Patel Gajadhar Majhi Central Balasore 0 – – Bhadrak 2 – Netrananda MallickJagannath Rout Cuttack 3 Kahnu Charan LenkaSk. Matlub Ali Bijayalaxmi Sahoo Jagatsinghpur 1 Basanta Kumar Biswal (Deputy CM) – Jajpur 0 – – Khorda 2 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (Chief Minister) Suresh Kumar Routray Kendrapara 1 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty – Mayurbhanj 1 Prasanna Kumara Dash – Nayagarh 1 – Ramakanta Mishra Puri 1 – Rabindra Kumar Sethy Southern Boudh 0 – – Gajapati 1 – Haladhar Karjee Ganjam 1 Harihar Swain – Kalahandi 1 Bhupinder Singh – Kandhamal 1 – Nagarjuna Pradhan Koraput 1 Raghunath Patnaik – Malkangiri 0 – – Nabarangpur 1 Habibulla Khan – Nuapada 1 Jagannath Patnaik – Rayagada 1 Ulaka Rama Chandra –
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