Sadashiva Tripathy was sworn in as the chief minister of Orissa following resignation of Biren Mitra.
Brief history After 1961 Assembly election, Congress returned to power in the state with Shri Biju Patnaik as the Chief Minister. Under Kamaraj Plan, Shri Patnaik resigned on 1963 and Shri Biren Mitra was sworn in as CM. With rising dissatisfaction with his style of governance and mounting corruption allegations, Shri Mitra step down as CM.
Shri Sadashiva Tripathy along with 6 Cabinet ministers and 7 Deputy ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ajudhiya Nath Khosla at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 21 February 1965.
Shri Tripathy resigned on 8 March 1967 following Congress's defeat in 1967 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister Finance Industries Planning & Coordination Mines & Geology Irrigation & Power Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Sadashiva Tripathy21 February 19658 March 1967 Commerce Revenue (excluding Registration of Deeds, Documents, Mahammedan Marriage and control of Offices in Registration Department) Forestry Community Development & Panchayati Raj21 February 19653 September 1966 Matters relating to Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Hindu Religious Endowment in Law3 September 19668 March 1967Cabinet Minister Political and Services Home Supply Labour & Employment HousingNilamani Routray21 February 196525 February 1967 Commerce Forestry3 September 1966 Education TransportSatyapriya Mohanty21 February 19658 March 1967 Works3 September 1966 Works (excepting Public Health Engineering) Excise3 September 19668 March 1967Health (excluding Local Self Government)P. Venkat Jagannath Rao21 February 19658 March 1967Tribal & Rural WelfareToyaka Sangana21 February 196527 February 1967 Registration of Deeds, Documents, Mahammedan Marriage and control of Offices in Registration Department in Revenue3 September 1966 Law Local Self Government in HealthBanamali Babu21 February 19653 September 1966 Law (excluding Matters relating to Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Hindu Religious Endowment) Local Self Government in Health3 September 19668 March 1967 Agriculture Co-operationRam Prasad Mishra21 February 196525 February 1967 Animal Husbandry3 September 1966 Community Development & Panchayati Raj3 September 196625 February 1967Deputy Minister Irrigation & Power Betterment levy of water rate & cess in RevenuePrahlad Mallik21 February 19658 March 1967 Finance3 September 1966 EducationSaraswati Pradhan21 February 19658 March 1967Forestry Mines & GeologySantosh Kumar Sahu21 February 19658 March 1967 Cultural Affairs3 September 1966 Co-operation3 September 19668 March 1967 Labour & Employment Housing ExciseChandra Mohan Singh21 February 19658 March 1967 Registration in Revenue Jails in Home3 September 1966 Revenue3 September 19668 March 1967 Industries Commerce TransportChittaranjan Naik 21 February 196526 February 1967 Community Development & Panchayati Raj Public Relations in HomeAnupa Singh Deo21 February 19658 March 1967 Agriculture Animal HusbandryMadan Mohan Pradhan2 October 196326 February 1967 Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Deputy Ministers Central Cuttack 2 – Prahlad MallikChittaranjan Naik Puri 1 Satyapriya Mohanty – Balasore 1 Nilamani Routray – Mayurbhanj 2 – Chandra Mohan SinghSantosh Kumar Sahu Northern Sambalpur 2 Banamali Babu Saraswati Pradhan Sundergarh 0 – – Keonjhar 0 – – Dhenkanal 1 – Madan Mohan Pradhan Balangir 1 Ram Prasad Mishra – Southern Ganjam 1 P. Venkat Jagannath Rao – Kalahandi 1 – Anupa Singh Deo Koraput 2 Sadashiva Tripathy (Chief Minister)Toyaka Sangana – Phulbani 0 – –
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