K. Kamaraj ministry

K. Kamaraj was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madras State on 13 April 1954. K. Kamaraj ousted Rajaji on 31 March 1954 and was elected the leader of Congress Legislative Party. Kamaraj consolidated his position by offering ministerial position to leaders of Tamil Nadu Toilers Party and Commonweal Party.^[1]^[2]

First Ministry

Members of ministry who served between 13 April 1954 – 13 April 1957 under the Chief Ministership of Kamraj are

Minister	Portfolio
K. Kamaraj	Chief Minister; Minister of Public and Police in the Home Department
A. B. Shetty	Minister in charge of medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen
M. Bhaktavatsalam	Minister in charge of Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Cinchona, Rural Welfare, Community Projects, National Extension Scheme, Women's Welfare, Industries and Labour and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
C. Subramaniam	Minister in charge of Finance, Food, Education, Elections and Information and Publicity and Law (Courts and Prisons)
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker	Minister in charge of Land Revenue and Commercial Taxes and Rural Development.
Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi	Minister in charge of Public Works, Accommodation Control, Engineering Colleges, Stationery and Printing including Establishment questions of the Stationery Department and the Government Press
B. Parameswaran	Minister in charge of Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition
S. S. Ramasami Padayachi	Minister in charge of Local Administration

Following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, A. B. Shetty quit the Ministry on 1 March 1956 and his portfolio was shared between other ministers in the cabinet.

Kamaraj's council of ministers during kamaraja's second tenure as Chief Minister (1 April 1957 – 1 March 1962):^[3]

Minister	Portfolio
K. Kamaraj	Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
M. Bhaktavatsalam	Home
C. Subramaniam	Finance
R. Venkataraman	Industries
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker	Revenue
P. Kakkan	Works
V. Ramaiah	Electricity
Lourdhammal Simon	Local Administration

Kamaraj's council of ministers during his third tenure as Chief Minister (3 March 1962 – 2 October 1963):^[3]^[4]^[5]

Minister	Portfolio
K. Kamaraj	Chief Minister, Public Planning and Development (including Local Development Works, Women's Welfare, Community Projects and Rural Welfare), National Extension Scheme
M. Bhaktavatsalam	Finance and Education
Jothi Venkatachalam	Public Health
R. Venkataraman	Revenue
S. M. Abdul Majid	Local Administration
P. Kakkan	Agriculture
N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Mandradiar	Cooperation, Forests
G. Bhuvaraghan	Publicity and Information