Third Dhrubajyoti Roy ministry

Third Dhrubajyoti Roy ministry तृतीय ध्रुबज्योति रॉय मंत्रिमंडल
7th Ministry of Republic of Children's Group
Date formed	30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Date dissolved	30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
People and organisations
Head of state	Tanishkaa Patranabish (until 2 October 2016) Anoushkaa Patranabish (2 October to 13 December 2016) Sarala Baishya (acting) (from 13 December 2016)
Head of government	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Deputy head of government	Anoushkaa Patranabish (until 2 October 2016) Tanishkaa Patranabish (from 2 October 2016)
Member parties	Children's Group Secular Party   Children's Group Independent Party   Children's Group Freedom Party
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Election(s)	30 December 2016
Outgoing election	11 April 2016
Legislature term(s)	6th
Predecessor	Second Sarala Baishya ministry
Successor	Fourth Dhrubajyoti Roy ministry

The Third Dhrubajyoti Roy ministry (Hindi: तृतीय ध्रुबज्योति रॉय मंत्रिमंडल) was the 7th union council of ministers of the Republic of Children's Group which was formed after the April 2016 general election. The ministry, the third-ever union ministry to be headed by Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy, was formed on 11 April 2016 after the outstanding victory of the Secular Party in the nation's first-ever partisan election. The ministry remained in office until its dissolution on 30 December 2016 upon the re-election of prime minister Dhrubajyoti Roy as the prime minister.

History

The April 2016 general election resulted in the unexpected victory of the newly-formed Secular Party under the leadership of former president and prime minister Dhrubajyoti Roy. Roy defeated incumbent prime minister Sarala Baishya and her party, the Independent Party.

After the declaration of the results, the Secular Party formed an brief alliance with the Independent Party and subsequently appointed outgoing prime minister Sarala Baishya as a minister.

Composition

Group picture taken after the cabinet expansion ceremony on 10 July 2016. L to R, Minister of State (I/c) Saikat Seal, Vice President Arnab Sil, President Tanishkaa Patranabish, Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy and Deputy Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish.

The council of ministers which was formed and sworn-in on 11 April 2016. The ministry composed of Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy, Anoushkaa Patranabish was appointed as deputy prime minister marking the office's re-establishment after six years, six ministers were appointed with cabinet rank - Sarala Baishya, Asmi Patranabis, Arnab Sil, Abhiraj Kar, Mridul Amin and Rajdeep Deka; three ministers were appointed as ministers of state with independent charge - Anirban Phatowali, Manoj Chetry and Abhirup Patranabis; and five were appointed as ministers of state - Arnab Deka, Saikat Seal, Bishakha Das, Bhargab Jyoti Medhi and Arpan Deka.

Abhiraj Kar, who was a minister of state in the previous ministry was promoted as a cabinet minister while Arnab Deka, a cabinet minister in the previous ministry was demoted to be a minister of state.

Reshuffles

• On 14 May 2016, the Ministry of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign was created and Sampriti Paul and Sanghita Roy were inducted to the ministry. Sampriti Paul was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign while Sanghita Roy was appointed as the Minister of State in the same ministry.

• Upon the election of Arnab Sil as the Vice President on 29 May 2016, he was replaced as the Minister of Finance by outgoing vice president Bishnu Chetry. On the same day, Saikat Seal replaced Manoj Chetry as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Vice President's Office.

• A major reshuffle of the ministry took place on 10 July 2016 when Sarala Baishya, Arnab Deka, Sanghita Roy and Abhirup Patranabis were dropped from the ministry, while cabinet ministers Abhiraj Kar, Mridul Amin, Rajdeep Deka and Sampriti Paul were demoted to the rank of Minister of State (Independent Charge). Several new ministries and departments were also created on the same day.

• Following the creation of federal units of administration on 18 September 2016, ministers Saikat Seal, Sampriti Paul and Mridul Amin submitted their resignations. Saikat Seal was appointed as the Governor of North Guwahati while Mridul Amin was appointed as the Chief Minister of North Guwahati while Sampriti Paul was appointed as the Chief Minister of Central Guwahati. The portfolios held by the ministers were temporarily assigned to the other ministers, Home Minister Asmi Patranabis was appointed as the Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister Bishnu Chetry got the additional charge of the Ministry of Tax and Revenue while Social and Child Welfare Minister Abhiraj Kar was given the additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

• Deputy Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish was elected as the President on 2 October 2016 and resigned from the ministry and was replaced by outgoing president Tanishkaa Patranabish who was also appointed as the Minister of Finance and Salaries, while Bishnu Chetry was appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs. Home Minister Asmi Patranabis was appointed as the Minister of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign. Arnab Deka and his brother Arpan Deka were inducted as ministers of state.

• The Governor of Beltola Sanghita Roy was dismissed on 13 November 2016 and replaced by Anirban Phatowali, the minister of state (independent charge) in the Prime Minister's Office. Following his resignation from the ministry, his portfolio was assigned to Abhiraj Kar.

• On 27 November 2016, Vice President Arnab Sil resigned and Home Minister Bishnu Chetry was appointed as the Acting Vice President and thereupon resigned from the ministry. The portfolios of Home Affairs, Law and Justice were assigned to Deputy Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish in addition to her existing portfolios.

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Note:

• MoS (I/C) - Minister of State (Independent charge)

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Notes
Prime Minister And also in-charge of all important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Dhrubajyoti Roy	11 April 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Deputy Prime Minister	Anoushkaa Patranabish	11 April 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Tanishkaa Patranabish	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of Home Affairs	Asmi Patranabis	11 April 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Bishnu Chetry	2 October 2016	27 November 2016		CGSP
	Tanishkaa Patranabish	27 November 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of Finance	Arnab Sil	11 April 2016	29 May 2016		CGSP
	Bishnu Chetry	29 May 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Tanishkaa Patranabish	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister in the Provident Fund	Sarala Baishya	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGIP	The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Finance.
Minister of Culture	Sarala Baishya	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGIP
	Dhrubajyoti Roy	10 July 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Abhiraj Kar	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
Minister of Child Welfare	Mridul Amin	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
Minister of Sports	Rajdeep Deka	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
Minister of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign	Sampriti Paul	14 May 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
	Anoushkaa Patranabish	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Asmi Patranabis	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of Cabinet Affairs Minister of Planning and Group Development Minister of General Administration	Dhrubajyoti Roy	10 July 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Dhrubajyoti Roy	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.
	Asmi Patranabis	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of Salaries Minister of Corporate Affairs	Bishnu Chetry	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Tanishkaa Patranabish	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of External Affairs	Saikat Seal	10 July 2016	18 September 2016		CGFP	MoS (I/C) was responsible.
	Asmi Patranabis	18 September 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.
	Dhrubajyoti Roy	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.
Minister of Legal Affairs	Bishnu Chetry	10 July 2016	27 November 2016		CGSP
	Tanishkaa Patranabish	27 November 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of Implementation of Accord of 2007	Asmi Patranabis	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP	The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Minister of Tax and Revenue	Sampriti Paul	10 July 2016	18 September 2016		CGSP	MoS (I/C) was responsible.
	Bishnu Chetry	18 September 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP	Additional charge; The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Finance.
Minister of Group Members Development	Dhrubajyoti Roy	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP	Additional charge.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Notes
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the President's Office	Abhirup Patranabis	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
	Abhiraj Kar	10 July 2016	18 September 2016		CGIP	The porfolio was abolished.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Vice President's Office	Manoj Chetry	11 April 2016	29 May 2016		CGSP
	Saikat Seal	29 May 2016	18 September 2016		CGFP	The porfolio was abolished.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office	Anirban Phatowali	11 April 2016	13 November 2016		CGSP
	Abhiraj Kar	13 November 2016	30 December 2016		CGIP	Additional charge.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Parliamentary Affairs	Mridul Amin	10 July 2016	18 September 2016		CGSP
	Abhiraj Kar	18 September 2016	30 December 2016		CGIP	Additional charge.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs	Rajdeep Deka	10 July 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Social and Child Welfare	Abhiraj Kar	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGIP
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Group Members Development	Abhiraj Kar	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGIP

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Notes
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs	Saikat Seal	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
	Manoj Chetry	10 July 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Arpan Deka	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Anirban Phatowali	2 October 2016	13 November 2016		CGSP
	Bishakha Das	13 November 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture	Bishakha Das	11 April 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
	Manoj Chetry	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Arnab Deka	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social and Child Welfare	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Sports	Arpan Deka	11 April 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Salaries	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Anirban Phatowali	2 October 2016	13 November 2016		CGSP
	Bishakha Das	13 November 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign	Sanghita Roy	14 May 2016	10 July 2016		CGSP
	Anirban Phatowali	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Himprakash Deka	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	Bishakha Das	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Arpan Deka	3 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs	Himprakash Deka	10 July 2016	2 October 2016		CGSP
	Manoj Chetry	3 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	2 October 2016	30 December 2016		CGSP