Second C. Achutha Menon ministry

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.^[1]

Second Achutha Menon Ministry
6th Cabinet of Kerala
1970–1977
Date formed	4 October 1970
Date dissolved	25 March 1977
People and organisations
Head of government	C. Achutha Menon
Member party	Communist Party of India Indian National Congress Indian Union Muslim League Revolutionary Socialist Party Kerala Congress Praja Socialist Party
Status in legislature	Coalition Majority 78/133 (59%)
Opposition party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
History
Election	1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Predecessor	First Achutha Menon Ministry
Successor	First K. Karunakaran Ministry

Ministers

	Minister	Ministry/Portfolio
1	C. Achutha Menon	Chief Minister
2	N. E. Balaram	Minister for Industries
3	P. K. Raghavan	Minister for Harijan Welfare and Housing
4	P. S. Sreenivasan	Minister for Transport & Electricity
5	T. K. Divakaran	Minister for Public Works & Tourism (Expired on 19–01–1976)
6	Baby John	Minister for Revenue & Labour
7	C. H. Mohammed Koya	Minister for Education & Home
8	K. Avukader Kutty Naha	Minister for Food & Local Administration
9	N.K.Balakrishnan	Minister for Agricultural, Health & Co-operation
10	M. N. Govindan Nair	Minister for Transport, Electricity and Housing
11	T. V. Thomas	Minister for Industries
12	K. Karunakaran	Minister for Home Affairs
13	K.T.George	Minister for Finance (Expired on 03–04–1972)
14	Vakkom Purushothaman	Minister for Agriculture & Labour
15	K.G.Adiyodi	Minister for Forests, Food & Finance
16	Vella Eacharan	Minister for Devaswoms, Harijan Welfare, Community Development, Colonization and Settlement.
17	Paul P. Mani	Minister for Food & Civil Supplies
18	Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty	Minister for Education
19	K. M. Mani	Minister for Finance
20	R. Balakrishna Pillai	Minister for Transport
21	K.Pankajakshan	Minister for Public Works
22	K. M. George	Minister for Transport (Expired on 11–12–1976)
23	K. Narayana Kurup	Minister for Transport

Resignations

N K Seshan resigned w.e.f. 2 April 1970 and O. Koran resigned w.e.f. 1 August 1970 That was first Achutha menon ministry.

See also

• United Front (Kerala), the coalition that ruled the state from 1970 to 1977 and from 1977 to 1979