| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 21st |
| Jurisdiction: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Flag: | Emblem of Andhra Pradesh before 2014.svg |
| Date Formed: | 11 October 1999 |
| Date Dissolved: | 14 May 2004 |
| State Head: | C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Legislature Status: | Majority |
| Opposition Leader: | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Election: | 1999 |
| Last Election: | 1994 |
| Legislature Term: | 5 years |
| Previous: | First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry |
| Successor: | First Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry |
| Flag Width: | 125 |
| Government Head Title: | Chief Minister |
| State Head Title: | Governor |
The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry (or also known as 21st ministry of Andhra Pradesh) of the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 11 October 1999 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister following the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The cabinet was sworn in a simple ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad. Initially the chief minister and eight other ministers of his council of ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by the then Governor C. Rangarajan.
The cabinet was later expanded and reshuffled for four times citing several reasons on different occasions during the five year tenure to end on 14 May 2004.[1] [2]
The 1999 Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly elections were swept by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The TDP bagged 180 seats in the election and formed the government. N. Chandrababu Naidu incumbent chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh continued to be the chief minister for the second term.[3] The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu Ministry was initially constituted with a nine member council consisting of the chief minister and other eight ministers on 11 October 1999 with a formal oath taking ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad constituted by the then Governor C Rangarajan. The eight ministers constituted a combination of seven cabinet rank ministers and one minister of state. The cabinet was expanded by inducting twenty six new ministers, Increasing the strength of the cabinet to thirty five. Besides the chief minister, the council consisted of twenty six cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state on 22 October 1999. Two others took the oath later, one as a cabinet minister and the other as a minister of state.[4] Later with the assassination of the incumbent cabinet rank minister Alimineti Madhava Reddy on 7 March 2000, his wife Uma Madhava Reddy was inducted into the cabinet to substitute the vacant ministry post on 6 November 2000.[5]
Later with the death of the incumbent minister Karnam Ramachandra Rao on 13 May 2002 due to ill health[6] and the resignation of other two incumbent ministers, where the Suddala Devaiah, minister of state quit of murder charge on 17 June 2002[7] [8] and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy in September 2002 on allegations in the involvement of the minister in a corruption, paved way for another set of expansion and reshuffling of the council.[9] On 11 September 2002, the council had a minor reshuffling with the ministerial duties of the existing ministers, and inducting three new ministers into the cabinet.[10] The council reshuffling majorly involved the induction of ministers from the Telangana region.[11] [12] The council further remained the same until the end of the legislative tenure i.e 14 May 2004.[13]
Prior to the minor council reshuffling in 2002, the council witnessed a major council reshuffling in 2001. On 26 November 2001, the council was reshuffled by dropping eight ministers and inducting eleven new ones. Council consisting of six cabinet-rank ministers and five ministers of state. The strength of the council stood at thirty nine ministers as of 2001, with twenty nine cabinet-rank ministers and ten ministers of state.[14]
See main article: article and Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu. The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry witnessed the implementation of new reforms in the field of information and technology in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[15] [16] [17]
| SI No. | Portfolio | Minister | Constituency | Tenure | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||
| 1 | General Administration and all other Portfolios not allotted to other Ministers | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| Cabinet Ministers | |||||||
| 2 | Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation | Ashok Gajapathi Raju | Vizianagaram | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 3 | Home, Jails, Fire Services, Sainik Welfare, Film Development Corporation, Cinematography | Tulla Devender Goud | Medchal | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 4 | Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Rural Water Supply and Employment Generation | Alimineti Madhava Reddy | Bhongir | 11 October 1999 | 7 March 2000 | ||
| 5 | Transport | B. Vishwa Mohan Reddy | Yemmiganur | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 6 | Finance, Planning, Small Savings, Lotteries and Legislative Affairs | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu | Tuni | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 7 | Agriculture and Horticulture | Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao | Mylavaram | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 8 | Roads, Building and Ports | K. Vijayarama Rao | Khairatabad | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 9 | Medical, Health and Family Welfare | Sanakkayala Aruna | Guntur-II | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 10 | Forest, Environment, Science & Technology | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu | Narispatnam | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 11 | Law and Courts | P. Chandrasekhar | Mahbubnagar | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 12 | Municipal Administration, Urban Development, Minorities Welfare, Waqf, Urdu Academy | N. M. D. Farooq | Nandyal | 22 October 1999 | 11 September 2002 | ||
| Higher Education | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | |||||
| 13 | Food, Civil Supplies, Legal Metrology, Consumer Affairs | Nagam Janardhan Reddy | Nagarkurnool | 22 October 1999 | 11 September 2002 | ||
| Medical, Health and Family Welfare | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | |||||
| 14 | Commercial Taxes | J. Lakshmi Padmavathi | Parchur | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 15 | Prohibition and Excise | Thummala Nageswara Rao | Sathupalli | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| Roads and Buildings | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||||
| 16 | Minor Irrigation, A.P.I.D.C., Ground Water Development and Sericulture | K. E. Prabhakar | Dhone | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 17 | Social Welfare | K. Pushpaleela | Ibrahimpatnam | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 18 | Co-operation | Chikkala Ramachandra Rao | Tallarevu | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 19 | Higher Education | Karnam Ramachandra Rao | Medak | 22 October 1999 | 13 May 2002 | ||
| 20 | Small Scale Industries, Khadi & Village Industries, C.M.E.Y., Sports, Youth Services and Self Employment | Tammineni Sitaram | Amadalavalasa | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 21 | Endowments | Dandu Sivarama Raju | Undi | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 22 | School Education, Adult Education, Libraries, Museums, Archaeology and Archives. | Kadiyam Srihari | Ghanpur (Station) | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 23 | Mines and Geology | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Banswada | 22 October 1999 | 5 September 2002 | ||
| 24 | Energy, Coal and Boilers | Kothapalli Subbarayudu | Narasapuram | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 25 | Marketing, Ware Housing Corporation | Bijivemula Veera Reddy | Badvel | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 26 | Major Irrigation and Medium Irrigation | Mandava Venkateshwara Rao | Nizamabad Rural | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 27 | Major Industries, Commerce and Export Promotion | Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao | Chintalapudi | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 28 | Information & Public Relations and Cultural Affairs | Naramalli Sivaprasad | Chittoor | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 29 | Mines & Geology | Uma Madhava Reddy | Bhongir | 6 November 2000 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 30 | Information & Broadcasting | Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy | Sarvepalli | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 31 | Labour & Tourism | Talasani Srinivas Yadav | Secunderabad | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 32 | Information Technology, Roads and Buildings | Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy | Sri Kalahasti | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 33 | J. R. Pushparaj | Tadikonda | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| 34 | P. Ramasubba Reddy | Jammalamadugu | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| 35 | Major Irrigation and Medium Irrigation | Kodela Siva Prasada Rao | Narasaraopet | 26 November 2001 | 11 September 2002 | ||
| Panchayati Raj and Rural Development and Civil Supplies | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | |||||
| 36 | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | Kamalapur | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| 37 | Technical Education and Training | Nerella Anjaneyulu | Yellareddy | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 38 | Labour | Pally Babu Mohan | Andole | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 39 | C. Muthyam Reddy | Dommat | 11 September 2002 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| Ministers of State | |||||||
| 40 | Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family Welfare | Somineni Saraswati | Kodur | 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 41 | Handlooms, Textiles, Printing and Stationery | P. Bhumanna | Adilabad | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 42 | Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development | Kristappa Nimmala | Gorantla | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 43 | Labour and Employment | C. Krishna Yadav | Himayathnagar | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 44 | Tribal Welfare and Disabled Welfare | M. Mani Kumari | Araku | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 45 | Tourism and Sugar | Enugala Peddi Reddy | Huzurabad | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 46 | Housing | A. Prabhakar Reddy | Alur | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 47 | Technical Education, Industrial Training Institutions | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | Vemuru | 22 October 1999 | 26 November 2001 | ||
| 48 | Backward Classes Welfare and Fisheries | N. Narasimha Rao | Bandar | 22 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | ||
| 49 | Damacharla Anjaneyulu | Kondapi | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| 50 | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | Kamalapur | 26 November 2001 | 11 September 2002 | |||
| 51 | Suddala Devaiah | Narella | 26 November 2001 | 17 June 2002 | |||
| 52 | Pathivada Narayanaswamy Naidu | Bhogapuram | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||
| 53 | Pothuganti Ramulu | Achampet | 26 November 2001 | 14 May 2004 | |||