**Summary of Ministry of Home Affairs Notification (May 13, 2026)**
**Overview**
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in *The Gazette of India: Extraordinary* (Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)) regarding the appointment of ministers for the Union Territory of Puducherry.
**Key Appointments**
On the advice of the Chief Minister, the President of India has appointed the following individuals as Ministers in the Council of Ministers for the Union Territory of Puducherry:
1. **Shri A. Namassivayam**
2. **Shri Malladi Krishna Rao**
**Effective Date**
The appointments are effective from the date on which the ministers are officially sworn into office.
**Administrative and Publication Details**
* **Gazette Number:** 2367
* **Order Number:** S.O. 2459(E)
* **File Reference:** F. No. U-11012/2/2026-UTL
* **Date of Issue:** May 13, 2026 (Vaisakha 23, 1948)
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
* **Authorized Signatory:** Praveen Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary
* **Publisher:** Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
Key Entities Referenced
Union territory of Puducherry: The administrative region where the ministerial appointments are effective and the notification's primary jurisdiction.
Shri A. Namassivayam: One of the individuals appointed by the President of India as a Minister in the Council of Ministers for Puducherry.
Shri Malladi Krishna Rao: One of the individuals appointed by the President of India as a Minister in the Council of Ministers for Puducherry.
Council of Ministers: The executive body of the Union territory of Puducherry to which the new ministers have been appointed.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2367] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, मई 13, 2026/विै ाख 23, 1948
No. 2367] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026/VAISAKHA 23, 1948
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2459(अ).— राष्ट्रपजत, मुख्यमंत्री की सलाह पर, जनम्नजलजखत को संघ राज्यक्षेत्र पडु ुचेरी की मंजत्रपररषि ्
म ें उनके पिों की िपथ लेन े की जतजथ स े मंत्री के रूप म ें जनयक्तु करती ह:ैं—
1. श्री ए. नमजस्ट्सवायम
2. श्री मल्लािी कृष्ण राव
[फा. स.ं य-ू 11012/2/2026-यूटीएल]
प्रवीण कुमार राय, संयक्तु सजचव
3429 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th May, 2026
S.O. 2459(E).— The President is pleased to appoint, on the advice of the Chief Minister,—
1. Shri A. Namassivayam
2. Shri Malladi Krishna Rao
as Ministers in the Council of Ministers for the Union territory of Puducherry, with effect from the date they
are sworn in.
[F. No. U-11012/2/2026-UTL]
PRAVEEN KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
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