Government of Tamil Nadu


The Government of Tamil Nadu is the governing authority for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, like most other states in India.

Structure

The Governor is the constitutional head of state while the Chief Minister heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court is the head of the judiciary.

Officials

Presently Banwarilal Purohit is the governor and Edappadi K. Palanisamy is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Amreshwar Pratap Sahi is the current Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

Administrative divisions

The state of Tamil Nadu has a population of 72,138,959 as per the 2011 Census and covers an area of 130,058 km². The major administrative units of the state constitute 38districts, 76 revenue divisions, 220 taluks, 12 municipal corporations, 148 municipalities, 385 panchayat unions, 561 town panchayats and 12,524 village panchayats.

E-governance

The Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency is the entity that facilitates e-governance efforts in Tamil Nadu. As part of the e-governance initiative, a large part of government records like land ownership records have been digitised. All major administrative offices like local governance bodies and various government departments have been computerised.

Council of Ministers

Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry

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1.Edappadi K. PalaniswamiChief MinisterPublic,
Indian Administrative Service,
Indian Police Service,
Indian Forest Service,
General Administration,
District Revenue Officers,
Police and
Home,
Public Works,
Irrigation including Minor Irrigation,
Programme Works,
Highways and Minor Ports
2.O. PanneerselvamDeputy Chief MinisterFinance,
Planning,
Legislative Assembly,
Elections and
Passports,
Housing,
Rural Housing and Housing Development,
Slum Clearance Board and
Accommodation Control,
Town Planning,
Urban Development and
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
3Dindigul C. SreenivasanMinister for ForestsForests
4.K. A. SengottaiyanMinister for School Education,
Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development		School Education,
Youth Welfare and
Sports Development Department
5Sellur K. RajuMinister for Co-operationCo-operation,
Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare
6.P. ThangamaniMinister for Electricity,
Minister for Prohibition and Excise		Electricity,
Non-Conventional Energy Development,
Prohibition and Excise,
Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act
7.S. P. VelumaniMinister for Municipal Administration,
Minister for Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme		Municipal Administration,
Rural Development,
Panchayats and Panchayat Unions,
Poverty Alleviation Programmes,
Rural Indebtedness,
Urban and Rural Water Supply,
Implementation of Special Programme
8.D. JayakumarMinister for Fisheries
Minister for Personnel and Administrative Reforms		Fisheries and
Fisheries Development Corporation
Personnel and Administrative Reforms,
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
9.C. Ve. ShanmugamMinister for Law, Courts and Prisons,
Minister for Mines and Minerals		Law, Courts and Prisons,
Mines and Minerals
10.K. P. AnbalaganMinister for Higher EducationHigher Education including Technical Education,
Electronics,
Science and Technology
11.V. SarojaMinister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal ProgrammeSocial Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare,
Orphanages and Correctional Administration,
Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes,
Welfare of the Differently Abled and
Social Reforms and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme
12.M. C. SampathMinister for Industries, Steel Control and Special InitiativesIndustries,
Steel Control and
Special Initiatives
13.K. C. KaruppannanMinister for EnvironmentEnvironment and Pollution Control
14.R. KamarajMinister for Food and Civil SuppliesFood,
Civil Supplies,
Consumer Protection and
Price Control
15.O. S. ManianMinister for Handlooms and TextilesHandlooms and Textiles
16.Udumalai K. RadhakrishnanMinister for Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry
17.C. Vijaya BaskarMinister for Health and Family WelfareHealth,
Medical Education and
Family Welfare
18.R. DoraikkannuMinister for AgricultureAgriculture,
Agricultural Engineering,
Agro Service Cooperatives,
Horticulture,
Sugarcane Cess,
Sugarcane Development and
Waste Land Development
19.Kadambur RajuMinister for Information and PublicityInformation and Publicity
Film Technology and Cinematograph Act,
Stationery and Printing and
Government Press
20.R. B. UdhayakumarMinister for RevenueRevenue,
District Revenue Establishment,
Deputy Collectors,
Weights and Measures,
Debt Relief including Legislation on Money lending,
Chits,
Registration of Companies
21.Vellamandi N. NatarajanMinister for TourismTourism,
Tourism Development Corporation
22.K. C. VeeramaniMinister for Commercial TaxesCommercial Taxes,
Registration and Stamp Act
23.K. T. Rajenthra BhalajiMinister for Milk and Dairy DevelopmentMilk and Dairy Development
24.P. BenjaminMinister for Rural IndustriesRural Industries including Cottage Industries,
Small Industries
25.M. R. VijayabhaskarMinister for TransportTransport,
Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act
26.Nilofer KafeelMinister for LabourLabour,
Population,
Employment and Training,
Newsprint Control,
Census and
Urban and Rural Employment and
Wakf Board
27.Dr. M. ManikandanMinister for Information TechnologyInformation Technology
28.V. M. RajalakshmiMinister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal WelfareAdi Dravidar Welfare,
Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour
29.K. PandiarajanMinister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil CultureTamil Official Language and
Tamil Culture and Archaeology
30.G. BaskaranMinister for Khadi and Village Industries BoardKhadi and Village Industries Board,
Bhoodhan and Gramadhan
31.Sevvoor S. RamachandranMinister for Hindu Religious and Charitable EndowmentsHindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
32.S. ValarmathiMinister for Backward Classes and Minorities WelfareBackward Classes,
Most Backward Classes and

Denotified Communities,
Overseas Indians,
Refugees and Evacuees and
Minorities Welfare