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.[1]

Government of Tamil Nadu
Seat of GovernmentFort St. George, Chennai
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerM. Appavu, DMK
Deputy SpeakerK. Pitchandi, DMK
Members in Assembly234
Executive branch
GovernorR. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin, DMK
Chief SecretaryDr. V. Irai Anbu, IAS
Judiciary branch
High CourtMadras High Court
Chief JusticeMunishwar Nath Bhandari
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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

M. K. Stalin is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[2][3] Munishwar Nath Bhandari is the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court.[4][5] The Chief Secretary is V. Irai Anbu, IAS.[6]

Administrative divisions

The state of Tamil Nadu has a population of 72,138,959 as per the 2011 Census[7] and covers an area of 130,058 km2. The major administrative units of the state constitute 38 districts, 76 revenue divisions, 220 taluks, 21 municipal corporations, 150 municipalities, 385 panchayat unions (blocks), 561 town panchayats and 12,524 village panchayats.[8][9]

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.[10][11]

Council of Ministers
S.No Name

Constituency

Department Party
1. M. K. Stalin
Chief Minister


Kolathur

 DMK
2. Durai Murugan


Katpadi
  • Irrigation Projects.
  • Legislative Assembly.
  • Governor And Ministry.
  • Elections And Passports.
  • Minerals And Mines.
 DMK
3. K. N. Nehru


Tiruchirappalli West
  • Municipal Administration.
  • Urban & Water Supply.
 DMK
4. I. Periyasamy


Athoor
  • Co-operation.
  • Statistics.
  • Ex-Servicemen Welfare.
 DMK
5. K. Ponmudi


Tirukkoyilur
  • Higher Education.
  • Electronics.
  • Science and Technology.
 DMK
6. E. V. Velu


Tiruvannamalai
  • Public Works.
  • Buildings,Highways and Minor Ports.
 DMK
7. M. R. K. Panneerselvam


Kurinjipadi
  • Agriculture.
  • Agricultural Engineering.
  • Agro Service Co-operatives.
  • Horticulture.
  • Sugarcane Excise.
  • Sugarcane Development.
  • Waste Land Development.
 DMK
8. K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran


Aruppukottai
  • Revenue.
  • Disaster Management.
  • District Revenue Establishment.
  • Deputy Collectors.
 DMK
9. Thangam Thennarasu


Tiruchuli
  • Industries.
  • Air Transport
  • Tamil Language and Tamil Culture.
  • Archeology.
 DMK
10. S. Regupathy


Tirumayam
  • Law.
  • Courts.
  • Prison.
  • Prevention of Corruption.
 DMK
11. S. Muthusamy


Erode West
  • Housing.
  • Rural Housing.
  • Town Planning projects and Housing Development.
  • Accommodation Control.
  • Town Planning.
  • Urban Development.
  • Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
 DMK
12. K. R. Periyakaruppan


Tiruppattur
  • Rural Development.
  • Panchayats and Panchayat Union.
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes.
  • Rural Indebtedness.
 DMK
13. T. M. Anbarasan


Alandur
  • Rural Industries.
  • Cottage Industries.
  • Small Industries.
  • Slum Clearance Board.
 DMK
14. M. P. Saminathan


Kangayam
  • Information and Publicity.
  • Film Technology and Cinematograph Act.
  • Newsprint Control.
  • Stationery And Printing.
  • Government Press.
 DMK
15. P. Geetha Jeevan


Thoothukkudi
  • Women and Children Welfare.
  • Orphanages and Correctional Administration.
  • Integrated Child Development Scheme &Beggar Homes.
  • Social Reforms.
  • Nutritious Meal Programme.
 DMK
16. Anitha R. Radhakrishnan


Tiruchendur
  • Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation.
  • Animal Husbandry.
 DMK
17. S. S. Sivasankar


Kunnam
  • Transport.
  • Nationalized Transport
  • Motor Vehicles Act.
 DMK
18. K. Ramachandran


Coonoor
  • Forests.
 DMK
19. R. Sakkarapani


Oddanchatram
  • Food and Civil Supplies.
  • Consumer Protection.
  • Price Control.
 DMK
20. V. Senthil Balaji


Karur
  • Electricity.
  • Non Conventional Energy Development.
  • Prohibition and Excise.
  • Molasses.
 DMK
21. R. Gandhi


Ranipet
  • Handlooms and Textiles.
  • Khadi.
  • Village Industries Board.
  • Boodhan and Gramadhan.
 DMK
22. Ma. Subramanian


Saidapet
  • Health.
  • Medical Education.
  • Family Welfare.
 DMK
23. P. Moorthy


Madurai East
  • Commercial Taxes.
  • Registration and Stamp Act.
  • Weights and Measures.
  • Debt Relief.
  • Chits.
  • Registration of Companies.
 DMK
24. R. S. Raja Kannappan


Mudukulathur
  • Backward Classes Welfare.
  • Most Backward Classes Welfare.
  • Denofied Communities Welfare.
 DMK
25. P. K. Sekar Babu


Harbour
  • Hindu Religious.
  • Charitable Endowments.
 DMK
26. Palanivel Thiagarajan


Madurai Central
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
  • Pensions and Pension allowances.
 DMK
27. S. M. Nasar


Avadi
  • Milk and Diary Development.
 DMK
28. K. S. Masthan


Gingee
  • Minorities Welfare
  • Refugees & Evacuees.
  • Wakf Board.
 DMK
29. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi


Thiruverumbur
  • School Education.
 DMK
30. Meyyanathan Siva V


Alangudi
  • Environment and Pollution Control.
  • Youth Welfare.
  • Sports Development.
 DMK
31. C.V. Ganesan


Tittakudi
  • Labour Welfare.
  • Non Resident Tamils Welfare.
  • Population.
  • Employment and Training
  • Census.
  • Urban and Rural Employment.
 DMK
32. Mano Thangaraj


Padmanabhapuram
  • Information Technology.
 DMK
33. M. Mathiventhan


Rasipuram
  • Tourism
  • Tourism Development Corporation
 DMK
34. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj


Dharapuram
  • Adi Dravidar Welfare.
  • Hill Tribes.
  • Bonded Labour Welfare.
 DMK

See also

References
  1. "The State Legislature – Origin and Evolution". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
  3. "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  4. "Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Madras HC". The Indian Express. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. "Senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan is new Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary". The News Minute. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. "Provisional population totals of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). O/o the Registrar and Census commissioner.
  8. "Administrative Units in Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  9. "List of Municipalities in Tamil Nadu". Comm. of Municipal Admin., Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  10. "Tamilnadu e-Governance Agency". TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  11. Haque, M. Shamsul (2002). "E-governance in India: its impacts on relations among citizens, politicians and public servants" (PDF). International Review of Administrative Sciences. London, Thousand Oaks, California, and New Delhi: Sage Publications. 68 (2): 231–250. doi:10.1177/0020852302682005. S2CID 17927204. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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