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.[2]

Government of Tamil Nadu
Seat of GovernmentFort St. George, Chennai
Executive
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
Chief MinisterEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Deputy Chief MinisterO. Panneerselvam
Chief SecretaryRajeev Ranjan, I.A.S.
Legislature
Assembly
SpeakerP. Dhanapal
Deputy SpeakerPollachi V. Jayaraman
Members in Assembly234[1]
Judiciary
High CourtMadras High Court
Chief JusticeSanjib Banerjee
This article is part of a series on
Government and Politics of Tamil Nadu
State of Tamil Nadu
தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலம்
State government
Elections
Politics
Local government
  • Urban
    City municipal corporations
    Municipalities
    Town panchayats
  • Rural
    District panchayats
    Panchayat unions
    Village panchayats
Fort St George, Chief Secretariat, Govt of Tamil Nadu

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.[3][4] Amreshwar Pratap Sahi is the current Chief Justice of Madras High Court.[5] The chief secretary is Rajeev Ranjan.[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 38districts, 76 revenue divisions, 220 taluks, 15 municipal corporations, 148 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

Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry

Source: Government of Tamil Nadu, Council of Ministers

Portfolios Name Photo Constituency
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Edappadi
Public
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Forest Service
General Administration
District Revenue Officers
Police and Home
Public Works
Highways and Minor Ports
Irrigation including Minor Irrigation
Programme Works
Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Bodinayakkanur
Finance
Planning
Legislative Assembly
Elections and Passports
Housing
Rural Housing and Housing Development
Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control
Town Planning

Urban Development

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
Minister for Health and Family Welfare C. Vijaya Baskar Viralimalai
Minister for School Education

Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development

K. A. Sengottaiyan Gobichettipalayam
Minister for Higher Education

Minister for Agriculture

 K. P. Anbalagan Palacode
Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons

Minister for Mines and Minerals

 C. Ve. Shanmugam Villupuram
Minister for Forests Dindigul C. Sreenivasan Dindigul
Minister for Co-operation Sellur K. Raju Madurai West
Minister for Electricity,
Minister for Prohibition and Excise		 P. Thangamani Kumarapalayam
Minister for Municipal Administration,
Minister for Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme		 S. P. Velumani Thondamuthur
Minister for Fisheries
Minister for Personnel and Administrative Reforms		 D. Jayakumar Royapuram
Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme V. Saroja
Minister for Industries, Steel Control and Special Initiatives M. C. Sampath Cuddalore
Minister for Environment K. C. Karuppannan Bhavani
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Kamaraj Nannilam
Minister for Handlooms and Textiles O. S. Manian Vedaranyam
Minister for Animal Husbandry Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan Udumalpet
Minister for Information and Publicity Kadambur Raju Kovilpatti
Minister for Revenue R. B. Udhayakumar Tirumangalam
Minister for Tourism Vellamandi N. Natarajan Tiruchirappalli (East)
Minister for Commercial Taxes K. C. Veeramani Jolarpet
Minister for Milk and Dairy Development K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji Sivakasi
Minister for Rural Industries P. Benjamin Maduravoyal
Minister for Transport M. R. Vijayabhaskar Karur
Minister for Labour Nilofer Kafeel
Minister for Information Technology Dr. M. Manikandan Ramanathapuram
Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare V. M. Rajalakshmi Sankarankoil
Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture K. Pandiarajan Avadi
Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board G. Baskaran
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Sevvoor S. Ramachandran Arni
Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare S. Valarmathi Srirangam

See also

References
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  3. "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
  4. "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  5. "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  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.
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