Palaniswami ministry

Dr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 February 2017. [1][2][3][4]

Palaniswami ministry

Ministry of Tamil Nadu
Dr. Edappadi K. Palanisamy
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Date formed17 February 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor C. Vidyasagar Rao (till 6 October 2017)
Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Head of governmentDr. Edappadi K. Palanisamy
No. of ministers32
Member partiesAIADMK
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition partyDMK
Opposition leaderM. K. Stalin
History
Election(s)2016
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorO. Panneerselvam ministry (2016-17)

He was elected as the leader of AIADMK Legislature Party on 14 February 2017, after Chief minister elect V. K. Sasikala was convicted by the Supreme Court of India in the 20 year old disproportionate assets case, following the resignation of Chief minister O. Panneerselvam.

The Following List Of Ministers[5]

Council of Ministers
S.No Name Constituency Department Party
1. Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Chief Minister		 Edappadi
  • Home.
  • Indian Administrative Service.
  • Indian Police Service.
  • Indian Forest Service.
  • General Administration.
  • Police.
  • District Revenue Officers.
  • Public Works.
  • Irrigation
    (including Minor Irrigation).
  • Programme Works.
  • Highways and Minor Ports.
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister.
 AIADMK
Deputy Chief Minister
2. O. Panneerselvam Bodinayakkanur
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Elections.
  • Passports.
  • Housing
  • Rural Housing and Housing Development.
  • Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control.
  • Town Planning.
  • Urban Development.
  • Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
 AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
3. Dindigul C. Sreenivasan Dindigul
  • Forests.
 AIADMK
4. K. A. Sengottaiyan Gobichettipalayam
  • School Education.
  • Youth Welfare and Sports.
 AIADMK
5. Sellur K. Raju Madurai West
  • Co-operation.
  • Statistics.
  • Ex-Servicemen Welfare.
 AIADMK
6. P. Thangamani Kumarapalayam
  • Electricity.
  • Prohibition and Excise.
  • Non-Conventional Energy.
  • Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act.
 AIADMK
7. S. P. Velumani Thondamuthur
  • Municipal Administration.
  • Rural Development.
  • Panchayats and Panchayat Unions.
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes.
  • Rural Indebtedness.
  • Urban and Rural Water Supply.
  • Implementation of Special Programme.
 AIADMK
8. D. Jayakumar Royapuram
  • Fisheries.
  • Personnel.
  • Administrative Reforms.
 AIADMK
9. C. Ve. Shanmugam Villupuram
  • Law.
  • Courts and Prisons.
  • Mines and Minerals.
 AIADMK
10. K. P. Anbalagan Palacode
  • Higher Education.
  • Technical Education.
  • Electronics.
  • Science and Technology.
  • Agriculture.
  • Agricultural Engineering.
  • Agro Service Co-operatives.
  • Horticulture.
  • Sugarcane Cess.
  • Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development.
 AIADMK
11. V. Saroja Rasipuram
  • Social Welfare.
  • Womens and Childrens Welfare.
  • Orphanages and Correctional Administration.
  • Integrated Child Development.
 AIADMK
12. M. C. Sampath Cuddalore
  • Industries.
  • Steel Control.
 AIADMK
13. K. C. Karuppannan Environment and Pollution Control AIADMK
14. R. Kamaraj Food,
Civil Supplies,
Consumer Protection and
Price Control		 AIADMK
15. O. S. Manian Handlooms and Textiles AIADMK
16. Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan Animal Husbandry AIADMK
17. C. Vijaya Baskar Health,
Medical Education and
Family Welfare		 AIADMK
18. R. Doraikkannu Agriculture,
Agricultural Engineering,
Agro Service Cooperatives,
Horticulture,
Sugarcane Cess,
Sugarcane Development and
Waste Land Development		 AIADMK
19. Kadambur Raju Information and Publicity
Film Technology and Cinematograph Act,
Stationery and Printing and
Government Press		 AIADMK
20. R. B. Udhayakumar Revenue,
District Revenue Establishment,
Deputy Collectors,
Weights and Measures,
Debt Relief including Legislation on Money lending,
Chits,
Registration of Companies		 AIADMK
21. Vellamandi N. Natarajan Tourism,
Tourism Development Corporation		 AIADMK
22. K. C. Veeramani Commercial Taxes,
Registration and Stamp Act		 AIADMK
23. K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji Milk and Dairy Development AIADMK
24. P. Benjamin Rural Industries including Cottage Industries,
Small Industries		 AIADMK
25. M. R. Vijayabhaskar Transport,
Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act		 AIADMK
26. Nilofer Kafeel Labour,
Population,
Employment and Training,
Newsprint Control,
Census and
Urban and Rural Employment and
Wakf Board		 AIADMK
27. Dr. M. Manikandan Information Technology AIADMK
28. V. M. Rajalakshmi Adi Dravidar Welfare,
Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour		 AIADMK
29. K. Pandiarajan Tamil Official Language and
Tamil Culture and Archaeology		 AIADMK
30. G. Baskaran Khadi and Village Industries Board,
Bhoodhan and Gramadhan		 AIADMK
31. Sevvoor S. Ramachandran Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments AIADMK
32. S. Valarmathi Backward Classes,
Most Backward Classes and

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

References
  1. 31-member Palaniswami cabinet to be sworn-in at 4.30pm
  2. Edappadi Palaniswami sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, Sasikala’s family takes front row seats
  3. Five wise men holding Sasikala's flock of lawmakers together
  4. As rumours swell, Sengottaiyan denies he is CM candidate
  5. https://www.tn.gov.in/ministerslist
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