Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)

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Department of Highways and Minor Ports of State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview
Formed1811
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Rajeev Ranjan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteHighways and Minor Ports Department

The Department of Highways and Minor Ports of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

History

  • The Government of Tamil Nadu created a separate Highways Department as early as 1946 as sub department to Public Works Department [1]
  • A separate Highways Department was formed in the Secretariat under the Secretary to Government, Department in 1996 by The Government of Tamil Nadu

Objective of the Department

The basic objective of the Department is to formulate polices, laws, regulations and various programmes based on the needs of the society now and then, for achieving the following goals of the Government in the field of Higher Education in Tamil Nadu:

  • To establish and improve roads, highways and bridges for quality land transport
  • To establish and improve small ports for quality sea transport


Undertakings and bodies

Name Website
Tamil Nadu Maritime Board http://www.tnmaritime.com/
Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Tamil Nadu State Construction Corporation Limited
Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited http://www.tamilship.com/

[2]

Present Ministers for Highways and Minor Ports

Former Ministers for Highways and Minor Ports

See also

References

  1. ^ "departments created" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Organisations under the Highways and Minor Ports Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

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