Government of Tamil Nadu

Government of Tamil Nadu
Seat of Government	Fort St. George,
Website	https://www.tn.gov.in/
Legislative branch
Assembly	Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly;
Speaker	M. Appavu, DMK
Deputy Speaker	K. Pitchandi, DMK
Members in Assembly	234
Executive branch
	M. K. Stalin, DMK
Chief Secretary	Dr. V. Irai Anbu, IAS
Judiciary branch
High Court	Madras High Court
Chief Justice	Munishwar Nath Bhandari

Fort St George, Chief Secretariat, Govt of Tamil Nadu

Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government 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]

Structure[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

S.No	Name	Departments	Party
1.	M. K. Stalin Chief Minister	Public Home Police Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers General Administration Special Initiatives Welfare Of Differently-abled Persons	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2.	Durai Murugan	Irrigation Projects Legislative Assembly Governor and Ministry Elections and Passports Minerals And Mines
3.	K. N. Nehru	Municipal Administration Urban & Water Supply
4.	I. Periyasamy	Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Union
5.	K. Ponmudi	Higher Education Electronics Science and Technology
6.	E. V. Velu	Public Works Buildings, Highways and Minor Ports
7.	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Agriculture Agricultural Engineering Agro Service Co-operatives Horticulture Sugarcane Excise Sugarcane Development Waste Land Development
8.	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Revenue Disaster Management District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors
9.	Thangam Thennarasu	Industries Air Transport Tamil Language and Tamil Culture Archeology
10.	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Youth Welfare Sports Development Special Programme Implementation Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Indebtedness
11.	S. Regupathy	Law Courts Prison Prevention of Corruption
12.	S. Muthusamy	Housing Rural Housing Town Planning projects and Housing Development Accommodation Control Town Planning Urban Development
13.	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Co-operation
14.	T. M. Anbarasan	Rural Industries Cottage Industries Small Industries Slum Clearance Board
15.	M. P. Saminathan	Information and Publicity Film Technology and Cinematograph Act Newsprint Control Stationery And Printing Government Press
16.	P. Geetha Jeevan	Women and Children Welfare Orphanages and Correctional Administration Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes Social Reforms Nutritious Meal Programme
17.	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation Animal Husbandry
18.	R. S. Raja Kannappan	Backward Classes Welfare Most Backward Classes Welfare Denofied Communities Welfare Khadi Village Industries Board
19.	K. Ramachandran	Tourism Tourism Development Corporation
20.	R. Sakkarapani	Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Protection Price Control
21.	V. Senthil Balaji	Electricity Non Conventional Energy Development Prohibition and Excise Molasses
22.	R. Gandhi	Handlooms and Textiles Boodhan and Gramadhan
23.	Ma. Subramanian	Health Medical Education Family Welfare
24.	P. Moorthy	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamp Act Weights and Measures Debt Relief Chits Registration of Companies
25.	S. S. Sivasankar	Transport Nationalized Transport Motor Vehicles Act
26.	P. K. Sekar Babu	Hindu Religious Charitable Endowments Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
27.	Palanivel Thiagarajan	Finance Planning Personnel and Administrative Reforms Pensions and Pension allowances Economics and Statistics
28.	S. M. Nasar	Milk and Diary Development
29.	K. S. Masthan	Minorities Welfare Refugees & Evacuees Wakf Board
30.	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	School Education.
31.	Meyyanathan Siva V	Environment and Pollution Control Ex-Servicemen Welfare
32.	C. V. Ganesan	Labour Welfare Non Resident Tamils Welfare Population Employment and Training Census Urban and Rural Employment
33.	Mano Thangaraj	Information Technology and Digital Services Department
34.	M. Mathiventhan	Forests
35.	Kayalvizhi Selvaraj	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes Bonded Labour Welfare

References[edit]

^ "The State Legislature – Origin and Evolution". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
^ "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
^ "Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Madras HC". The Indian Express. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan is new Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary". The News Minute. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Provisional population totals of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). O/o the Registrar and Census commissioner.
^ "Administrative Units in Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
^ "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.
^ "Tamilnadu e-Governance Agency". TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

^ "Mudhalvarin Mugavari Department". Mudhalvarin Mugavari Department.

[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.

[12] "Mudhalvarin Mugavari Department". Mudhalvarin Mugavari Department.

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v t e Government of Tamil Nadu
Executive	Governor: R. N. Ravi
Council of Ministers	M. K. Stalin Durai Murugan Palanivel Thiagarajan K. N. Nehru I. Periyasamy K. Ponmudy E. V. Velu M. R. K. Panneerselvam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Thangam Thennarasu S. Regupathy S. Muthusamy K. R. Periyakaruppan T. M. Anbarasan M. P. Saminathan P. Geetha Jeevan Anitha R. Radhakrishnan R. S. Raja Kannappan K. Ramachandran R. Sakkarapani V. Senthil Balaji R. Gandhi M. Subramaniam P. Moorthy S. S. Sivasankar P. K. Sekar Babu S. M. Nasar K. S. Masthan Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Meyyanathan Siva V C. V. Ganesan Mano Thangaraj Dr. M. Mathiventhan N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj
Legislature	Speaker: M. Appavu Deputy Speaker: K. Pitchandi
Judiciary	Chief Justice of the Madras High Court: Munishwar Nath Bhandari
Departments	Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare; Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Commercial Taxes and Registration Energy Environment and Forests Finance Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Health and Family Welfare Higher Education Highways and Minor Ports Home, Prohibition and Excise Industries Information Technology Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Municipal Administration and Water Supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public Works Revenue Rural Development and Panchayat School Education Social Reforms Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Special Programme Implementation Tourism and Culture Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Transport Youth Welfare and Sports Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
Agencies	AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) CMDA CMWSSB Electricity Board Energy Development Agency (TEDA) Express Transport Corporation ELCOT Housing Board (TNHB) Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Metropolitan Transport Corporation Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) SIPCOT TANSIDCO TNPL Technology Development and Promotion Centre (TNTDPC) Tourism Development Corporation Slum Clearance Board Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)

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v t e State of Tamil Nadu
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