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Government of Tamil Nadu Information

The Government of Tamil Nadu, headquartered at Chennai is the governing authority for the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at the Fort St. George. Tamil Nadu had a bicameral legislature until 1986, when it was replaced with a unicameral legislature, like most other states in India.[1]

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Structure

The Governor is the constitutional head of the state while the Chief minister is the head of the government and heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court is the head of the judiciary.

Officials

Presently K. Rosaiah and J. Jayalalithaa are the Governor and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu respectively.[2][3] M. Y. Eqbal is the current Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.[4]

Administrative divisions

Tamil Nadu State has a population of 7,21,38,95[5] as per Census 2011 and covers an area of 130,058 km². The major administrative units of the state constitutes 32 Districts, 76 Revenue divisions, 220 Taluks, 10 Municipal corporations, 125 Municipalities, 385 Panchayat unions (Blocks), 529 Town panchayats and 12,524 Village panchayats.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

Council of Ministers

Source: Government of Tamil Nadu, Council of Ministers

Portfolio Minister Departments
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Public, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, General Administration, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home
Finance O. Panneerselvam Finance, Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections and Passports
Revenue K. A. Sengottaiyan Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits, Registration of Companies
Electricity and Prohibition and Excise R. Viswanathan Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
Municipal Administration and Rural Development K. P. Munusamy Municipal Administration, Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness, Urban and Rural Water Supply
Housing and Urban Development R. Vaithilingam Housing, Rural Housing and Housing Development, Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
School Education and Sports and Youth Welfare N. R. Sivapathi School Education and Archaeology, Sports and Youth Welfare, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture,
Higher Education P. Palaniappan Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology
Commercial Taxes and Registration and Law, Courts and Prisons C. Ve. Shanmugam Commercial Taxes and Registration and Stamp Act, Law, Courts and Prisons, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and Prevention of Corruption
Cooperation Sellur K. Raju Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Forests K. T. Pachaimal Forests and Cinchona
Highways & Minor Ports K. Palanisamy Highways and Minor Ports
Public Works K. V. Ramalingam Public Works, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation, Programme Works
Information Technology Mukkur N. Subramanian Information Technology
Animal Husbandry T. K. M. Chinnayya Animal Husbandry
Rural Industries and Nutritious Noon Meal M. C. Sampath Rural Industries including Cottage Industries and Small Industries and Nutritious Noon Meal
Industries P. Thangamani Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives
Khadi and Village Industries P. Chendur Pandian Khadi and Village Industries Board, Bhoothan and Gramadhan
Tourism S. Gokula Indira Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation
Environment B. V. Ramanaa Environment and Pollution Control
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare N. Subramanian Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour
Transport V. Senthil Balaji Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act
Fisheries K. A. Jayapal Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation
Labour S. T. Chellapandian Labour, Population, Employment and Training, Newsprint Control, Census and Urban and Rural Employment
Health V. S. Vijay Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare A. Mohammedjan Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Overseas Indians, Refugees & Evacuees, Minorities Welfare including Wakf
Agriculture S. Damodaran Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Cess, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
Food R. Kamaraj Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control
Handlooms and Textiles S. Sundararaj Handlooms and Textiles
Milk and Dairy Development V. Moorthy Milk and Dairy Development
Information, Special Programme Implementation K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji Information and Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Stationery and Printing and Government Press, Implementation of Special Programmes including implemenation of the Election manifesto
Social Welfare B. Valarmathi Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes, Welfare of the Differently abled and Social Reforms
HR & CE M. S. M. Anandan Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE)
TAMIL NADU STATE தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலம்

This article is part of the series: Government of Tamil Nadu and Politics

State Government
Constitution of India Fundamental Rights
Executive
Governor Chief Minister

Legislature
Council (disbanded) Assembly The Speaker

Judiciary Madras High Court Chief Justice District Courts

Elections

Local body elections

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Politics
State Parties Dravidian parties

State Coalitions Democratic Progressive Alliance(DPA) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) United Front United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

Local Government
Urban City Municipal Corporations Municipalities Town Panchayats Rural District Panchayat Panchayat Union Village Panchayat

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm
  2. ^ "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_governor.html.
  3. ^ "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_cm.html.
  4. ^ "Chief Justice, Madras High Court". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_cj.html.
  5. ^ "Provisional population totals of Tamil Nadu". O/o the Registrar and Census commissioner. http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/tamilnadu/2-FIGURES%20AT%20A%20GLANCE-tn.pdf.
  6. ^ "Administrative Units in Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/govt_aboutTN.html.
  7. ^ "List of Municipalities in Tamil Nadu". Comm. of Municipal Admin., Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/municipalities/municipalities_alphawise.html. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  8. ^ "e-Governance in Tamil Nadu". TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tnega.in/index.php.
  9. ^ . http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polhaque/iras-egov.pdf.

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Government of Tamil Nadu
Executive

Governor: Konijeti RosaiahChief Minister: J. Jayalalithaa Council of Ministers: O. PanneerselvamK. A. SengottaiyanR. ViswanathanK. P. MunusamyR. VaithilingamN. R. SivapathiP. PalaniappanC. V. ShanmugamSellur K. RajuK. T. PachaimalK. PalanisamyK. V. RamalingamMukkur N. SubramanianT. K. M. ChinnayyaM. C. SampathP. ThangamaniP. Chendur PandianS. Gokula IndiraB. V. RamanaaN. SubramanianV. Senthil BalajiK. A. JayapalS. T. ChellapandianV. S. VijayA. MohammedjanS. DamodaranR. KamarajS. SundararajV. MoorthyK. T. Rajenthra BhalajiB. ValarmathiM. S. M. Anandan

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