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| Seat of Government | Chennai |
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| Legislative branch | |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker | D. Jayakumar |
| Council | None |
| Chairman | None |
| Deputy Chair | none |
| Executive branch | |
| Governor | K. Rosaiah |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Judiciary | |
| High Court | Madras High Court |
| Chief Justice | M. Y. Eqbal |
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]
Structure edit
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 edit
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 edit
Tamil Nadu State has a population of 7,21,38,958[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 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.[8][9]
Council of Ministers edit
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 |
| 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 |
| Rural Industries | P. Mohan | Rural Industries including Cottage Industries and Small Industries |
| Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal | 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 and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme |
| Higher Education | P. Palaniappan | Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology |
| Agriculture | S. Damodaran | Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Cess, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development |
| 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 |
| Food | R. Kamaraj | Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control |
| Milk and Dairy Development | V. Moorthy | Milk and Dairy Development |
| Environment | M. C. Sampath | Environment and Pollution Control |
| Public Works | K. V. Ramalingam | Public Works, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation, Programme Works |
| Animal Husbandry | T. K. M. Chinnayya | Animal Husbandry |
| Industries | P. Thangamani | Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives |
| Handlooms and Textiles | S. Sundararaj | Handlooms and Textiles |
| Khadi and Village Industries | P. Chendur Pandian | Khadi and Village Industries Board, Bhoothan and Gramadhan |
| Tourism | S. Gokula Indira | Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation |
| Commercial Taxes and Registration | B. V. Ramanaa | Commercial Taxes and Registration and Stamp Act |
| 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 |
| School Education and Sports and Youth Welfare, Law, Courts and Prisons | N. R. Sivapathi | School Education and Archaeology, Sports and Youth Welfare, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Law, Courts and Prisons, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and Prevention of Corruption |
| Information Technology | Mukkur N. Subramanian | Information Technology |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HR & CE | M. S. M. Anandan | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) |
| Revenue | N. D. Venkatachalam | Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits, Registration of Companies |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm
- ^ "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "Chief Justice, Madras High Court". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "e-Governance in Tamil Nadu". TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polhaque/iras-egov.pdf.
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