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Government of Tamil Nadu
Seat of GovernmentChennai
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerD. Jayakumar
CouncilNone
ChairmanNone
Deputy Chairnone
Executive branch
GovernorK. Rosaiah
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
Judiciary
High CourtMadras High Court
Chief JusticeM. Y. Eqbal
Fort St. George, Chief Secretariat, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm
  2. ^ "Governor of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  3. ^ "Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  4. ^ "Chief Justice, Madras High Court". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  5. ^ "Provisional population totals of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). O/o the Registrar and Census commissioner.
  6. ^ "Administrative Units in Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  7. ^ "List of Municipalities in Tamil Nadu". Comm. of Municipal Admin., Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  8. ^ "e-Governance in Tamil Nadu". TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  9. ^ http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polhaque/iras-egov.pdf. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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