Government of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, DMK | | |
Chief Secretary | Shiv Das Meena, I.A.S. | |
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Headquarters | Chennai | |
Departments | 43 | |
Judiciary branch | ||
High Court | Madras High Court | |
Chief Justice | R. Mahadevan |
The Government of Tamil Nadu is the administrative body responsible for the
Under the
Legislative assembly elections are held every five years to elect a new assembly, unless there is a successful
Executive
Title | Name |
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Governor
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R. N. Ravi[1] |
Chief minister
|
M. K. Stalin[2] |
Chief Justice
|
S. V. Gangapurwala[3] |
The
Council of Ministers
Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio(s) | Party | Term of office | |||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Chief Minister
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1 | M. K. Stalin | Kolathur |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
2 | Durai Murugan | Katpadi |
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DMK | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | |
3 | K. N. Nehru | Tiruchirappalli West |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
4 | I. Periyasamy | Athoor |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
5 | E. V. Velu | Tiruvannamalai |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
6 | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | Kurinjipadi |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
7 | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | Aruppukottai |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
8 | Thangam Thennarasu | Tiruchuli |
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11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
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16 June 2023 | Incumbent | 353 days | |||||
9 | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
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14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
10 | S. Regupathy | Tirumayam |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
11 | S. Muthusamy | Erode West |
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11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
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16 June 2023 | Incumbent | 353 days | |||||
12 | K. R. Periyakaruppan | Tiruppattur |
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14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
13 | T. M. Anbarasan | Alandur |
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7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
14 | M. P. Saminathan | Kangayam |
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11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
15 | P. Geetha Jeevan | Thoothukkudi | Social Welfare including Women and Children Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
16 | R. S. Raja Kannappan | Mudukulathur | Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
Khadi and Village Industries Board | 22 March 2024 | Incumbent | 73 days | |||||
17 | Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | Tiruchendur | Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
18 | K. Ramachandran | Coonoor | Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
19 | R. Sakkarapani | Oddanchatram | Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
20 | R. Gandhi | Ranipet | Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
21 | Ma. Subramanian
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Saidapet | Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
22 | P. Moorthy | Madurai East | Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
23 | S. S. Sivasankar | Kunnam | Transport, Nationalized Transport and Motor Vehicles Act | 29 March 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 66 days | ||
24 | P. K. Sekar Babu | Harbour | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, CMDA | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
25 | Palanivel Thiagarajan | Madurai Central | Information Technology & Digital Services | 11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
26 | K. S. Masthan | Gingee | Minorities Welfare, Non-Resident Tamils, Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
27 | Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi | Thiruverumbur | School Education | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
28 | Siva V. Meyyanathan | Alangudi | Environment and Pollution Control and Ex-Servicemen | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
29 | C. V. Ganesan | Tittakudi | Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
30 | Mano Thangaraj | Padmanabhapuram | Milk and Dairy Development | 11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
31 | T.R.B.Rajaa
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Mannargudi | Industries, Investment Promotions, Commerce, Airports and State Public Sectors . | 11 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | ||
32 | M. Mathiventhan | Rasipuram | Forests | 14 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 172 days | ||
33 | N. Kayalvizhi | Dharapuram | Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 27 days | ||
34 | K. Ponmudi
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Tirukkoyilur | Minister for Higher Education | 22 March 2024 | Incumbent | 73 days |
Legislature
The
Judiciary
The
Administrative divisions
As per the
Departments
The administration of the state government functions through various secretariat departments. Each department consists of secretary to the government, who is the official head of the department with the
Insignia
The state emblem was designed in 1949 and consists of the Lion Capital of Ashoka without the bell lotus foundation and flanked on either side by an Indian flag with an image of a Gopuram or Hindu temple tower on the background. Around the rim of the seal runs an inscription in Tamil script, one at the top தமிழ் நாடு அரசு ("Tamil Nadu Arasu" which translates to "Government of Tamil Nadu") and the other at the bottom வாய்மையே வெல்லும் ("Vaymaiye Vellum" which translates to "Truth Alone Triumphs" also commonly known as "Satyameva Jayate" in Sanskrit).[18]
Animal | Bird | Butterfly | Tree | Fruit | Flower |
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Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) | Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) | Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) | Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) | Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) | Glory lily (Gloriosa superba) |
See also
- Tamil Nadu Government Organizations
- Tamil Nadu Government Laws & Rules
References
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- ^ Population and decadal change by residence (PDF) (Report). Government of India. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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- ^ Statistical year book of India (PDF) (Report). Government of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Town panchayats". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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- Times of India. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "State Symbols of India". Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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