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Appavu">M. Appavu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">Deputy Speaker</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K._Pitchandi" title="K. Pitchandi">K. Pitchandi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">Members in Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">234</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meeting place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fort_St._George,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort St. George, India">Fort St. George</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: #efefef;">Executive branch</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._N._Ravi" title="R. N. Ravi">R. N. Ravi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief minister of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Udhayanidhi_Stalin" title="Udhayanidhi Stalin">Udhayanidhi Stalin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_secretary_(India)" title="Chief secretary (India)">Chief Secretary</a></th><td class="infobox-data">N. Muruganandam <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Departments</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Government%27s_Departments" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Government's Departments">43</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="vertical-align: middle; background-color: #efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_India" title="Judiciary of India">Judiciary branch</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/High_courts_of_India" title="High courts of India">High Court</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_justices" title="List of current Indian chief justices">Chief Justice</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Rajendran_Shriram" title="Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram">K. R. Shriram</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Government of Tamil Nadu</b> (<a href="/wiki/ISO_15919" title="ISO 15919">Tamil</a>: <i>Tamiḻnāṭu aracu</i>; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ta-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tamil" title="Help:IPA/Tamil">[t̪əmɪɻnɑːɖʉ<span class="wrap"> </span>əɾəsʉ]</a></span>) is the administrative body responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Governance" title="Governance">governance</a> of the <a href="/wiki/States_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States of India">Indian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary. </p><p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive authority</a> lies with the <a href="/wiki/Governor_(India)" title="Governor (India)">governor</a>, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (India)">chief minister</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> authority and the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>. Following elections to the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">state's governor</a> usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">council of ministers</a> are <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibility" title="Cabinet collective responsibility">collectively responsible</a> to the assembly. </p><p>Legislative assembly elections are held every five years to elect a new assembly, unless there is a successful <a href="/wiki/Vote_of_no_confidence" class="mw-redirect" title="Vote of no confidence">vote of no confidence</a> in the government or a two-thirds vote for a <a href="/wiki/Snap_election" title="Snap election">snap election</a> in the assembly, in which case an election may be held sooner. The <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislature of Tamil Nadu">legislature of Tamil Nadu</a> was <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> until 1986, when it was replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Unicameralism" title="Unicameralism">unicameral legislature</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_India" title="Judiciary of India">judiciary branch</a> is led by a <a href="/wiki/High_courts_of_India" title="High courts of India">High Court</a> (<a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a>) led by a <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_justices" title="List of current Indian chief justices">Chief Justice</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive">Executive</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em"> <caption>Administrative officials </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">Governor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._N._Ravi" title="R. N. Ravi">R. N. Ravi</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Chief minister</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court#List_of_chief_justices" title="Madras High Court">Chief Justice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Rajendran_Shriram" title="Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram">K. R. Shriram</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Governor_(India)" title="Governor (India)">Governor</a> is the <i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">constitutional</a> head of state while the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (India)">Chief Minister</a> is the <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">chief executive</a>. The governor is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>. Following elections to the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">state's governor</a> usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">chief minister</a>, whose <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">council of ministers</a> are <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibility" title="Cabinet collective responsibility">collectively responsible</a> to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislative</a> and head of judiciary.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Council_of_Ministers">Council of Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Council of Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This section is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">M. K. Stalin ministry</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._K._Stalin_ministry&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._K._Stalin_ministry&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Sr. No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Constituency </th> <th rowspan="2">Portfolio(s) </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Duration </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolathur,_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly_constituency" title="Kolathur, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency">Kolathur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)">Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, other All India Service, District Revenue Officers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Home,_Prohibition_and_Excise" title="Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise">Police, Home</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Welfare_of_Differently_Abled_Persons_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu)">Welfare of Differently abled persons</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td>7 May 2021 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003130100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 205 days </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Udhayanidhi_Stalin" title="Udhayanidhi Stalin">Udhayanidhi Stalin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni_Assembly_constituency" title="Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency">Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Youth_Welfare_and_Sports_Development_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development (Tamil Nadu)">Youth Welfare, Sports Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Special_Programme_Implementation_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu)">Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Planning,_Development_and_Special_Initiatives_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (Tamil Nadu)">Planning, Development and Special Initiatives</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td>14 December 2022 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002715000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 350 days </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cabinet Ministers</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durai_Murugan" title="Durai Murugan">Durai Murugan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katpadi_Assembly_constituency" title="Katpadi Assembly constituency">Katpadi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Water_Resources_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Water Resources (Tamil Nadu)">Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Legislative_Assembly_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Legislative Assembly (Tamil Nadu)">Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_Elections_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public Elections (Tamil Nadu)">Elections and Passports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Natural_Resources_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Natural Resources (Tamil Nadu)">Minerals And Mines</a> </td> <td rowspan="33" style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td rowspan="33"><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td rowspan="17">7 May 2021 </td> <td rowspan="17"><span data-sort-value="7003130100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 205 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._N._Nehru" title="K. N. Nehru">K. N. Nehru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_West_Assembly_constituency" title="Tiruchirappalli West Assembly constituency">Tiruchirappalli West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Municipal_Administration_and_Water_Supply_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Tamil Nadu)">Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I._Periyasamy" title="I. Periyasamy">I. Periyasamy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athoor_Assembly_constituency" title="Athoor Assembly constituency">Athoor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Rural_Development_and_Panchayat_Raj_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Tamil Nadu)">Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Villupuram Assembly constituency">Villupuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Environment_and_Forests_Department_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment and Forests Department (Tamil Nadu)">Forests</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/E._V._Velu" title="E. V. Velu">E. V. Velu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruvannamalai_Assembly_constituency" title="Tiruvannamalai Assembly constituency">Tiruvannamalai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Public_Works_Department" title="Tamil Nadu Public Works Department">Public Works (Buildings)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Highways_and_Minor_Ports_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)">Highways and Minor Ports</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._R._K._Panneerselvam" title="M. R. K. Panneerselvam">M. R. K. Panneerselvam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurinjipadi_Assembly_constituency" title="Kurinjipadi Assembly constituency">Kurinjipadi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Agriculture (Tamil Nadu)">Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sattur_Ramachandran" title="Sattur Ramachandran">K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aruppukottai_Assembly_constituency" title="Aruppukottai Assembly constituency">Aruppukottai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Revenue_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)">Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thangam_Thennarasu" title="Thangam Thennarasu">Thangam Thennarasu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchuli_Assembly_constituency" title="Tiruchuli Assembly constituency">Tiruchuli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Finance (Tamil Nadu)">Finance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Finance (Tamil Nadu)">Statistics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Department_of_Archaeology" title="Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology">Archaeology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Environment_and_Forests_Department_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment and Forests Department (Tamil Nadu)">Environment and Climate Change</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Regupathy" title="S. Regupathy">S. Regupathy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tirumayam_Assembly_constituency" title="Tirumayam Assembly constituency">Tirumayam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Law_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)">Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Muthusamy" title="S. Muthusamy">S. Muthusamy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erode_West_Assembly_constituency" title="Erode West Assembly constituency">Erode West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)">Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._R._Periyakaruppan" title="K. R. Periyakaruppan">K. R. Periyakaruppan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruppattur,_Sivaganga_Assembly_constituency" title="Tiruppattur, Sivaganga Assembly constituency">Tiruppattur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Co-operation,_Food_and_Consumer_Protection_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)">Co-operation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._M._Anbarasan" title="T. M. Anbarasan">T. M. Anbarasan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alandur_Assembly_constituency" title="Alandur Assembly constituency">Alandur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Tamil Nadu)">Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)">Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._P._Saminathan" title="M. P. Saminathan">M. P. Saminathan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kangayam_Assembly_constituency" title="Kangayam Assembly constituency">Kangayam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tamil_Development_and_Information_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tamil Development and Information (Tamil Nadu)">Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Geetha_Jeevan" title="P. Geetha Jeevan">P. Geetha Jeevan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thoothukkudi_Assembly_constituency" title="Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency">Thoothukkudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Social_Welfare_and_Women_Empowerment_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (Tamil Nadu)">Social Welfare including Women and Children Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anitha_R._Radhakrishnan" title="Anitha R. Radhakrishnan">Anitha R. Radhakrishnan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur_Assembly_constituency" title="Tiruchendur Assembly constituency">Tiruchendur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Animal_Husbandry,_Dairying_and_Fisheries_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (Tamil Nadu)">Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raja_Kannappan" title="Raja Kannappan">Raja Kannappan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mudukulathur_Assembly_constituency" title="Mudukulathur Assembly constituency">Mudukulathur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Animal_Husbandry,_Dairying_and_Fisheries_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (Tamil Nadu)">Milk and Dairy Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Handlooms,_Handicrafts,_Textiles_and_Khadi_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi (Tamil Nadu)">Khadi and Village Industries Board</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Sakkarapani" title="R. Sakkarapani">R. Sakkarapani</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oddanchatram_Assembly_constituency" title="Oddanchatram Assembly constituency">Oddanchatram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Co-operation,_Food_and_Consumer_Protection_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)">Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V._Senthil_Balaji" title="V. Senthil Balaji">V. Senthil Balaji</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karur_Assembly_constituency" title="Karur Assembly constituency">Karur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Energy (Tamil Nadu)">Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Home,_Prohibition_and_Excise" title="Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise">Prohibition and Excise, Molasses</a> </td> <td>28 September 2024 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001610000000000000♠"></span>61 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Gandhi" title="R. Gandhi">R. Gandhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranipet_Assembly_constituency" title="Ranipet Assembly constituency">Ranipet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Handlooms,_Handicrafts,_Textiles_and_Khadi_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi (Tamil Nadu)">Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">7 May 2021 </td> <td rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="7003130100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 205 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Subramaniam" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Subramaniam">Ma. Subramanian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saidapet_Assembly_constituency" title="Saidapet Assembly constituency">Saidapet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Moorthy" title="P. Moorthy">P. Moorthy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_East_Assembly_constituency" title="Madurai East Assembly constituency">Madurai East</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Commercial_Taxes_and_Registration_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration (Tamil Nadu)">Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._S._Sivasankar" title="S. S. Sivasankar">S. S. Sivasankar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunnam_Assembly_constituency" title="Kunnam Assembly constituency">Kunnam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Transport_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)">Transport, Nationalized Transport and Motor Vehicles Act</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._K._Sekar_Babu" title="P. K. Sekar Babu">P. K. Sekar Babu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Assembly_constituency" title="Harbour Assembly constituency">Harbour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tourism,_Culture_and_Religious_Endowments_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (Tamil Nadu)">Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Development_Authority" title="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">CMDA</a> </td> <td>14 December 2022 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002715000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 350 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palanivel_Thiagarajan" title="Palanivel Thiagarajan">Palanivel Thiagarajan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Central_Assembly_constituency" title="Madurai Central Assembly constituency">Madurai Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Information_Technology_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Information Technology (Tamil Nadu)">Information Technology & Digital Services</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">7 May 2021 </td> <td rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="7003130100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 205 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anbil_Mahesh_Poyyamozhi" title="Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi">Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruverumbur_Assembly_constituency" title="Thiruverumbur Assembly constituency">Thiruverumbur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_School_Education_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of School Education (Tamil Nadu)">School Education</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meyyanathan_Siva_V" title="Meyyanathan Siva V">Siva V. Meyyanathan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alangudi_Assembly_constituency" title="Alangudi Assembly constituency">Alangudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Backward_Classes,_Most_Backward_Classes_and_Minorities_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C._V._Ganesan" title="C. V. Ganesan">C. V. Ganesan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tittakudi_Assembly_constituency" title="Tittakudi Assembly constituency">Tittakudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Labour_and_Employment_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu)">Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T.R.B.Rajaa" class="mw-redirect" title="T.R.B.Rajaa">T.R.B.Rajaa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mannargudi_Assembly_constituency" title="Mannargudi Assembly constituency">Mannargudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Industries_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)">Industries</a> </td> <td>11 May 2023 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002567000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 201 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Mathiventhan" title="M. Mathiventhan">M. Mathiventhan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rasipuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Rasipuram Assembly constituency">Rasipuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Adi_Dravidar_and_Tribal_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 May 2021 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003130100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 205 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N._Kayalvizhi" title="N. Kayalvizhi">N. Kayalvizhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharapuram_Assembly_constituency" title="Dharapuram Assembly constituency">Dharapuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Human_Resources_Management_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu)">Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)">Ex-Servicemen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._M._Nasar" title="S. M. Nasar">S. M. Nasar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avadi_Assembly_constituency" title="Avadi Assembly constituency">Avadi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Backward_Classes,_Most_Backward_Classes_and_Minorities_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Minorities Welfare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)">Non-Resident Tamils, Refugees & Evacuees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Backward_Classes,_Most_Backward_Classes_and_Minorities_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Wakf Board</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">28 September 2024 </td> <td rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="7001610000000000000♠"></span>61 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Govi._Chezhian" title="Govi. Chezhian">Govi. Chezhian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvidamarudur_Assembly_constituency" title="Thiruvidamarudur Assembly constituency">Thiruvidamarudur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Higher_Education_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu)">Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Rajendran_(DMK_politician)" title="R. Rajendran (DMK politician)">R. Rajendran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_North_Assembly_constituency" title="Salem North Assembly constituency">Salem North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tourism,_Culture_and_Religious_Endowments_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (Tamil Nadu)">Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislature">Legislature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:188px;max-width:188px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:148px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fort_St._George,_Chennai_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg/186px-Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="186" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg/279px-Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg/372px-Fort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Fort_St._George,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort St. George, India">Fort St. George</a>, the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:200px;max-width:200px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:148px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_building_in_Chennai.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/A_building_in_Chennai.JPG/198px-A_building_in_Chennai.JPG" decoding="async" width="198" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/A_building_in_Chennai.JPG/297px-A_building_in_Chennai.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/A_building_in_Chennai.JPG/396px-A_building_in_Chennai.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="864" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a>, the highest judicial authority in Tamil Nadu</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a> consists of <a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">234</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly">members</a> elected through <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_India" title="Elections in India">elections</a>. The current seat of the assembly is at <a href="/wiki/Fort_St._George,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort St. George, India">Fort St. George</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1952_Madras_State_legislative_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 Madras State legislative assembly election">first election</a> to the assembly on the basis of <a href="/wiki/Universal_suffrage" title="Universal suffrage">universal adult suffrage</a> was held in January 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislature of Tamil Nadu">legislature of Tamil Nadu</a> was <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> until 1986, when it was replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Unicameralism" title="Unicameralism">unicameral legislature</a> after the abolishment of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Council" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Council">Tamil Nadu Legislative Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Any <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bill</a> passed by the legislature needs the assent of the governor before becoming an act. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judiciary">Judiciary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Judiciary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> was established on 26 June 1862 and is the highest judicial authority of the state with control over all the civil and criminal courts in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is headed by a <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_justices" title="List of current Indian chief justices">Chief Justice</a>, a position currently held by <a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Rajendran_Shriram" title="Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram">K. R. Shriram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The court is based out of Chennai and has a bench at <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a> since 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg/200px-Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg/300px-Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg/400px-Tamil_Nadu_districts_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="636" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Tamil Nadu">Districts of Tamil Nadu</a>.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Local_government_bodies_in_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Local government bodies in Tamil Nadu">Local government bodies in Tamil Nadu</a></div> <p>As per the <a href="/wiki/2011_Census_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Census of India">2011 census</a>, Tamil Nadu had a population of 7.21 crores and is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_population" title="List of states and union territories of India by population">seventh most populous state</a> in India.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It covers an area of 130,058 km<sup>2</sup> (50,216 sq mi) and is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_area" title="List of states and union territories of India by area">tenth largest Indian state by area</a>. Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Tamil Nadu">districts</a>, each of which is administered by a <a href="/wiki/District_Collector" class="mw-redirect" title="District Collector">District Collector</a>, who is an officer of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> (IAS) appointed to the district by the Government of Tamil Nadu. For revenue administration, the districts are further subdivided into 87 revenue divisions administered by Revenue Divisional Officers (RDO) which comprise 310 <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">taluks</a> administered by <a href="/wiki/Tehsildar" title="Tehsildar">Tahsildars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The taluks are divided into 1349 <a href="/wiki/Revenue_block" title="Revenue block">revenue blocks</a> called <i>Firkas</i> which consist of 17,680 revenue villages.<sup id="cite_ref-AS_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_India" title="Administrative divisions of India">local administration</a> consists of 15 <a href="/wiki/City_Municipal_Corporations_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="City Municipal Corporations of Tamil Nadu">municipal corporations</a>, 121 <a href="/wiki/Template:Municipalities_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Template:Municipalities of Tamil Nadu">municipalities</a> and 528 <a href="/wiki/Town_panchayat" class="mw-redirect" title="Town panchayat">town panchayats</a> in the urban and 385 <a href="/wiki/Panchayat_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Panchayat union">panchayat unions</a> and 12,618 <a href="/wiki/Village_Panchayat" class="mw-redirect" title="Village Panchayat">village panchayats</a>, administered by Village Administrative Officers (VAO).<sup id="cite_ref-LG_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LG-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AS_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Greater_Chennai_Corporation" title="Greater Chennai Corporation">Greater Chennai Corporation</a>, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LG_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LG-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departments">Departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_departments_of_the_government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of departments of the government of Tamil Nadu">List of departments of the government of Tamil Nadu</a></div> <p>The administration of the state government functions through various secretariat departments. Each department consists of a secretary to the government, who is the official head of the department with the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary (India)">Chief secretary</a> superintending control over the secretariat and staff. The departments have further sub-divisions which may govern various undertakings and boards. There are 43 departments of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Emblem of Tamil Nadu">Emblem of Tamil Nadu</a></div> <p>The state emblem was designed in 1949 and consists of the <a href="/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka" title="Lion Capital of Ashoka">Lion Capital of Ashoka</a> without the bell lotus foundation and flanked on either side by an <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_India" title="Flag of India">Indian flag</a> with an image of a <i><a href="/wiki/Gopuram" title="Gopuram">Gopuram</a></i> or <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temple</a> tower on the background. There are two inscriptions in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil language</a> displayed around the rim of the seal runs. தமிழ் நாடு அரசு (<i>Tamil Nadu arasu</i>) translating to "Government of Tamil Nadu" is inscribed on the top. Inscribed at the bottom is வாய்மையே வெல்லும் (<i>Vaymaiye Vellum</i>) which translates to "Truth Alone Triumphs" and derived from the words "<a href="/wiki/Satyameva_Jayate" title="Satyameva Jayate">Satyameva Jayate</a>" in the <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Emblem of India">Indian emblem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> <caption>Symbols of Tamil Nadu<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <th>Animal </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_tahr" title="Nilgiri tahr">Nilgiri tahr</a> (<i>Nilgiritragus hylocrius</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nilgiri_tahr_(Nilgiritragus_hylocrius)_female_head.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg/80px-Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg/120px-Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg/160px-Nilgiri_tahr_%28Nilgiritragus_hylocrius%29_female_head.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Bird </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Common_emerald_dove" title="Common emerald dove">Emerald dove</a> (<i>Chalcophaps indica</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emerald_Dove_(Chalcophaps_indica_indica).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg/80px-Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg/120px-Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg/160px-Emerald_Dove_%28Chalcophaps_indica_indica%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Butterfly </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cirrochroa_thais" title="Cirrochroa thais">Tamil Yeoman</a> (<i>Cirrochroa thais</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamil_Yeoman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tamil_Yeoman.jpg/80px-Tamil_Yeoman.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tamil_Yeoman.jpg/120px-Tamil_Yeoman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tamil_Yeoman.jpg/160px-Tamil_Yeoman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2463" data-file-height="1645" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Flower </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloriosa_superba" title="Gloriosa superba">Glory lily</a> (<i>Gloriosa superba</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg/80px-Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg/120px-Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg/160px-Gloriosa_superba_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5183" data-file-height="3455" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Fruit </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a> (<i>Artocarpus heterophyllus</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Farmfirst.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Farmfirst.jpg/80px-Farmfirst.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Farmfirst.jpg/120px-Farmfirst.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Farmfirst.jpg/160px-Farmfirst.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Tree </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer" title="Borassus flabellifer">Palmyra palm</a> (<i>Borassus flabellifer</i>) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg/80px-Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg/120px-Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg/160px-Borassus_flabellifer_264034194.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_agencies_of_the_government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of agencies of the government of Tamil Nadu">List of agencies of the government of Tamil Nadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_of_Tamil_Nadu_laws_and_rules" title="List of government of Tamil Nadu laws and rules">List of government of Tamil Nadu laws and rules</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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N. Ravi">R. N. Ravi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Executive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu">Chief minister</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. 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Periyasamy">I. Periyasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._V._Velu" title="E. V. Velu">E. V. Velu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._K._Panneerselvam" title="M. R. K. Panneerselvam">M. R. K. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._S._S._R._Ramachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran">K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thangam_Thennarasu" title="Thangam Thennarasu">Thangam Thennarasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Regupathy" title="S. Regupathy">S. Regupathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Muthusamy" title="S. Muthusamy">S. Muthusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Periyakaruppan" title="K. R. Periyakaruppan">K. R. Periyakaruppan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._M._Anbarasan" title="T. M. Anbarasan">T. M. Anbarasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Saminathan" title="M. P. Saminathan">M. P. Saminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Geetha_Jeevan" title="P. Geetha Jeevan">P. Geetha Jeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anitha_R._Radhakrishnan" title="Anitha R. Radhakrishnan">Anitha R. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Raja_Kannappan" class="mw-redirect" title="R. S. Raja Kannappan">R. S. Raja Kannappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ramachandran" title="K. Ramachandran">K. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sakkarapani" title="R. Sakkarapani">R. Sakkarapani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Senthil_Balaji" title="V. Senthil Balaji">V. Senthil Balaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Gandhi" title="R. Gandhi">R. Gandhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Subramaniam" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Subramaniam">M. Subramaniam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Moorthy" title="P. Moorthy">P. Moorthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Sivasankar" title="S. S. Sivasankar">S. S. Sivasankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Sekar_Babu" title="P. K. Sekar Babu">P. K. Sekar Babu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palanivel_Thiagarajan" title="Palanivel Thiagarajan">Palanivel Thiagarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anbil_Mahesh_Poyyamozhi" title="Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi">Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meyyanathan_Siva_V" title="Meyyanathan Siva V">Meyyanathan Siva V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Ganesan" title="C. V. Ganesan">C. V. Ganesan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mathiventhan" title="M. Mathiventhan">M. Mathiventhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.R.B.Rajaa" class="mw-redirect" title="T.R.B.Rajaa">T.R.B.Rajaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Kayalvizhi" title="N. Kayalvizhi">N. Kayalvizhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Nasar" title="S. M. Nasar">S. M. Nasar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govi._Chezhian" title="Govi. Chezhian">Govi. Chezhian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Rajendran_(DMK_politician)" title="R. Rajendran (DMK politician)">R. 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Pitchandi</a> <ul><li>Deputy speaker</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duraimurugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Duraimurugan">Duraimurugan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_house_in_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of leaders of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Leader of the house</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_opposition_in_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Leader of the opposition</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Judiciary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_justices" title="List of current Indian chief justices">Chief justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Rajendran_Shriram" title="Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram">K. R. Shriram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Government%27s_Departments" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Government's Departments">Departments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Adi_Dravidar_and_Tribal_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Agriculture (Tamil Nadu)">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Animal_Husbandry,_Dairying_and_Fisheries_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (Tamil Nadu)">Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Backward_Classes,_Most_Backward_Classes_and_Minorities_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Commercial_Taxes_and_Registration_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration (Tamil Nadu)">Commercial Taxes and Registration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Co-operation,_Food_and_Consumer_Protection_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)">Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Energy (Tamil Nadu)">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Environment_and_Forests_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Environment and Forests (Tamil Nadu)">Environment and Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Finance (Tamil Nadu)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Handlooms,_Handicrafts,_Textiles_and_Khadi_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi (Tamil Nadu)">Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)">Health and Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Higher_Education_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu)">Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Highways_and_Minor_Ports_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)">Highways and Minor Ports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Home,_Prohibition_and_Excise" title="Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise">Home, Prohibition and Excise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil 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href="/wiki/Department_of_School_Education_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of School Education (Tamil Nadu)">School Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Social_Reforms_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Social Reforms (Tamil Nadu)">Social Reforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Social_Welfare_and_Women_Empowerment_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (Tamil Nadu)">Social Welfare and Women Empowerment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Special_Programme_Implementation_(Tamil_Nadu)" title="Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu)">Special Programme Implementation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tamil_Development_and_Information_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Tamil Development and Information (Tamil Nadu)">Tamil Development and Information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Tourism,_Culture_and_Religious_Endowments_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" 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Nadu">Agencies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Public sector<br />undertakings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Chennai Metro Rail Limited">Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronics_Corporation_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu">Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transport_Corporation_(Chennai)" title="Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)">Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Tirupur_Area_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (page does not exist)">New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pallavan_Transport_Consultancy_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (page does not exist)">Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poompuhar_Shipping_Corporation" title="Poompuhar Shipping Corporation">Poompuhar Shipping Corporation (PSCL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Industries_Promotion_Corporation_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu">State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Arasu_Cable_TV_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TNACTCL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Arasu_Rubber_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Skill_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Cement_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation">Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Adi_Dravidar_Housing_and_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Backward_Classes_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (TNBCEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Civil_Supplies_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation">Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Ex-Servicemen%27s_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Fibrenet_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TAFINET)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Film_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (TNFDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Fisheries_Development_Corporation_Limited_(TNFDC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)">Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Forest_Plantation_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Generation_and_Distribution_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation">Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Graphite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Graphite (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Graphite (TNG)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Handicrafts_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (TNHDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Handloom_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (THDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Development_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation">Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Explosives_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited">Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives (TNIE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidance_Tamil_Nadu" title="Guidance Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau (GUIDANCE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Industrial_Investment_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Leather_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TNLDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Linguistic_Minorities_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNLMEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Magnesite_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited">Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Medical_Services" title="Tamil Nadu Medical Services">Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Medicinal_Plant_Farms_and_Herbal_Medicine_Corporation_Ltd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (TAMPCOL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Minerals_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited">Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Minorities_Economic_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNMEDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Newsprint_and_Papers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers">Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Overseas_Manpower_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (TNOMC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Police_Housing_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPH)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Poultry_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (TAPCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Power_Finance_and_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFID)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Road_Development_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Road_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Salt_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Small_Industries_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation">Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Small_Industries_Development_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Southern_Structurals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Express_Transport_Corporation" title="State Express Transport Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Marketing_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Wide_Area_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Sugar_Corporation_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation Limited">Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Tea_Plantation_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Text_Book_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Textile_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Tourism_Development_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation">Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Transmission_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation">Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Transport_Development_Finance_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Finance_and_Infrastructure_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Infrastructure_Financial_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Warehousing_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Women_Development_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nodal agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_of_Foreign_Exchange_and_Prevention_of_Smuggling_Activities_Act,_1974" title="Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974">Advisory body, COFEPSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Development_Authority" title="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporation_of_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporation of Chennai">Corporation of Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Health_Mission" title="National Health Mission">National Health Mission (NHM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Uchchatar_Shiksha_Abhiyan" title="Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan">Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_Development_Authority_of_Tamil_Nadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (page does not exist)">Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Energy_Development_Agency" title="Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency">Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Horticulture_Development_Agency" title="Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency">Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Livestock_Development_Agency_(TNLDA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)">Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Disaster_Management_Authority" title="Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority">Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Legal_Services_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Seed_Development_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Watershed_Development_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_e-Governance_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Fire_and_Rescue_Services" title="Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services">Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police" title="Tamil Nadu Police">Tamil Nadu Police (TNP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organ_transplantation_in_Tamil_Nadu#TRANSTAN" title="Organ transplantation in Tamil Nadu">Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Water_Supply_and_Sewerage_Board" title="Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board">Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Construction_Workers_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_De-Notified_Communities_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Board">Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electrical_Licensing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board">Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Housing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Housing Board">Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Khadi_and_Village_Industries_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Labour_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Maritime_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Medical_Services_Recruitment_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Palm_Products_Development_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Pollution_Control_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board">Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Slum_Clearance_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board">Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Social_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Agricultural_Marketing_Board" title="Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board">Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Teachers_Recruitment_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Narikuravar_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Traders_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Transgender_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Ulema_and_other_Employees_Welfare_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Uniformed_Services_Recruitment_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board">Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Urban_Habitat_Development_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board">Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Vanniyakula_Kshatriya_Public_Charitable_Trust_and_Endowments_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Waqf_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Water_Supply_and_Drainage_Board" title="Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board">Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cooperative societies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aavin" title="Aavin">Aavin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salem_Starch_and_Sago_Manufacturers_Service_Industrial_Co-operative_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (page does not exist)">Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Consumers%27_Co-operative_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operation_Food_and_Consumer_Protection&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Housing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Marketing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Marketing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Milk_Producers%27_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Societies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Societies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Spinning_Mill_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_State_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development_Bank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Sugar_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Co-operative_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-optex" title="Co-optex">Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Horticultural_Producers_Co-operative_Enterprises_Limited" title="Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises Limited">Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNSC_Bank" title="TNSC Bank">Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Apex_Fisheries_Cooperative_Federation_Limited_(TAFCOFED)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)">Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Co-operative_Societies_Election_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Palmgur_and_Fibre_Marketing_Co-operative_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Autonomous bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Biodiversity_Conservation_And_Greening_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_AIDS_Control_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Council_for_Science_and_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Regulatory_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Hajj_Commiitee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Iamwarm_Project&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Information_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu Information Commission">Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_Market_Management_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu Market 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class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Commissioner_for_Protection_of_Child_Rights&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Consumer_Disputes_Redressal_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission">Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Council_for_Higher_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Council_For_Technical_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Election_Commission" title="Tamil Nadu State Election Commission">Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Finance_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Health_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Health Society (page does not exist)">Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamil_Nadu_State_Human_Rights_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission 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Sundaranar University">Manonmaniam Sundaranar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa_Women%27s_University" title="Mother Teresa Women's University">Mother Teresa Women's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periyar_University" title="Periyar University">Periyar University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Agricultural_University" title="Tamil Nadu Agricultural University">Tamil Nadu Agricultural University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Dr._J._Jayalalithaa_Fisheries_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University">Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_National_Law_University" title="Tamil Nadu National Law University">Tamil Nadu National Law University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Open_University" title="Tamil Nadu Open University">Tamil Nadu Open University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Physical_Education_and_Sports_University" title="Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University">Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Teachers_Education_University" title="Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University">Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Veterinary_and_Animal_Sciences_University" title="Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University">Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_University" title="Tamil University">Tamil University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tamil_Nadu_Dr._Ambedkar_Law_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University">The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tamil_Nadu_Dr._J._Jayalalithaa_Music_and_Fine_Arts_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. 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title="States and union territories of India">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India" title="List of state and union territory capitals in India">Capital</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tamil_Nadu_state_symbols" title="List of Tamil Nadu state symbols">State <br />symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Seal: <a href="/wiki/Srivilliputhur_Andal_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Srivilliputhur Andal temple">Srivilliputhur Andal temple tower</a></li> <li>Animal: <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_tahr" title="Nilgiri tahr">Nilgiri tahr</a></li> <li>Bird: <a href="/wiki/Common_emerald_dove" title="Common emerald dove">Emerald dove</a></li> <li>Flower: <a href="/wiki/Gloriosa_superba" title="Gloriosa superba">Gloriosa lily</a></li> <li>Fruit: <a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a></li> <li>Tree: <a href="/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer" title="Borassus flabellifer">Palm tree</a></li> <li>Butterfly: <a href="/wiki/Cirrochroa_thais" title="Cirrochroa thais">Cirrochroa Thais</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TamilNadu_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/TamilNadu_Logo.svg/80px-TamilNadu_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/TamilNadu_Logo.svg/120px-TamilNadu_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/TamilNadu_Logo.svg/160px-TamilNadu_Logo.svg.png 2x" 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href="/wiki/Raj_Bhavan,_Chennai" title="Raj Bhavan, Chennai">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bhavan,_Ooty" title="Raj Bhavan, Ooty">Ooty</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police" title="Tamil Nadu Police">Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Tamil_Nadu" title="Category:Tamil Nadu">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cuisine" title="Tamil cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Economy of Tamil Nadu">Economy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu#History" title="Tamil Nadu">History</a></li> <li><a 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title="Madurai">Madurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli" title="Tiruchirappalli">Tiruchirappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruppur" title="Tiruppur">Tiruppur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Salem, Tamil Nadu">Salem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of districts of Tamil Nadu">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariyalur_district" title="Ariyalur district">Ariyalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_district" title="Chengalpattu district">Chengalpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_district" title="Chennai district">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_district" title="Coimbatore district">Coimbatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_district" title="Cuddalore district">Cuddalore</a></li> 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