O. Panneerselvam was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 6 December 2016. O. Panneerselvam was elected as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following the death of incumbent Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
Cabinet ministers Ministers sworn on 6 December 2016:Government of Tamil Nadu, Council of Ministers
S.no Name Constituency Designation PortfoliosPartyChief Minister 1. O. PanneerselvamBodinayakkanurChief MinisterPublic Police Home Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers General Administration Legislative Assembly Elections and Passports Finance Planning Personnel and Administrative Reforms, TrainingAIADMKCabinet Ministers 2. Dindigul C. SreenivasanDindigulMinister for ForestsForestsAIADMK 3. Edappadi PalaniswamiEdappadiMinister for Public Works, Highways and Minor PortsPublic Works Irrigation including Minor Irrigation *Programme Works Highways Minor Ports 4. Sellur K. Raju Madurai WestMinister for Co-operationCo-operation Statistics Ex-Servicemen Welfare 5. P. ThangamaniKumarapalayamMinister for Electricity, Prohibition and ExciseElectricity Non-Conventional Energy Development Prohibition and Excise Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act 6. S. P. VelumaniThondamuthur Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special ProgrammeMunicipal Administration Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Unions Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Indebtedness Urban and Rural Water Supply Implementation of Special Programme 7. D. JayakumarRoyapuram Minister for FisheriesFisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation 8. C. ShanmugamVillupuram Minister for Law, Courts and PrisonsLaw Courts Prisons 9. K. P. Anbalagan Palacode Minister for Higher Education Higher Education including Technical *Education Electronics Science and Technology 10. Dr. V. Saroja Rasipuram Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare Orphanages and Correctional Administration Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes Welfare of the Differently Abled and Social Reforms Nutritious Noon Meal Programme 11. M. C. Sampath Cuddalore Minister for Industries Industries Steel Control Mines and Minerals Special Initiatives 12. K. C. KaruppannanBhavani Minister for Environment Environment Pollution Control 13. R. KamarajNannilam Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Food Civil Supplies Consumer Protection and Price Control 14. O. S. ManianVedaranyam Minister for Handlooms and Textiles Handlooms and Textiles 15. Udumalai K. RadhakrishnanUdumalaipettai Minister for Housing and Urban Development Housing Rural Housing and Housing Development Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control Town Planning Urban Development Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority 16.C. VijayabaskarKarur Minister for Health and Family Welfare Health Medical Education Family Welfare 17. R. DoraikkannuPapanasam Minister for Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural Engineering Agro Service Cooperatives, *Horticulture Sugarcane Cess Sugarcane Development Waste Land Development 18. Kadambur RajuKovilpatti Minister for Information and Publicity Information and Publicity Film Technology and Cinematograph Act Stationery Printing and Government Press 19. R. B. UdhayakumarTirumangalam Minister for Revenue Revenue District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors Weights and Measures Debt Relief including Legislation on *Money lending Chits Registration of Companies 20. Vellamandi N. NatarajanTiruchirappalli (East) Minister for Tourism Tourism Tourism Development Corporation 21. K. C. VeeramaniJolarpet Minister for Commercial Taxes Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamp Act 22. K. PandiarajanAvadi Minister for School Education and Sports and Youth Welfare School Education Archaeology Youth Welfare Sports Development Department 23. K. T. Rajenthra BhalajiSivakasi Minister for Milk and Dairy Development Milk and Dairy Development 24. P. BenjaminMaduravoyal Minister for Rural Industries Rural Industries including Cottage Industries Small Industries 25. Dr. Nilofer KafeelVaniyambadi Minister for Labour Labour Population Employment and Training Newsprint Control Census Urban and Rural Employment Wakf Board 26.M.R.VijayabhaskarKarur Minister for Transport Transport Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act 27.Dr. M. ManikandanRamanathapuram Minister for Information Technology Information Technology 28. V. M. RajalakshmiSankarankoil Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes Bonded Labour 29. G. BaskaranSivaganga Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board Khadi and Village Industries Board, *Bhoodhan and Gramadhan 30. Sevvoor S. RamachandranArani Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture 31. S. ValarmathiSrirangam Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities Overseas Indians Refugees and Evacuees Minorities Welfare 32. P. Balakrishna ReddyHosur Minister for Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry
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