Press Release No.41 Dated : 6.5.

2021

Thiru M.K.Stalin, the Chief Minister-designate has sent a list of

persons to be appointed as Ministers of the State of Tamil Nadu along
with their Portfolios today on 6.5.2021.
The Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu has approved the
recommendations made by the Chief Minister-Designate regarding
persons to be appointed as Ministers and their portfolios among them
as follows:-

Sl. Name Designation Portfolios

No.
1. Thiru M.K.Stalin Chief Minister Public, General
Administration, Indian
Administrative Service,
Indian Police Service, Other
All India Service, District
Revenue Officers, Police,
Home, Special Initiatives,
Special Programme
Implementation, Welfare of
Differently abled persons.

2. Thiru Minister for Irrigation Projects including

Duraimurugan Water small Irrigation, Legislative
Resources Assembly, Governor and
Ministry, Elections and
Passports, Minerals and
Mines.

3 Thiru K.N.Nehru Minister for Municipal Administration,

Municipal Urban and Water Supply.
Administration

4 Thiru I.Periyasamy Minister for Co-operation, Statistics and

Co-operation Ex-Servicemen Welfare

5 Thiru K. Ponmudi Minister for Higher Education including

 Higher Technical Education,
Education Electronics, Science and
Technology

6 Thiru E.V.Velu Minister for Public Works (Buildings,

Public Works Highways and Minor Ports)

7 Thiru M.R.K. Minister for Agriculture, Agricultural

Panneerselvam Agriculture and Engineering, Agro Service
Farmer’s Co-operatives, Horticulture,
Welfare Sugarcane Excise,
Sugarcane Development
and Waste Land
Development

8 Thiru K.K.S.S.R Minister for Revenue, District Revenue

Ramachandran Revenue and Establishment, Deputy
Disaster Collectors, Disaster
Management Management

9 Thiru Thangam Minister for Industries, Tamil Official

Thennarasu Industries Language and Tamil
Culture, Archeology.
10 Thiru S. Minister for Law, Courts, Prisons and
Reghupathy Law Prevention of Corruption

11 Thiru S. Minister for Housing, Rural Housing,

Muthusamy Housing and Town Planning projects and
Urban Housing Development,
Development Accommodation Control,
Town Planning, Urban
Development and Chennai
Metropolitan Development
Authority.

12 Thiru K.R. Minister for Rural Development,

Periakaruppan Rural Panchayats and Panchayat
Development Unions, Poverty Alleviation
Programmes, Rural
Indebtedness.

13 Thiru T.M. Minister for Rural Industries including

 Anbarasan Rural cottage industries, small
Industries Industries, Slum Clearance
Board.

14 Thiru Minister for Information & Publicity,

M.P.Saminathan Information & Film Technology and
Publicity Cinematograph Act,
Newsprint Control,
Stationery and Printing,
Government Press.

15 Tmt. P. Geetha Minister for Women and Children

Jeevan Social Welfare Welfare including Social
& Women Welfare, Orphanages and
Empowerment Correctional Administration,
Integrated Child
Development Scheme and
Beggar Homes and Social
Reforms & Nutritious Meal
Programme

16 Thiru Anitha R. Minister for Fisheries and Fisheries

Radhakrishnan Fisheries – Development Corporation
Fishermen and Animal Husbandry
Welfare and
Animal
Husbandry

17 Thiru S.R. Minister for Transport, Nationalised

Rajakannappan Transport Transport and Motor
Vehicles Act.

18 Thiru K. Minister for Forests

Ramachandran Forests

19 Thiru R. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies,

Sakkarapani Food and Civil Consumer Protection and
Supplies Price Control

20 Thiru V. Minister for Electricity, Non

 Senthilbalaji Electricity, Conventional Energy
Prohibition & Development, Prohibition
Excise and Excise, Molasses

21 Thiru R. Gandhi Minister for Handlooms and Textiles,

Handlooms and Khadi and Village Industries
Textiles Board, Boodhan and
Gramadhan.

22 Thiru Minister for Health, Medical Education

Ma.Subramanian Medical and and Family Welfare
Family Welfare

23 Thiru P. Moorthy Minister for Commercial Taxes,

Commercial Registration and Stamp Act,
Taxes and Weights and Measures,
Registration Debt Relief including
legislation on Money
lending, Chits and
Registration of Companies

24 Thiru Minister for Backward Classes Welfare,

S.S.Sivasankar Backward Most Backward Classes
Classes Welfare and Denofied
Welfare Communities Welfare

25 Thiru P.K. Minister for Hindu Religious and

Sekarbabu Hindu Religious Charitable Endowments
and Charitable
Endowments
26 Thiru Palanivel Minister for Finance, Planning,
Thiagarajan Finance and Personnel and
Human Administrative Reforms,
Resources Pensions and Pension
Management allowances.

27 Thiru S.M. Nasar Minister for Milk and Diary Development

Milk & Dairy
Development
28 Thiru Gingee Minister for Minorities Welfare, Non
K.S.Masthan Minorities Resident Tamils Welfare,
Welfare and Refugees & Evacuees and
Non Resident Wakf Board
Tamils Welfare
29 Thiru Anbil Mahesh Minister for School Education
Poyyamozhi School
Education

30 Thiru Siva. V. Minister for Environment and Pollution

Meyyanathan Environment - Control, Youth Welfare and
Climate Sports Development
Change and
Youth Welfare
and Sports
Development
31 Thiru C.V. Ganesan Minister for Labour Welfare, Population,
Labour Welfare Employment and Training,
and Skill Census, Urban and Rural
Development Employment

32 Thiru T. Mano Minister for Information Technology

Thangaraj Information
Technology

33 Thiru M. Minister for Tourism and Tourism

Mathiventhan Tourism Development Corporation

34 Tmt. N. Kayalvizhi Minister for Adi Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill

Selvaraj Dravidar Tribes and Bonded Labour
Welfare Welfare.

Sd/xxx
Raj Bhavan, Secretary to Governor
Chennai-22
Dated : 6.5.2021