Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam (DMK) legislator T.R.B. Rajaa was sworn in as a Minister in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Thursday, May 11, 2023 morning. Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oaths of office and secrecy to Mr. Rajaa at a ceremony in the Raj Bhavan in Chennai attended by Chief Minister M K Stalin and others.
With the recent sacking of Milk and Dairy Development Minister Nasar, the strength of the State Cabinet remains the same at 35.
Mr. Rajaa, a third-time MLA from Mannargudi constituency is also the son of DMK treasurer and party’s floor leader in the Lok Sabha, T.R. Baalu. He has been made the Minsiter for Industries.
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Here is the full list of ministers in the Tamil Nadu government and the portfolios they are holding.
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.
Duraimurugan — Minister for Water Resources — Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Minerals and Mines.
K.N. Nehru — Minister for Municipal Administration — Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply
I. Periyasamy — Minister for Rural Development — Rural Development, Panchayats, and Panchayat Union
K. Ponmudy — Minister for Higher Education — Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology
E.V. Velu — Minister for Public Works — Public Works (Buildings, Highways and Minor Ports)
M.R.K. Panneerselvam — Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare — Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
K.K.S.S.R Ramachandran — Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management — Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management
Thangam Thennarasu — Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions an Pensionary benefits, Statistics adn Archaelogy.
Udhayanidhi Stalin — Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development — Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan - Minister forInformationTechnology & Digital Services
S. Reghupathy — Minister for Law — Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption
S. Muthusamy — Minister for Housing and Urban Development — Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning and Urban Development
K.R. Periakaruppan — Minister for Co-operation — Co-operation
T.M. Anbarasan — Minister for Rural Industries — Rural Industries including cottage industries, small Industries, Slum Clearance Board
M.P. Saminathan — Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint
Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press
P. Geetha Jeevan — Minister for Social Welfare & Women Empowerment — Women and Children Welfare including Social Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan — Minister for Fisheries, Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry — Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry
R.S. Raja Kannappan — Minister for Backward Classes Welfare — Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, Denotified Communities Welfare and Khadi & Village Industries Board
K. Ramachandran — Minister for Tourism — Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation
R. Sakkarapani — Minister for Food and Civil Supplies — Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control
V. Senthilbalaji — Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise — Electricity, Non Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
R. Gandhi — Minister for Handlooms and Textiles — Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan
Ma. Subramanian — Minister for Medical and Family Welfare — Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
P. Moorthy — Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration — Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies
S.S. Sivasankar — Minister for Backward Classes Welfare — Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and Denofied Communities Welfare
P.K. Sekarbabu — Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments — Hindu Religious, Charitable Endowments and CMDA
T.R.B. Rajaa - Minister for Industries
Gingee K.S. Masthan — Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare — Minorities Welfare, Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board
Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi — Minister for School Education — School Education
Siva. V. Meyyanathan — Minister for Environment and Climate Change — Environment and pollution control and Ex-Servicemen
C.V. Ganesan — Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development — Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment
T. Mano Thangaraj — Minister for Milk & Dairy Development
M. Mathiventhan — Minister for Forests — Forests
N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj — Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare — Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare