Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has recommended a major reshuffle in the state cabinet. In this reshuffle, the portfolios of many senior ministers have been changed and 23 new ministers have been included in the Council of Ministers. According to the official statement issued from Lok Bhawan, these recommendations have been approved by the Governor.

After this change, the Chief Minister has kept major departments like Public Administration, Home, Police, Special Program Implementation, Municipal Administration and Urban Development with himself. Along with this, he has also taken additional responsibility of departments like Special Initiatives, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Debt Relief.

Departments of ministers changed in Tamil Nadu

Changes have also been made in the portfolios of many other ministers in the cabinet. Minister N. Anand’s work area now includes rural development, panchayat, irrigation and minor irrigation projects. Whereas minister R. Nirmal Kumar will continue to hold the charge of departments related to electricity, non-conventional energy, law, court, jail, elections and passport.

In another important change. A. Sengottaiyan has been given the responsibility of Revenue and Disaster Management Department. He will look after revenue administration, sub-collector related work, disaster management and assembly matters.

The Governor has also approved department allocation to 23 new ministers. Among these, Srinath got fisheries, Kamali S. Animal husbandry to C. Vijayalakshmi to milk and dairy development and R. V. Ranjitkumar has been assigned the Forest Department. Vinod has been given the responsibility of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, while Rajiv has been given the charge of Environment and Climate Change Department.

Congress’s Rajesh Kumar got tourism department.

Other ministers include B. Housing and Urban Development to Rajkumar, Cooperation to V. Gandhiraj, Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to Mathan Raja P., Jagadeeswari K. Social Welfare and Women Empowerment and Rajesh Kumar S. Has been assigned the tourism department. Apart from this, M. Vijay Balaji is responsible for handloom and textiles, Logesh Tamilselvan D. is responsible for commercial taxes and registration, Vijay Tamilan Parthiban A. has been given the charge of Transport and Ramesh has been given the charge of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.

Congress MLA P Vishwanathan will handle the education department.

The Higher Education department has been handed over to P. Viswanathan, while Kumar R. has been given the leadership of the newly formed Department of Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services. Thennarasu K. Non-Resident Tamil Welfare, V. Sampath Kumar Backward Class Welfare, Mohammad Farwas J. D. has got the responsibility of Labor Welfare and Skill Development and D. Sarathkumar has got the responsibility of Human Resource Management Department. Finance, Planning and Development Department. Mary Wilson has been given, while Vignesh K. Has been assigned to the Prohibition and Excise Department.

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