M. K. Stalin ministry

M. K. Stalin ministry,^[1] is the Council of Ministers headed by M. K. Stalin that was formed after the DMK won the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. The Council assumed office on 7 May 2021.^[2] The ministry had a total of 34 ministers in the Cabinet^[3]^[4] at the time of swearing in compared to 30 ministers in the previous government. M. K. Stalin sworn in as 21st Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, 8th person to hold this position.^[5]

Council of Ministers

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	M. K. Stalin Chief Minister	Kolathur	Public Home Police Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers General Administration Special Initiatives Special Programme Implementation Welfare Of Differently-abled Persons	DMK
Cabinet Ministers
2.	Durai Murugan	Katpadi	Irrigation Projects. Legislative Assembly. Governor And Ministry. Elections And Passports. Minerals And Mines.	DMK
3.	K. N. Nehru	Tiruchirappalli West	Municipal Administration. Urban & Water Supply.	DMK
4.	I. Periyasamy	Athoor	Co-operation. Statistics. Ex-Servicemen Welfare.	DMK
5.	K. Ponmudi	Tirukkoyilur	Higher Education. Electronics. Science and Technology.	DMK
6.	E. V. Velu	Tiruvannamalai	Public Works. Buildings,Highways and Minor Ports.	DMK
7.	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Kurinjipadi	Agriculture. Agricultural Engineering. Agro Service Co-operatives. Horticulture. Sugarcane Excise. Sugarcane Development. Waste Land Development.	DMK
8.	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Aruppukottai	Revenue. Disaster Management. District Revenue Establishment. Deputy Collectors.	DMK
9.	Thangam Thennarasu	Tiruchuli	Industries. Tamil Language and Tamil Culture. Archeology.	DMK
10.	S. Regupathy	Tirumayam	Law. Courts. Prison. Prevention of Corruption.	DMK
11.	S. Muthusamy	Erode West	Housing. Rural Housing. Town Planning projects and Housing Development. Accommodation Control. Town Planning. Urban Development. Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.	DMK
12.	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Tiruppattur	Rural Development. Panchayats and Panchayat Union. Poverty Alleviation Programmes. Rural Indebtedness.	DMK
13.	T. M. Anbarasan	Alandur	Rural Industries. Cottage Industries. Small Industries. Slum Clearance Board.	DMK
14.	M. P. Saminathan	Kangayam	Information and Publicity. Film Technology and Cinematograph Act. Newsprint Control. Stationery And Printing. Government Press.	DMK
15.	P. Geetha Jeevan	Thoothukkudi	Women and Children Welfare. Orphanages and Correctional Administration. Integrated Child Development Scheme &Beggar Homes. Social Reforms. Nutritious Meal Programme.	DMK
16.	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Tiruchendur	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation. Animal Husbandry.	DMK
17.	R. S. Raja Kannappan	Mudukulathur	Transport. Nationalized Transport Motor Vehicles Act.	DMK
18.	K. Ramachandran	Coonoor	Forests.	DMK
19.	R. Sakkarapani	Oddanchatram	Food and Civil Supplies. Consumer Protection. Price Control.	DMK
20.	V. Senthil Balaji	Karur	Electricity. Non Conventional Energy Development. Prohibition and Excise. Molasses.	DMK
21.	R. Gandhi	Ranipet	Handlooms and Textiles. Khadi. Village Industries Board. Boodhan and Gramadhan.	DMK
22.	Ma. Subramanian	Saidapet	Health. Medical Education. Family Welfare.	DMK
23.	P. Moorthy	Madurai East	Commercial Taxes. Registration and Stamp Act. Weights and Measures. Debt Relief. Chits. Registration of Companies.	DMK
24.	S. S. Sivasankar	Kunnam	Backward Classes Welfare. Most Backward Classes Welfare. Denofied Communities Welfare.	DMK
25.	P. K. Sekar Babu	Harbour	Hindu Religious. Charitable Endowments.	DMK
26.	Palanivel Thiagarajan	Madurai Central	Finance. Planning. Personnel and Administrative Reforms. Pensions and Pension allowances.	DMK
27.	S. M. Nasar	Avadi	Milk and Diary Development.	DMK
28.	K. S. Masthan	Gingee	Minorities Welfare Non Resident Tamils Welfare. Refugees & Evacuees. Wakf Board.	DMK
29.	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Thiruverumbur	School Education.	DMK
30.	Meyyanathan Siva V	Alangudi	Environment and Pollution Control. Youth Welfare. Sports Development.	DMK
31.	C.V. Ganesan	Tittakudi	Labour Welfare. Population. Employment and Training Census. Urban and Rural Employment.	DMK
32.	Mano Thangaraj	Padmanabhapuram	Information Technology.	DMK
33.	M. Mathiventhan	Rasipuram	Tourism Tourism Development Corporation	DMK
34.	Kayalvizhi Selvaraj	Dharapuram	Adi Dravidar Welfare. Hill Tribes. Bonded Labour Welfare.	DMK

Work

In June 2021, CM Stalin announced that the law ministry will review the legal cases filed by the previous government. The Tamil Nadu government under Stalin withdrew legal cases against the press and the protestors seeking the repeal of the three farm laws promulgated by the Union government, Citizenship Amendment Act, methane extraction, neutrino project, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and the Chennai-Salem Expressway project.^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Council of Ministers, Ministers, Council of. assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ Tamil Nadu government swearing-in ceremony live | DMK president M.K. Stalin sworn-in as Chief Minister. The Hindu(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ MK Stalin sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister; this is what his cabinet looks like. The Indian Express(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed. Times of India(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS OF TAMIL NADU & THEIR TENURE PERIODS, THEIR TENURE PERIODS, LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS OF TAMIL NADU. oneindia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-nadu-withdraw-cases-against-anti-caa-protesters-lockdown-violators-143759
↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-drops-cases-against-farm-law-and-anti-caa-protesters/articleshow/83827960.cms

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[1] Council of Ministers, Ministers, Council of. assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[2] Tamil Nadu government swearing-in ceremony live | DMK president M.K. Stalin sworn-in as Chief Minister. The Hindu(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[3] MK Stalin sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister; this is what his cabinet looks like. The Indian Express(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[4] DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed. Times of India(7 May 2021). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[5] LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS OF TAMIL NADU & THEIR TENURE PERIODS, THEIR TENURE PERIODS, LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS OF TAMIL NADU. oneindia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[6] ttps://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-nadu-withdraw-cases-against-anti-caa-protesters-lockdown-violators-143759

[7] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-drops-cases-against-farm-law-and-anti-caa-protesters/articleshow/83827960.cms

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