CM Vijay allocates portfolios, keeps police, home, youth welfare

Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday and announced portfolios for key ministers in his cabinet.

Earlier in the day, P Senthilkumar, Secretary-I to the CM, called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and handed over the list of portfolios recommended to the ministers. After this, Senthilkumar also called on the CM at his residence.

Vijay has retained municipal administration, women's welfare, youth welfare, and urban and water supply portfolios in addition to the other key departments, including public, general administration, police, home, and special programme Implementation.


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Minister N Anand, has been appointed as minister for rural development and water resources. His portfolios include rural development, panchayats, poverty alleviation programme, rural indebtedness and irrigation projects, including small irrigation.

KA Sengottaiyan has been entrusted with the finance portfolio and will oversee finance, pensions, and pension allowances.

R Nirmalkumar has been given charge of energy resources and law. His departments include electricity and non-conventional energy development, law, courts, prisons, prevention of corruption, legislative assembly, governor, elections, and passports.

The youngest minister in the cabinet S Keerthana has been designated as minister for industries. Her portfolios include Industries and investment promotion.

Aadhav Arjuna has been allocated the portfolios of public works and sports development. He will oversee buildings, highways, minor ports, and sports development.

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Former IRS officer KG Arunraj has been made minister for health, medical education and family welfare while P Venkataramanan has been appointed minister for food and civil supplies. His responsibilities also include consumer protection, and price control.

Rajmohan has been given the portfolio of school education, Tamil development, information and publicity. He will also oversee archaeology, Tamil culture, information and publicity, film technology, newsprint control, stationery and printing, and government press.

KG Prabhu has been allotted the natural resources portfolio. He will handle minerals and mines.