TN Cabinet portfolios: Tamil Nadu cabinet portfolio announced! Ministries divided among Ministers, read full list ahead

TN Cabinet portfolios News : Newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. Joseph Vijay On his recommendation, Governor Vishwanath Arlekar announced the allocation of portfolios to the new state cabinet. According to the official list released by the Lok Bhavana on Saturday (May 16, 2026), Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has retained several key portfolios, including home and public administration.

Accounts of 10 ministers including Chief Minister Vijay are confirmed

Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavana has allotted accounts to 10 ministers including Chief Minister Joseph Vijay. Chief Minister Joseph Vijay will hold the portfolios of Public Welfare, General Administration, Police and Women and Youth Welfare. N. Anand has been given the accounts of rural development and water resources. Aadhav Arjun will handle Public Works and Sports Development Accounts. K. A. Sengottaiyan holds the finance account, while K. G. Arunraj has been given the health and family welfare account. P. Venkataramanan holds the food and civil supplies account, while R. Nirmal Kumar has been entrusted with Energy and Law accounts.

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Ministerial Department

Joseph Vijay (Chief Minister)

Public Administration, Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFS), District Revenue Officer, Police, Home Affairs, Special Program Implementation, Women Welfare, Youth Welfare, Child Welfare, Elderly and Disabled Welfare, Municipal Administration and Urban and Water Supply

N. joy- Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness and Irrigation Projects including Irrigation and Micro Irrigation
Aadhav Arjuna- Public works (buildings, highways and minor ports) and sports development
Dr. K. G. Arunraj – Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
K. A. Sengottaiyan – Finance, pension and pensionary allowances
P. Venkataramanan – Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control (Inflation Control)
R. Nirmal Kumar – Minister of Energy Resources and Law
Rajmohan – Minister of School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
Dr. T. K. Lord – Minerals and Mines
Selvi S. Kirtana – Department of Industry and Investment Promotion

Reshuffle in Tamil Nadu Police Department

On Thursday (May 14, 2026), two days ahead of divisional bifurcation in Tamil Nadu, the state government carried out a major reshuffle in the police department, transferring more than 10 senior police officers, including officers from the Intelligence Branch. According to the Government Order (GO), the Director General of Police (DGP), Intelligence Branch, B. Bala Naga Devi has been transferred as DGP Cyber ​​Crime Branch (Chennai). Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Chief Vigilance Officer Rajeev Kumar has been posted as Director General of Police (Training) (Chennai).

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