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<div>{{Short description|Democratically elected body of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{infobox government<br />
| government_name = Government of Tamil Nadu<br />
| nativename = <br />
| image = [[File:TamilNadu_Logo.svg|180px]]<br />
| division_type = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]<br />
| division = [[Chennai]]<br />
| leader_type = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]<br />
| leader_title = [[R. N. Ravi]]<br />
| leader_type2 = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[M. K. Stalin]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
| leader_type4 = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]<br />
| leader_title4 = [[V. Irai Anbu|Dr. V. Irai Anbu]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<br />
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]<br />
| legislature = {{ubl|[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]|}}<br />
| speaker_label = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]<br />
| speaker = [[M. Appavu]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]<br />
| deputy_speaker = [[K. Pitchandi]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]<br />
| members_in_assembly = [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|234]]<br />
| branch4 = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary branch]]<br />
| court_name = [[High courts of India|High Court]]<br />
| court = [[Madras High Court]]<br />
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]<br />
| chief_justice = [[Munishwar Nath Bhandari]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Politics of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
[[File:Fort St. George, Chennai 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{center|Fort St George, Chief Secretariat, Govt of Tamil Nadu}}]]<br />
The '''Government of Tamil Nadu''' is the governing authority for the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is seated at [[Fort St George]], [[Chennai]]. The [[legislature of Tamil Nadu]] was [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] until 1986, when it was replaced by a [[Unicameralism|unicameral legislature]], like most other states in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm |title=The State Legislature – Origin and Evolution |work=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=25 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413233934/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm |archive-date=13 April 2010 }}</ref><br />
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== Structure ==<br />
The [[Governor of Tamil Nadu|Governor]] is the constitutional head of state while the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] heads the council of ministers. The [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]] is the ''head of the judiciary''.<br />
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== Officials ==<br />
M. K. Stalin is the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_governor.html |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810215102/http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_governor.html |archive-date=10 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chief Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_cm.html|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> [[Munishwar Nath Bhandari]] is the [[acting]] Chief Justice of [[Madras High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 November 2021|title=Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Madras HC|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/justice-munishwar-nath-bhandari-sworn-in-as-acting-chief-justice-of-madras-hc-7636568/|access-date=26 November 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice|url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjhc.html|access-date=26 November 2021|website=www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in}}</ref> The Chief Secretary is [[V. Irai Anbu]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan is new Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/senior-ias-officer-rajeev-ranjan-new-tamil-nadu-chief-secretary-142498 |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Administrative divisions ==<br />
The state of Tamil Nadu has a population of 72,138,959 as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional population totals of Tamil Nadu|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/tamilnadu/2-FIGURES%20AT%20A%20GLANCE-tn.pdf|publisher=O/o the Registrar and Census commissioner}}</ref> and covers an area of 130,058&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The major administrative units of the state constitute 38 districts, 76 revenue divisions, 220 taluks, 21 municipal corporations, 150 municipalities, 385 panchayat unions (blocks), 561 town panchayats and 12,524 village panchayats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Administrative Units in Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/govt_aboutTN.html|work=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Municipalities in Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/municipalities/municipalities_alphawise.html |work=Comm. of Municipal Admin., Govt. of Tamil Nadu |access-date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809121423/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/municipalities/municipalities_alphawise.html |archive-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><br />
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== E-governance ==<br />
The Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency is the entity that facilitates [[e-governance]] efforts in Tamil Nadu. As part of the e-governance initiative, a large part of government records like land ownership records have been digitised. All major administrative offices like local governance bodies and various government departments have been computerised.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tamilnadu e-Governance Agency |url=http://www.tnega.in/index.php |work=TneGA, Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=International Review of Administrative Sciences |url=http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polhaque/iras-egov.pdf |title=E-governance in India: its impacts on relations among citizens, politicians and public servants |first=M. Shamsul |last=Haque |publisher=[[Sage Publications]] |location=London, [[Thousand Oaks, California]], and New Delhi |year=2002 |volume=68 |issue=2 | pages=231–250 |access-date=26 June 2013|doi=10.1177/0020852302682005 |s2cid=17927204 }}</ref><br />
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== Council of Ministers ==<br />
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{{#section:M. K. Stalin ministry|Council of Ministers}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Legislature of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
*[[Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
*[[Governors of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
*[[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers]]<br />
*[[Government of Tamil Nadu Departments]]<br />
*[[Tamil Nadu Government Organizations]]<br />
*[[Government of India]]<br />
*[[Tamil Nadu Government Laws & Rules]]<br />
*[[M. K. Stalin Ministry]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{Official website|http://www.tn.gov.in/}}<br />
*[https://tnega.tn.gov.in/ Tamil Nadu e-Governance Official website]<br />
{{Government of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Government of India by state or territory}}<br />
{{Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Topics related to Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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