Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Highways and Minor Ports of State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview

Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	Edappadi K. Palanisamy, ^[1], Minister for HHighways & Minor Ports
Agency executive	Dr Niranjan Mardi IAS, ^[2], Principal Secretary to the Government
Website	http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/highways.html

The Department of Highways and Minor Ports of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

History

The Government of Tamil Nadu created a separate Highways Department as early as 1946 as sub department to Public Works Department ^[3]
A separate Highways Department was formed in the Secretariat under the Secretary to Government, Department in 1996 by The Government of Tamil Nadu

Objective of the Department

The basic objective of the Department is to formulate polices, laws, regulations and various programmes based on the needs of the society now and then, for achieving the following goals of the Government in the field of Higher Education in Tamil Nadu:

To establish and improve roads, highways and bridges for quality land transport
To establish and improve small ports for quality sea transport

Undertakings and bodies

Name	Website
Tamil Nadu Maritime Board	http://www.tnmaritime.com/
Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Tamil Nadu State Construction Corporation Limited
Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited	http://www.tamilship.com/

^[4]

Present Ministers (2011-present)

Edappadi K. Palanisamy - Minister for Highways and Minor Ports

Former Ministers

Vellakoil Saminathan - (2006-2011)

References

↑ "Minister for Higher Education". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Principal Secretary to the Government". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "departments created" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Organisations under the Highways and Minor Ports Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

Government Departments of Tamil Nadu

Departments headed by Principal Secretary (India) Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Commercial Taxes and Registration Energy Environment and Forests Finance Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Health and Family Welfare Higher Education Highways and Minor Ports Home, Prohibition and Excise Housing and Urban Development Industries Information Technology Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Municipal Administration and Water Supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (formerly Small Industries Department) Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public Works Revenue Rural Development and Panchayat Raj School Education Department of Social Reforms (Tamil Nadu) Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Special Programme Implementation Tourism and Culture Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Transport Youth Welfare and Sports Development Welfare of Differently Abled Persons

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