Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Public (Tamil Nadu)
Agency overview
தமிழ்நாடு பொது துறை

Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	O.Panneerselvam^[1], Minister for Public Department
Agency executives	Thiru Debendranath Sarangi IAS^[2], Chief Secretary Thiru Kumar Jayant, IAS^[3], Secretary to the Government
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/public.html

The Tamil Nadu Public Department is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

History

This Department is the largest Department in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. Initially, it was known as Chief Secretariat as this was the main Department controlling the major important subjects of Secretariat under the direct control of the Chief Secretary and also under the control of the Hon’ble Chief Minister.
Subsequently, owing to the increase in the subjects, it was decided to delink all administrative matters in a separate Department. Thus, Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department was culled out from this Department.
Chief Secretariat is now known as Public Department, which consists of 57 sections.^[4]

Objective & Functions of the Department

The Public Department functions under the direct control of the Chief Secretary and deals with certain important matters concerning the General Administration of the State. Some of the important subjects dealt with by the Public Department are:^[5]

Matters relating to Law and Order
Matters relating to IAS officers, District Revenue Officers and Secretariat Officers of the level of Deputy Secretary to Government and above excepting Law, Legislative Assembly, Finance and Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Departments.
Protocol work
Welfare of Refugees and Repatriates
Grant of Pension to Freedom Fighters and their dependants and Ex-INA Personnel
Welfare of Ex-servicemen and Administration of Ex-servicemen Corporation
Chief Minister’s Special Cell
Maintenance of buildings within the Secretariat Campus
Affairs of Inter-State Council and Southern Zonal Councils / National Integration Council
Matters relating to Extension of issue of all kinds of visa to
foreigners coming to India (except Pakistan & Bangladesh), Exit permission, Authentication of Certificates, documents, etc.
Administration of Government Guest Houses in New Delhi, Chennai and Udhagamandalam
Besides, it deals with matters relating to His Excellency the Governor and the Council of Ministers.
It liaises with the Ministries of Defence, External Affairs and Home on all matters of common interest between the State and the Central Government.
It also looks after establishment matters relating to the personal staff of the Council of Ministers, provision of motor vehicles, stationery items, telephones and other office requirements of the Ministers

Sub - Departments

Name	Website
Department of Rehabilitation
Department of Ex-Servicemen's Welfare

Undertakings & Bodies

Name	Website
Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission	http://www.shrc.tn.nic.in/

Present Ministers (2014-Till)

Jayalalithaa - Chief Minister & Minister for Public Department

Former Ministers

Tamilarasi (2006-2011)

References

↑ "Chief Minister & Minister for Public". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
↑ "Chief Secretary". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
↑ "Secretary to the Government". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
↑ "History of departments". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
↑ "Functions of the Department" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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

Services Departments Department of Printing & Stationary (Tamil Nadu)

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