Jayalalitha III government
J. Jayalalitha was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the third time on 16 May, 2011. She was elected unanimously as the leader of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) legislature party after winning the 14th election held on 13 April 2011.
Election
The fourteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election as coalitions of multiple parties with the DMK front consisting of 8 parties and the AIADMK of 11 parties. AIADMK front won the election, winning in 203 constituencies, with the AIADMK party itself winning 150 seats thus securing a simple majority to be able to form the government without the support of its coalition partners.
Swearing-in
Jayalalitha submitted her unanimous election as the leader of ADMK legislature party to Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on 15 May 2011.[1] She was sworn-in as Chief Minister along with 33 other ministers at the Madras University centenary auditorium on 16 May 2011 by the Governor, the same venue she took oath in 1991 when she first became chief minister. She and all other ministers took oath in Tamil. The ceremony was attended by then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary A. B. Bardhan among others.[2]
Achievements
Relocation of assembly building
In one of the first actions following her re-election as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalaitha proceeded to relocate the assembly and secretariat from the newly constructed building back to Fort St. George. The assembly building was constructed during M. Karunanidhi's tenure and costed over 1000 crores of rupees. This move was opposed by Pattali Makkal Katchi,[3] Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravidar Kazhagam.[4] A public interest litigation has been filed in Chennai high court by lawyer G. Krishnamoorthy alleging that the relocation was against public interest and unmindful of the large amount of tax money used for the construction of the new building.[5]
Amma Unavagam
Amma Unavagam is a food subsidization program by the state government.
Council of Ministers
Source: Government of Tamil Nadu, Council of Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Departments |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa | Public, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, General Administration, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home |
| Finance | O. Panneerselvam | Finance, Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections and Passports |
| Electricity and Prohibition and Excise | R. Viswanathan | Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses |
| Municipal Administration and Rural Development | K. P. Munusamy | Municipal Administration, Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness, Urban and Rural Water Supply |
| Housing and Urban Development | R. Vaithilingam | Housing, Rural Housing and Housing Development, Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority |
| Rural Industries | P. Mohan | Rural Industries including Cottage Industries and Small Industries |
| Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal | B. Valarmathi | Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes, Welfare of the Differently abled and Social Reforms and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme |
| Higher Education | P. Palaniappan | Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology |
| Agriculture | S. Damodaran | Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Cess, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development |
| Cooperation | Sellur K. Raju | Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare |
| Forests | K. T. Pachaimal | Forests and Cinchona |
| Highways & Minor Ports | K. Palanisamy | Highways and Minor Ports |
| Food | R. Kamaraj | Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control |
| Milk and Dairy Development | V. Moorthy | Milk and Dairy Development |
| Environment | M. C. Sampath | Environment and Pollution Control |
| Public Works | K. V. Ramalingam | Public Works, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation, Programme Works |
| Animal Husbandry | T. K. M. Chinnayya | Animal Husbandry |
| Industries | P. Thangamani | Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives |
| Handlooms and Textiles | S. Sundararaj | Handlooms and Textiles |
| Khadi and Village Industries | P. Chendur Pandian | Khadi and Village Industries Board, Bhoothan and Gramadhan |
| Tourism | S. Gokula Indira | Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation |
| Commercial Taxes and Registration | B. V. Ramanaa | Commercial Taxes and Registration and Stamp Act |
| Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare | N. Subramanian | Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour |
| Transport | V. Senthil Balaji | Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act |
| Fisheries | K. A. Jayapal | Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation |
| School Education and Sports and Youth Welfare, Law, Courts and Prisons | N. R. Sivapathi | School Education and Archaeology, Sports and Youth Welfare, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Law, Courts and Prisons, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and Prevention of Corruption |
| Information Technology | Mukkur N. Subramanian | Information Technology |
| Information, Special Programme Implementation | K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Information and Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Stationery and Printing and Government Press, Implementation of Special Programmes including implemenation of the Election manifesto |
| Labour | S. T. Chellapandian | Labour, Population, Employment and Training, Newsprint Control, Census and Urban and Rural Employment |
| Health | V. S. Vijay | Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare |
| Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare | A. Mohammedjan | Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Overseas Indians, Refugees & Evacuees, Minorities Welfare including Wakf |
| HR & CE | M. S. M. Anandan | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) |
| Revenue | N. D. Venkatachalam | Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits, Registration of Companies |
References
- ↑ "Jayalalithaa to be sworn in today". The Hindu. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Jayalalithaa sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister". The Hindu. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "தலைமைச் செயலகத்தை இடம் மாற்றக் கூடாது: ராமதாஸ்". Dinamani. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "MDMK, Dravida Kazhagam oppose shifting of Assembly". The Hindu. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "PIL plea seeks directive to stop shifting of the Assembly". The Hindu. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.