Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)
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| 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/ |
Present Ministers (2011-present)
- Edappadi K. Palanisamy - Minister for Highways and Minor Ports
Former Ministers
- Vellakoil Saminathan - (2006-2011)
See also
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)
- Department of Finance (Kerala)
References
- ↑ "Minister for Higher Education". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Principal Secretary to the Government". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "departments created". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Organisations under the Highways and Minor Ports Department". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
External links
- www.tn.gov.in/departments/highways.html (Official website of the Tamil Nadu Highways and Minor Ports Department)
- www.tnhighways.org (Official website of the Tamil Nadu Highways Department)
- www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)