A day after Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit appointed DMK president MK Stalin as the state's chief minister and invited him to form government, the chief minister-designate has released a list of 34 ministers who will be part of his cabinet.
The list containing names and portfolios of the ministers has been sent to the Governor for his approval.
On Wednesday, Governor Banwarilal Purohit appointed MK Stalin as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister and invited him to form the government after he staked claim, submitting a letter on his election as legislature party leader.
MK Stalin's swearing-in ceremony will be held at 9 am tomorrow in the Raj Bhavan premises.
The DMK won 133 seats in the just-concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly election, and along with allies, including Congress, the alliance has a total seat strength of 159 in the 234-member Assembly.
The AIADMK won 66 seats and its allies the BJP and the PMK, four and five seats respectively.
Here is MK Stalin's list of ministers and their portfolios:
S. No. Name Portfolio
1 MK Stalin Chief Minister, General administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, other All-India Service, District revenue officers, Police, Home, Special initiatives, Special programme implementation, Welfare of differently abled persons
2 Duraimurugan Minister for water resources, irrigation projects including small irrigation; Legislative Assembly; Governor and Ministry; Elections and Passports; Minerals and Mines
3 KN Nehru Minister for municipal administration, urban and water supply
4 I Periyasamy Minister for Co-operation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen welfare
5 K Ponmudi Minister for higher education including technical education; Electronics, Science and Technology
6 EV Velu Minister for Public Works (Buildings, Highways and Minor Ports)
7 MRK Panneerselvam Minister for Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Wasteland Development
8 KKSSR Ramachandran Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management
9 Thangam Thennarasu Minister for Industries, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Archaeology.
10 S Reghupathy Minister for Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption
11 S Muthusamy Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Rural Housing, Town Planning projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
12 KR Periakaruppan Minister for Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness.
13 TM Minister for Rural Industries including Anbarasan Rural industries, cottage industries, small industries, Slum Clearance Board
14 MP Saminathan Minister for Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press
15 P Geetha Jeevan Minister for Social Welfare & Women Empowerment, Women and Children Welfare including Social Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms and Nutritious Meal Programme
16 Anitha R Radhakrishnan Minister for Fisheries -Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry
17 SR Rajakannappan Minister for Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act
18 K Ramachandran Minister for Forests
19 R Sakkarapani Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control
20 R Gandhi Minister for Handlooms and Textiles Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Board, Boodhan and Gramadhan.
21 MA Subramanian Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
22 P Moorthy Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies
23 SS Sivasankar Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare
24 PK Sekarbabu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
25 Palanivel Thiagarajan Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management Finance, Planning, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Pensions and Pension allowances
26 SM Nasar Minister for Milk & Dairy Development
27 Gingee KS Masthan Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board
28 Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Minister for School Education
29 Siva V Meyyanathan Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Youth Welfare and Sports Development
30 CV Ganesan Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment
31 T Mano Thangaraj Minister for Information Technology
32 M Mathiventhan Minister for Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation
33 N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare
34 V Minister for Electricity, Non Senthilbalaji Electricity, Prohibition & Excise Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
(With inputs from agencies)