Government department of Tamil Nadu
TheDepartment of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu is agovernment department in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu .
The department was established in 1803 by the Board of Revenue Regulation, 1803 by theBritish East India Company and was further modified through Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 during theBritish Raj .[ 1] [ 2] Madras State postIndian Independence as a part of the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949.[ 3] [ 4]
The Revenue Department has the following objectives:[ 5] [ 6]
Providing efficient delivery of services of various Government schemes to the people of Tamil Nadu Providing relief and implementing rehabilitation measures for those affected by Natural Calamities Functioning as the custodian of Government lands and ensuring proper maintenance of land records for the State Implementation of Land Reforms and providing land to the needy and eligible persons Following are the sub-departments under the revenue department:[ 5]
Commissionerate of Revenue Administration,Disaster Management and Mitigation Commissionerate of Land Administration Commissionerate of Land Reforms Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement Directorate of Urban Land Ceiling and Land Tax The department is headed by a minister.[ 7]
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Commercial Taxes and Registration Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection 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 Human Resources Management Industries Information Technology and Digital Services Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Miscellaneous Officers, Secretariat Mudalvarin Mugavari (CMO) Municipal Administration and Water Supply Natural Resources Other States Government Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public (Elections) Public Works Revenue and Disaster Management Rural Development and Panchayat Raj School Education Social Reforms Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Special Programme Implementation Tamil Development and Information Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Transport Water Resources Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Youth Welfare and Sports Development
