| Cabinet Name: | K. Palaniswami Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 20th |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction: | Tamil Nadu |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Flag Width: | 75 |
| Incumbent: | Head of the government |
| Date Formed: | 16 February 2017 |
| Date Dissolved: | 7 May 2021 |
| Government Head: | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Deputy Government Head: | O. Paneerselvam |
| State Head: | C. Vidyasagar Rao (Till 6 October 2017) Banwarilal Purohit (From 6 October 2017 till 7 May 2021) |
| Legislature Status: | Government (123) AIADMK+ (123)
Opposition (109) Other Opposition (1) |
| Election: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Third Panneerselvam ministry |
| Successor: | Stalin ministry |
The First Ministry of Palaniswami was the Council of Ministers, headed by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, that was formed after the fifteenth legislative assembly election, which was held on 16th of May 2016. The results of the election were announced on 19 May 2016, and this led to the formation of the 15th Assembly. On 16 February 2017, the Council took office.[1] [2]
According to
Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.
| S.No | Name | Consitituency | Designation | Departments | Party | |
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| 1. | K. Palaniswami | Edappadi | Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2. | O. Panneerselvam | Bodinayakkanur | Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
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| 3. | C. Sreenivaasan | Dindigul | Minister for Forests |
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| 4. | K. A. Sengottaiyan | Gobichettipalayam | Minister for School Education and Youth Welfare & Sports |
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| 5. | K. Raju | Madurai West | Minister for Co-operation |
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| 6. | P. Thangamani | Kumarapalayam | Minister for Electricity and Prohibition & Excise |
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| 7. | S. P. Velumani | Thondamuthur | Minister for Local Administration and Rural Development |
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| 8. | D. Jayakumar | Royapuram | Minister for Fisheries |
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| 9. | C. Ve. Shanmugam | Villupuram | Minister for Law |
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| 10. | K. P. Anbalagan | Palacode | Minister for Higher Education and Agriculture |
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| 11. | V. Saroja | Rasipuram | Minister for Social Welfare |
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| 12. | M. C. Sampath | Cuddalore | Minister for Industries |
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| 13. | K. C. Karuppannan | Bhavani | Minister for Environment |
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| 14. | R. Kamaraj | Nannilam | Minister for Food & Civil Supplies |
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| 15. | O. S. Manian | Vedaranyam | Minister for Handlooms & Textiles |
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| 16. | K. Radhakrishnan | Udumalaipettai | Minister for Animal Husbandry |
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| 17. | C. Vijayabaskar | Viralimalai | Minister for Health & Family Welfare |
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| 18. | C. Raju | Kovilpatti | Minister for Information & Publicity |
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| 19. | R. B. Udhaya Kumar | Tirumangalam | Minister for Revenue and Information Technology |
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| 20. | N. Natarajan | Tiruchirappalli East | Minister for Tourism |
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| 21. | K.C. Veeramani | Jolarpet | Minister for Commercial Taxes & Registration |
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| 22. | K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Sivakasi | Minister for Milk & Dairy Development |
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| 23. | P. Benjamin | Maduravoyal | Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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| 24. | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | Karur | Minister for Transport |
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| 25. | Nilofer Kafeel | Vaniyambadi | Minister for Labour & Employment |
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| 26. | V. M. Rajalakshmi | Sankarankoil | Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare |
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| 27. | K. Pandiarajan | Avadi | Minister for Tamil Development and Archaeology |
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| 28. | G. Baskaran | Sivaganga | Minister for Village Industries |
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| 29. | S. Ramachandran | Arani | Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments |
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| 30. | S. Valarmathi | Srirangam | Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare |
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21 August 2017
| 1. | O. Panneerselvam | Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
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| 2. | K. Pandiarajan | Minister for Tamil Development and Archaeology |
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| 3. | K. A. Sengottaiyan | Minister for School Education and Youth Welfare & Sports | Minister for School Education |
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| 4. | D. Jayakumar | Minister for Finance and Fisheries | Minister for Fisheries |
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| 5. | C. Ve. Shanmugam | Minister for Law | Minister for Law |
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| 6. | M. C. Sampath | Minister for Industries | Minister for Industries |
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| 7. | K. Radhakrishnan | Minister for Housing and Urban Development | Minister for Animal Husbandry |
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| 8. | S. Ramachandran | Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments and Tamil Development | Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments |
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| 9. | P. Balakrishna Reddy | Minister for Animal Husbandry | Minister for Youth Welfare & Sports |
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26 March 2019
| 1. | P. Balakrishna Reddy | Minister for Youth Welfare & Sports | |||
| 2. | K. A. Sengottaiyan | Minister for School Education | Minister for School Education and Youth Welfare & Sports |
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7 August 2019
| 1. | M. Manikandan | Minister for Information Technology | |||
| 2. | R. B. Udhaya Kumar | Minister for Revenue | Minister for Revenue and Information Technology |
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31 October 2020
| 1. | R. Doraikannu | Minister for Agriculture | |||
| 2. | K. P. Anbalagan | Minister for Higher Education | Minister for Higher Education and Agriculture |
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Cabinet by District
| 1. | Ariyalur | - | - | |
| 2. | Chengalpattu | - | - | |
| 3. | Chennai | 2 | ||
| 4. | Coimbatore | 1 | ||
| 5. | Cuddalore | 1 | ||
| 6. | Dharmapuri | 1 | ||
| 7. | Dindigul | 1 | ||
| 8. | Erode | 2 | ||
| 9. | Kallakurichi | - | - | |
| 10. | Kanchipuram | - | - | |
| 11. | Kanniyakumari | - | - | |
| 12. | Karur | 1 | ||
| 13. | Krishnagiri | - | - | |
| 14. | Madurai | 2 | ||
| 15. | Mayiladuthurai | - | - | |
| 16. | Nagapattinam | 1 | ||
| 17. | Namakkal | 2 | ||
| 18. | Nilgiris | - | - | |
| 19. | Perambalur | - | - | |
| 20. | Pudukkottai | 1 | ||
| 21. | Ramanathapuram | - | - | |
| 22. | Ranipet | - | - | |
| 23. | Salem | 1 | ||
| 24. | Sivagangai | 1 |
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| 25. | Tenkasi | 1 | ||
| 26. | Thanjavur | - | - | |
| 27. | Theni | 1 | ||
| 28. | Thoothukudi | 1 | ||
| 29. | Tiruchirappalli | 2 | ||
| 30. | Tirunelveli | - | - | |
| 31. | Tirupathur | 2 |
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| 32. | Tiruppur | 1 | ||
| 33. | Tiruvallur | 1 | ||
| 34. | Tiruvannamalai | 1 | ||
| 35. | Tiruvarur | 1 | ||
| 36. | Vellore | - | - | |
| 37. | Viluppuram | 1 | ||
| 38. | Virudhunagar | 1 |
The Government introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work similar to Telangana's Mission Kakatiya, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.
In 2019, The Chief Minister went on a 13-day tour in the United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to promote foreign investment in Tamil Nadu. While there he launched the Yaadhum Oore programme (lit. all countries, based on Puranauru 192) to encourage the Tamil diaspora to re-invest in Tamil Nadu.[3] During trip he secured 3 lakh crores worth of foreign investment, a greater amount than even his predecessor Jayalalithaa did.
In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.[4] [5] [6]
In 2020, Palaniswami led AIADMK government passed order for 7.5% Quota in Medical Admissions for Govt. School Students.[7] He took action to set up government medical colleges in newly formed 11 districts which offered 1,650 more seats to then existing 3,400 seats.[8] [9]
Under this governance, Tamil Nadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct. 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the coronavirus pandemic. Tamil Nadu was one of the few states that did not register negative growth in the period of pandemic.
During this regime, Tamil Nadu was the best performing big state overall from the year 2018 to 2021. With a gross state domestic product of $290 billion or Rs 21.6 lakh crore, Tamil Nadu became India's second-largest economy.[10] [11] [12]
In 2020, the study “States of the State” of India Today, said that Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu has topped in 11 categories from a total of 12, including economy, tourism, infrastructure, inclusive development, law and order, along with entrepreneurship, cleanliness, environment, health, education and agriculture. Tamil Nadu had been chosen for this recognition for the third consecutive year.