- Source: Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)
The Department of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu is a government department in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
History
The department was established in 1803 by the Board of Revenue Regulation, 1803 by the British East India Company and was further modified through Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 during the British Raj. The department was reconstituted by the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Act, 1894. It was adopted by the Madras State post Indian Independence as a part of the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949. It was renamed in 1980 by the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980.
Objective
The Revenue Department has the following objectives:
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
Constitution
Following are the sub-departments under the revenue department:
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
Ministers
The department is headed by a minister.
Sattur Ramachandran (2021–)
R. B. Udhayakumar (2014–21)
B. V. Ramanaa (2013–14)
N. D. Venkatachalam (2012–13)
K. A. Sengottaiyan (2012)
P. Thangamani (2011–12)
I. Periyasamy (2006–11)
Thalavai N. Sundaram (2002)
O. Panneerselvam (2001–06)
See also
Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)
- List of departments of the government of Tamil Nadu
- Department of Finance (Tamil Nadu)
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Police
- Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration (Tamil Nadu)
- Department of Revenue
- Economy of Tamil Nadu
- Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Tamil Nadu)
- List of agencies of the government of Tamil Nadu
