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| Formed | 1811 |
| Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
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| Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website | Revenue Department Commissionerate of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management |
The Department of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu is a government department in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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. [1] The department was reconstituted by the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Act, 1894. [2] It was adopted by the Madras State post Indian Independence as a part of the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949. [3] It was renamed in 1980 by the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980. [4]
The Revenue Department has the following objectives: [5] [6]
Following are the sub-departments under the revenue department: [5]
The department is headed by a minister. [7]
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