Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)

Agency overview
Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	Sattur Ramachandran, Minister for Revenue
Agency executives	Kumar Jayant, Addl. Chief Secretary to Government A. S. Sourienarayanan, Joint Secretary
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.

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. ^[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]

Objective

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

Constitution

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

Ministers

The department is headed by a minister. ^[7]

• 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

1. Tamil Nadu Revenue recovery Act (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 57. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
2. Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Act, 1894 (PDF) (Report). Laws of India. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
3. Tamil Nadu Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (Report). Bare Acts. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
4. "abolition of Tamil Nadu Revenue Board". www.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
5. "Revenue department". Government of Tamil Nadu . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. "'Survival skills must to prevent deaths during disasters'". The Hindu. 22 February 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 July 2023.
7. "Ministers List". Government of Tamil Nadu . Retrieved 1 December 2023.