Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)

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Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)
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Agency overview
Formed1811
Jurisdiction Tamil Nadu
Headquarters Chennai
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Kumar Jayant, Addl. Chief Secretary to Government
  • A. S. Sourienarayanan, Joint Secretary
Parent agency Government of Tamil Nadu
Website Revenue Department

The Department of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu is a government department in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Contents

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]

Constitution

Following are the sub-departments under the revenue department: [5]

Ministers

The department is headed by a minister. [7]

See also

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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. 1 2 "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.