M. K. Stalin ministry

M. K. Stalin ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by M. K. Stalin that was formed after the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections.^[1] The new assembly was the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly and the council assumed office on 7 May 2021. M. K. Stalin of the DMK was sworn in as the 21st Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and is the 8th to hold the position.^[2][3]

M. K. Stalin ministry
21st Cabinet of State of Tamil Nadu
Date formed	7 May 2021
People and organisations
Governor	Banwarilal Purohit (Till 18 September 2021) R. N. Ravi (Since 18 September 2021)
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin (DMK)
Chief Minister's history	2021 — present
Deputy Chief Minister	Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK)
No. of ministers	35
Total no. of members	133
Member parties	DMK
Status in legislature	Majority 159 / 234 (68%)
Opposition party	AIADMK
Opposition leader	Edappadi K. Palaniswami (Since 11 May 2021)
History
Election	2021
Legislature terms	4 years, 80 days
Predecessor	Palaniswami ministry

Council of Ministers

Source:^[4]

Sr. No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio(s)	Party		Term of office
						Took office	Duration
Chief Minister
1	M. K. Stalin	Kolathur	Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, other All India Service, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, and Welfare of Differently abled persons		DMK	7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
Deputy Chief Minister
2	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives		DMK	14 December 2022	2 years, 224 days
Cabinet Ministers
3	Durai Murugan	Katpadi	Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Law		DMK	7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
4	K. N. Nehru	Tiruchirappalli West	Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply
5	I. Periyasamy	Athoor	Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union
6	E. V. Velu	Tiruvannamalai	Public Works (Buildings), Highways and Minor Ports
7	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Kurinjipadi	Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
8	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Aruppukottai	Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management
9	Thangam Thennarasu	Tiruchuli	Finance, Statistics, Archaeology, Environment and Climate Change
10	S. Regupathy	Tirumayam	Courts, Prisons, Prevention of Corruption and Minerals And Mines
11	S. Muthusamy	Erode West	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
12	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Tiruppattur	Co-operation
13	T. M. Anbarasan	Alandur	Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board
14	M. P. Saminathan	Kangayam	Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press
15	P. Geetha Jeevan	Thoothukkudi	Social Welfare including Women and Children Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme
16	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Tiruchendur	Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry
17	Raja Kannappan	Mudukulathur	Forests, Khadi and Village Industries Board
18	R. Rajendran	Salem North	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation			28 September 2024	301 days
19	R. Sakkarapani	Oddanchatram	Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control			7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
20	R. Gandhi	Ranipet	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan
21	Ma. Subramanian	Saidapet	Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
22	P. Moorthy	Madurai East	Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies
23	S. S. Sivasankar	Kunnam	Transport, Nationalized Transport and Motor Vehicles Act, Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development
24	P. K. Sekar Babu	Harbour	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, CMDA
25	Govi. Chezhian	Thiruvidamarudur	Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology			28 September 2024	301 days
26	Palanivel Thiagarajan	Madurai Central	Information Technology & Digital Services			7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
27	S. M. Nasar	Avadi	Minorities Welfare, Non-Resident Tamils, Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board			28 September 2024	301 days
28	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Thiruverumbur	School Education			7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
29	Siva V. Meyyanathan	Alangudi	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare
30	C. V. Ganesan	Tittakudi	Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment
31	Mano Thangaraj	Padmanabhapuram	Milk and Dairy Development			28 April 2025	89 days
32	T.R.B.Rajaa	Mannargudi	Industries			7 May 2021	4 years, 80 days
33	M. Mathiventhan	Rasipuram	Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare
34	N. Kayalvizhi	Dharapuram	Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Ex-Servicemen

Cabinet Reshuffles

29 March 2022

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
Raja Kannappan	Transport, Nationalized Transport, Motor Vehicles Act	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare
S. S. Sivasankar	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare	Transport, Nationalized Transport, Motor Vehicles Act

14 December 2022

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
I. Periyasamy	Co-operation	Rural Development, Panchayats, Panchayat Union
K. R. Periyakaruppan	Rural Development, Panchayats, Panchayat Union	Cooperation
K. Ramachandran	Forests	Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation
M. Mathiventhan	Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation	Forests
Meyyanathan Siva V	Environment and Pollution Control, Youth Welfare and Sports Development	Environment and Pollution Control, Ex-Servicemen Welfare
P. K. Sekar Babu	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, CMDA
Palanivel Thiagarajan	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics
R. Gandhi	Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi & Village Industries Board	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan
Raja Kannappan	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Khadi & Village Industries Board
S. Muthusamy	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development, CMDA	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development
Udhayanidhi Stalin	Inducted	Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness

11 May 2023

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
M. P. Saminathan	Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press	Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press
Mano Thangaraj	Information Technology and Digital Services	Milk and Dairy Development
Palanivel Thiagarajan	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits and Statistics	Information Technology and Digital Services
Thangam Thennarasu	Industries, Tamil Language, Tamil Culture, Archeology	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archaeology
S. M. Nasar	Milk and Dairy Development	Dropped
T.R.B.Rajaa	Inducted	Industries

16 June 2023

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
S. Muthusamy	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
Thangam Thennarasu	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archaeology	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archaeology, Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development
V. Senthil Balaji	Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses	No portfolio

21 December 2023

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
R. Gandhi	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan, Khadi and Village Industries Board
Raja Kannappan	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Khadi and Village Industries Board	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Higher Education, Electronics, Science and Technology
K. Ponmudy	Higher Education, Electronics, Science and Technology	Dropped

12 February 2024

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
V. Senthil Balaji	No portfolio	OK

22 March 2024

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
R. Gandhi	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan, Khadi and Village Industries Board	Handlooms and Textiles, Boodhan and Gramadhan
Raja Kannappan	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Higher Education, Electronics, Science and Technology	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Khadi and Village Industries Board
K. Ponmudy	Inducted	Higher Education, Electronics, Science and Technology

28 September 2024

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
Udhayanidhi Stalin	Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness	Deputy Chief Minister Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness, Planning and Statistics
K. Ponmudy	Higher Education	Forests
M. Mathiventhan	Forests	Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
Meyyanathan Siva V	Environment and Climate Change	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare
N. Kayalvizhi	Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare	Human Resources Management and Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Raja Kannappan	Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare, De-notified Communities Welfare, Khadi & Village Industries	Milk and Dairy Development and Khadi & Village Industries
Thangam Thennarasu	Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archaeology, Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development	Finance, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Archaeology, Environment and Climate Change
K. Ramachandran	Tourism	Dropped
K. S. Masthan	Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare
Mano Thangaraj	Milk and Dairy Development
Govi. Chezhian	Inducted	Higher Education
R. Rajendran		Tourism
S. M. Nasar		Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare
V. Senthil Balaji		Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development

13 February 2025

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
Raja Kannappan	Milk and Dairy Development and Khadi & Village Industries	Milk and Dairy Development
K. Ponmudy	Forests	Forests, Khadi & Village Industries

27 April 2025

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
S. S. Sivasankar	Transport, Nationalized Transport, Motor Vehicles Act	Transport, Nationalized Transport, Motor Vehicles Act, Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy
S. Muthusamy	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development	Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
Raja Kannappan	Milk and Dairy Development	Forests and Khadi
V. Senthil Balaji	Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses	Resigned
K. Ponmudy	Forests, Khadi & Village Industries
Mano Thangaraj	Inducted	Milk and Dairy Development

8 May 2025

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Name	Existing Portfolios	Proposed Portfolios
Durai Murugan	Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Minerals And Mines	Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption
S. Regupathy	Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption	Minerals And Mines

Demographics

Ministers by district^[a][17]

S.No.	District	Ministers	Name
1	Ariyalur
2	Chengalpattu
3	Chennai	5	M. K. Stalin (Chief Minister) Udhayanidhi Stalin (Deputy Chief Minister) Ma. Subramanian P. K. Sekar Babu T. M. Anbarasan
4	Coimbatore
5	Cuddalore	2	C. V. Ganesan M. R. K. Panneerselvam
6	Dharmapuri
7	Dindigul	2	I. Periyasamy R. Sakkarapani
8	Erode	1	S. Muthusamy
9	Kallakurichi
10	Kanchipuram
11	Kanniyakumari	1	Mano Thangaraj
12	Karur
13	Krishnagiri
14	Madurai	2	P. Moorthy Palanivel Thiagarajan
15	Mayiladuthurai
16	Nagapattinam
17	Namakkal	1	M. Mathiventhan
18	Nilgiris
19	Perambalur	1	S. S. Sivasankar
20	Pudukkottai	2	Meyyanathan Siva V S. Regupathy
21	Ramanathapuram	1	Raja Kannappan
22	Ranipet	1	R. Gandhi
23	Salem	1	R. Rajendran
24	Sivagangai	1	K. R. Periyakaruppan
25	Tenkasi
26	Thanjavur	1	Govi. Chezhian
27	Theni
28	Thoothukudi	2	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan P. Geetha Jeevan
29	Tiruchirappalli	2	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi K. N. Nehru
30	Tirunelveli
31	Tirupathur
32	Tiruppur	2	M. P. Saminathan N. Kayalvizhi
33	Tiruvallur	1	S. M. Nasar
34	Tiruvannamalai	1	E. V. Velu
35	Tiruvarur	1	T.R.B.Rajaa
36	Vellore	1	Durai Murugan
37	Viluppuram
38	Virudhunagar	2	Sattur Ramachandran Thangam Thennarasu

Notes

1. Based on the location of the assembly constituency from which the corresponding member was elected from.