The Department of Transport of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of
Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, l ...
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Objective and functions
Transport Department is essential convenience with which people not just connect but progress. Throughout history, people's progress has been sustained on the convenience, speed and safety of the modes of transport. Road Transport occupies a primary place in today's world as it provides a reach unparalleled by any other contemporary mode of transport. The Transport Department has control over 7 Transport Undertakings, Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation Limited, Pallavan
Transport Consultancy Services Limited, Institute of Road Transport and Motor Vehicles Maintenance Department. The Transport Department is also the Nodal Agency of the State Government in respect of projects implemented by the Southern Railway, Department of Postal and Telecommunications and the Civil Aviation of the Government of India
Subdepartments
Undertakings and bodies
Present Ministers for Transport
R. S. Raja Kannappan
S. S. Sivasankar
Former Ministers for Transport
* 2006 - 2011:
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K. N. Nehru - Minister for transportation
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R. Viswanathan - Minister for Prohibition and Excise
* 2011 - 2016:
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V. Senthil Balaji
V. Senthil Balaji is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu.
Early life and family
V Senthil Balaji was born on 21 October 1975 in Rameswarapatti a small village in Karur district. Belongs to Kongu Vellala Gounder community. He hails from an ag ...
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P. Mohan (politician), Minister for Rural Industries
See also
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Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, l ...
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Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is the ministry in the Government of India. It is the apex executive body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and medium enterprise ...
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Department of Finance (Kerala)
The Department of Finance is a key ministry that manages the state finances and economy of the State of Kerala. The department is headed by a senior minister who has cabinet ranking as per Indian Cabinet Protocol Laws. The state assembly rules o ...
References
External links
* http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/transport.html (Official Website of the Transport Department, Tamil Nadu)
* http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
* http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_transport.htm (Tamil Nadu Transport Department RTI)
{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu state government departments
Transport in Tamil Nadu
Road authorities
Transport organisations based in India
1811 establishments in India
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...