The Environment and Forests Department
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
government ministry.
History
The Department of Environment was created in 1995 as the Nodal Department for environmental management of the state.
Sub-departments
Undertakings and bodies
Ministers for Forests
Current Minister
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M. Mathiventhan
Former Ministers
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K. Ramachandran
K. Ramachandran (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Forests in Tamil Nadu. He was born in Coonoor.
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) candidate from Gudalur ...
(2021-2022)
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Dindigul C. Srinivasan (2016-2021)
Minister for Environment and Pollution Control
Current Minister
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Siva V. Meyyanathan
Former Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control
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T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
T. P. M. Mohideen Khan (born in Tirunelveli on 19 July 1947) is the former minister for environment in the Tamil Nadu state of India. He was the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Palayamkottai state assembly constitue ...
(2006-2011)
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K. T. Pachaimal (2011-2016)
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K. C. Karupannan (2016-2021)
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, lik ...
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Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
The following are Government of Tamil Nadu Departments
Introduction
This a List of Government of Tamil Nadu's:
* Departments headed by Principal Secretary (India) to the Government
* Departments headed by Director (or) Commissioner of the Go ...
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Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is an Indian government ministry. This ministry is headed by Secretary Rank senior most IAS officer. The ministry portfolio is currently held by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of ...
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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 ...
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Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) Forest Science Centres
References
External links
Environment and Forests Department* http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_eandf.htm (RTI Site of the Environment and Forests Department, Tamil Nadu)
* http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu state government departments
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
Environment of Tamil Nadu
1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu