Jayalalithaa's cabinet to have 33 ministers

AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, who will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Monday, will have 33 ministers in her cabinet and she will hold key portfolios of Police and Home, among others.

As many as 25 of the 34-member cabinet are fresh faces, which include youngsters like Senthil Balaji, who has been allotted the Transport Ministry, a release from the Raj Bhavan said.

Senior AIADMK leaders O. Panneerselvam (Finance), K.A. Senkottaiyan (Agriculture), Natham R. Viswanathan (Electricity and Prohibition and Excise) and C. Ve. Shanmugam (School Education) have been inducted for yet another term, even as other expected names like former ministers D. Jayakumar, S. Jayaraman and Valarmathy have not been taken into the present cabinet.

Among others, Ms. Jayalalithaa will hold the portfolios of Public, Police, Home and Prevention of Corruption, the release said, adding that S. Vijay, representing Vellore constituency, will be the Health Minister.

Besides Ms. Jayalalithaa, Gokula Indra and Selvi Ramajayam are the women faces of the new cabinet.

Following is the list of Tamil Nadu ministers and portfolios:

(1) J.Jayalalithaa — Chief Minister, Public,Indian Administrative Service,
                                    Indian PoliceService,Indian Forest Service, General Administration,
                                    District Revenue Officers, Prevention of Corruption, Police, Home

(2) O.Panneerselvam — Finance

(3) K.A.Sengottaiyan — Agriculture

(4) Natham R.Viswanathan — Electricity, Prohibition and Excise

(5) K.P.Munisamy — Municipal Administration, Rural Development

(6) C.Shanmugavelu — Industries

(7) R.Vaithilingam — Housing and Urban Development

(8) S.S.Krishnamoorthy — Food

(9) C.Karuppasamy — Animal Husbandary

(10) P.Palaniappan — Higher Education

(11) C.Ve.Shanmugam — School Education

(12) Sellur K.Raju — Cooperation

(13) K.T.Pachamal — Forests

(14) Edappadi K.Palanisamy — Highways and Minor Ports

(15) S.P.Shanmuganathan — HR & CE

(16) K.V.Ramalingam — Public Works

(17) S.P.Velumani — Special Programme Implementation

(18) T.K.M.Chinnayya — Backward Classes

(19) M.C.Sampath — Rural Industries

(20) P.Thangamani — Revenue

(21) G.Senthamizhan — Information

(22) S.Gokula Indira — Commerical Taxes and Registration

(23) Selvi Ramajayam — Social Welfare

(24) B.V.Ramanaa — Handlooms and Textiles

(25) R.B.Udhayakumar — Information and Technology

(26) N.Subramanian — Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare

(27) V.Senthil Balaji — Transport

(28) N.Mariyam Pichai — Environment

(29) K.A.Jayapal — Fisheries

(30) E.Subaya — Law, Courts and Prisons

(31) Budhichandhiran — Tourism

(32) S.T.Chellapandian — Labour

(33) Dr.V.S.Vijay — Health

(34) N.R.Sivapathi — Sports and Youth Welfare