Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Transport of state of Tamil Nadu

Agency overview
Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	M. R. Vijayabhaskar, Minister for Transport Department
Agency executives	Chandrakant B Kamble, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government P.Sezhian, Deputy Secretary V. Mohanraj, IAS, Deputy Secretary
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	Transport Department

The Department of Transport of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

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 ^[1]

Subdepartments

Undertakings and bodies

Present Ministers for Transport

M. R. Vijayabhaskar

Former Ministers for Transport

• 2006 - 2011:
  • Karunanidhi - Minister for Home
  • R. Viswanathan - Minister for Prohibition and Excise

• 2011 - 2016:
  • V. Senthil Balaji,
  • P. Mohan (politician), Minister for Rural Industries

See also

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
• Department of Finance (Kerala)

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)

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