G.O. Ms. No. 366, Ministers, Inter-se-seniority of Ministers and Subjects, 2026

What the government order does

Government Order Ms. No. 366, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Public Department (Special.B) on 30 May 2026, lists 35 ministers in seniority order and identifies the portfolios assigned to each. The allocation determines which minister has political responsibility for each listed area of government administration.

The government order follows the induction of a new minister into the Council of Ministers and allocations made through earlier government orders dated 10 May, 16 May, 21 May and 22 May 2026.

Portfolios relevant to land and property matters

Government Order Ms. No. 366 assigns several subjects that may be relevant to property buyers, owners and professionals:

• Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay holds Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, District Revenue Officers and General Administration, among other subjects.
• Minister N. Anand holds Rural Development, Panchayats, Panchayat Unions, Irrigation and irrigation projects, including small irrigation.
• Minister Aadhav Arjuna holds Public Works, including buildings, highways and minor ports.
• Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan holds Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management, Boodhan and Gramadhan.
• Minister B. Rajkumar holds Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, CMDA, the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Urban Planning and Urban Development.
• Minister Vinoth holds Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development.
• Minister R.V. Ranjithkumar holds Forests.
• Minister D. Logesh Tamilselvan holds Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, as well as chits and registration of companies.
• Minister Rajeev holds Environment, Pollution Control Board and Climate Change.

Effect on property owners and buyers

Government Order Ms. No. 366 is an administrative allocation of ministerial responsibilities. It does not set out a land classification change, planning approval, registration procedure, stamp rate, property fee or ownership rule.

Property owners and professionals can use the allocation to identify the minister responsible for a relevant policy area, such as revenue, registration, housing, urban planning, rural development, forests or environment. Individual applications and transactions remain matters for the relevant government authorities and departments identified by their subject areas.