Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview
Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran, Minister for Revenue Department;
Agency executives	Dr. B. Chandramohan, IAS, Secretary to Government; A. S. Sourienarayanan, Joint Secretary;
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	Revenue Department

The Department of Revenue of the State of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

History[]

The department was formerly known as the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue, an agency created under Company Rule and maintained under the Raj. It was renamed in 1980.^[1]

Objective & Functions of the Department[]

1) Providing efficient delivery of services of various Government schemes to the people of Tamil Nadu.

2) Providing relief and implementing rehabilitation measures for those affected by Natural Calamities.

3) Functioning as the custodian of Government lands and ensuring proper maintenance of land records for the State.

4) Implementation of Land Reforms and providing land to the needy and eligible persons.

Sub - Departments[]

Name	Website	Established	Functions & Organisations
Department of Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Mitigation
Department of Land Administration Department
Department of Land Reforms
Department of Urban Land Ceiling & Urban Land Tax
Department of Survey and Settlement (Department of Survey and Land Records)

References[]

^ "abolition of Tamil Nadu Revenue Board". www.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

External links[]

http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/rev.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department)
http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_revenue.htm (Tamil Nadu Revenue Department RTI)

[1] "abolition of Tamil Nadu Revenue Board". www.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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