Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Tamil Nadu)
Agency overview
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Minister responsible
  • K. N. Nehru, Minister of Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department
Agency executive
  • D. Karthikeyan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteMunicipal Administration and Water Supply Department

The Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.

Objective

The department is responsible for the development of urban areas in the state and ensuring water supply to all the areas.[1] The department acts through urban local bodies such as municipal corporations, municipalities and town panchayats to enable the same.[1]

Administrative divisions

The local administration under the department consists of 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats.[2][3] Greater Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.[4][5]

Sub-divisions

The following sub-divisions operate under the department:[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Government units, Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Statistical year book of India (PDF) (Report). Government of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Town panchayats". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Local Government". Government of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, policy note, 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.