The September 27 withdrawal of the Public (Law and Order) Department's RTI exemption is the latest accountability development linked to the Chief Minister's administration. It does not establish a portfolio change. The restriction and its reversal should both remain in the public record; subsequent handling of information requests needs follow-up.
Focus: Public, General Administration, IAS, IPS, IFS, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Programme Implementation, Special Initiatives, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Indebtedness, Youth Welfare, Welfare of Children, Aged and Differently Abled Persons, Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply
Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources
Press Release No. 40 keeps rural development and water-resource subjects with N. Anand. Daily Thanthi's August 19 Assembly coverage makes the Thandikudi hill-road allocation a local-delivery file, while the September 1 Mettur opening makes Delta irrigation release, reservoir storage, inflow, and crop-stage impact the current water-resource checkpoint.
The initial portfolio release assigns Public Works and Sports Development to Aadhav Arjuna. August and September updates now put his portfolio and public record in five files: defending the MLA vehicle package, the Parandur airport and alternative infrastructure debate, the Madras High Court process where applications were filed to reject election petitions challenging his Villivakkam victory, the new Secretariat and Assembly-complex proposal, and Olympic City plus Motor Sports City announcements. India Today also records a DMK attack on Arjuna amid Dhanush-politics speculation, which remains a political-communication item rather than a portfolio decision.
Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
The cabinet allocation places health, medical education, and family welfare under Dr. K.G. Arunraj. The August 19 health package makes insurance cover, healthcare seats, nursing colleges, the proposed Perambalur hospital, and selected transgender healthcare services active files; the August 25 dengue update adds monsoon prevention, and the August 27 bribery-row coverage records Arunraj defending N. Marie Wilson as a whistleblower while inquiry demands continue.
Press Release No. 40 shifts K.A. Sengottaiyan from Finance to Revenue and Disaster Management. August 24 and 25 updates place him in the Assembly-arithmetic file through his claim about possible AIADMK defections and his response on grievance access in six vacant constituencies.
The initial portfolio release assigns food, civil supplies, consumer protection, and price control to P. Venkataramanan. The August 28 Assembly discussion on essential-commodity prices makes market monitoring, PDS stocks, anti-hoarding action, and any government price-control response the current public file under this portfolio.
The latest energy-service checkpoint is the Vyasarpadi outage and utility response. The report does not attribute a personal statement to the minister or establish a portfolio change. Follow-up should assess service reliability and complaint resolution.
Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
The Navodaya proceedings are a new school-education follow-up. The report does not record a personal announcement by Rajmohan or change his portfolio. Track the department's formal response.
Focus: School Education, Archaeology, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information and Publicity, Film Technology, Cinematograph matters, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press
Dr. TK. Prabhu is listed as Minister for Natural Resources with minerals and mines. His August 26 grant-demand announcement adds a proposed mining corporation, drone surveillance unit, electronic mineral-management platform, monitoring centre, and Kancheepuram geological heritage park; TNIE's August 27 report also places him in the MMDR amendment and state mineral-tax discussion.
The Industries portfolio is responsible for following investment commitments through to projects. September reporting quotes Keerthana on the UK investment discussions. The next measurable evidence is project conversion, approvals and hiring, rather than the announced headline total alone.
The May 21 expansion assigns fisheries and fishermen welfare to Srinath from Thoothukudi. The August 19 Assembly walkout over the death of a Mayiladuthurai fisherman keeps safety, consular follow-up, compensation, and fishing-community welfare in active public scrutiny.
C. Vijayalakshmi from Kumarapalayam is listed with the Milk and Dairy Development portfolio. The August 19 Rule 110 statement made Aavin procurement pricing an active file, and Business Standard later reported a second increase taking procurement to Rs 44 per litre. Track formal Aavin circulars, effective dates, payment records, procurement volume, and retail-price impact.
R.V. Ranjithkumar from Kancheepuram is assigned the Forests portfolio. The August 18 Karunanidhi honorific row is now noted as an Assembly-conduct issue after the Chief Minister apologised on the minister's behalf.
Vinoth from Kumbakonam receives the Agriculture - Farmers Welfare brief. His August 6 Agriculture Budget is the main baseline for crop-output, irrigation, insurance, soil-conservation, loan-waiver, MSP, and farmer-relief tracking; the 100-day update adds loan-waiver and price-incentive claims, the Southern Zonal Council keeps Cauvery and Mekedatu current, and the September 1 Mettur opening creates a live Delta irrigation checkpoint with crop-stage and water-discharge evidence to track.
Focus: Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugar, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
Rajeev from Thiruvadanai is assigned Environment and Climate Change. His August 18 Assembly response on the HOEC Parangipettai hydrocarbon proposal is now the portfolio's main current update, especially where environmental clearance, coastal livelihoods, and fishermen welfare overlap.
B. Rajkumar from Cuddalore holds the Housing and Urban Development portfolio. The 100-day video coverage lists Vetri Veedu and concrete-house support, making scheme orders, district targets, and beneficiary verification the key housing documents to track.
Focus: Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, CMDA, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Urban Planning and Urban Development
The September 22 expansion of breakfast coverage to Classes 6 to 8 adds a delivery checkpoint for the nutritious-meal portfolio. It extends an existing programme. The launch does not alone establish consistent school-level coverage, meal quality or improved attendance. No change in ministerial allocation is inferred.
M. Vijay Balaji from Erode East is assigned Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi. On July 22, he publicly said steps would be taken to regularise contract sanitation workers, making his statements relevant to the worker-welfare tracking file as well.
Logesh Tamilselvan D from Rasipuram is assigned Commercial Taxes and Registration. The August 18 presenceless-registration rollout makes registration digitisation the main current file under this portfolio.
Vijay Tamilan Parthiban. A from Salem South is assigned Transport. The August 25 launch of 130 AC electric buses in Chennai makes fleet procurement, depot readiness, routes, fare treatment, and accessibility the current transport-delivery file.
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Ramesh from Srirangam is assigned the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments portfolio. The August 22 temple-land transfer claim makes land registers, lease documents, recovery process, audits, and court status the portfolio's current public-record file.
P. Viswanathan from Melur is assigned Higher Education. The August student-protest circular withdrawal is now a live higher-education and campus-rights file, pending public clarity on the original instruction, withdrawal order, and future guidance to colleges.
Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services
Kumar. R from Velachery is assigned AI, IT and Digital Services. The first Budget makes this portfolio more active through Arivagam AI and Innovation City feasibility work, Guidance 3.0, Single Window Portal 3.0, and other digital-governance signals. Presenceless registration gives the digital-service tracker a live workflow to monitor, while the September deepfake-scam case adds a cyber-safety checkpoint around public verification of official welfare communications.
N. Marie Wilson from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar is assigned Finance, Planning and Development. His August 5 maiden Budget is the main source for fiscal priorities, while the 100-day investment push and August 31 power, semiconductor, fintech, logistics, and dairy-procurement announcements add major checkpoints for investment conversion, welfare funding, debt path, recurring subsidies, and capital-project financing. His August bribery remark remains tracked as a disputed accountability file pending inquiry records, evidence, and official responses.
Press coverage reports that VCK MLA Vanni Arasu joined the cabinet as Minister for Social Justice with Adi Dravidar Welfare and Hill Tribes responsibilities. His August 28 grants update announced Agam housing for 2,500 sanitation workers and a Tribal Cultural Centre at Nandanam, moving this portfolio into scheme-order, eligibility, and rollout tracking.
Press coverage reports that IUML MLA A.M. Shahjahan joined the cabinet as Minister for Minorities Welfare with Wakf Board responsibilities. His August 28 grants update announced full undergraduate tuition-fee support for Muslim women under government quota, a new Minorities Women's Arts and Science College in Chennai, scholarship expansion, a revolving fund, and training support. Track government orders and disbursal data.