# Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry

J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 23 May 2016. Two major political parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the assembly election held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi for which held on 26 October 2016) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. AIADMK under J. Jayalalithaa won the elections and became the first ruling party to be re-elected in the state since 1984 with a simple majority. On 22 September 2016, Jayalalithaa was hospitalised as her health condition worsened. Her official duties were handed over to her aide O. Panneerselvam on 12 October 2016, though she continued to remain as the chief minister of the state. On 5 December 2016, the hospital announced her death and O. Panneerselvam sworn in as her successor.

## Cabinet ministers

| S.no | Name | Constituency | Designation | Portfolios | Party |
| Chief Minister |||||||
| 1. | J. Jayalalithaa | Radhakrishnan Nagar | Chief Minister | Public Home Police Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers General Administration | AIADMK |
| Cabinet Ministers |||||||
| 2. | O. Panneerselvam | Bodinayakkanur | Minister for Finance | Finance Personnel and Administrative Reforms | AIADMK |
| 3. | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | Dindigul | Minister for Forests | Forests | AIADMK |
| 4. | Edappadi Palaniswami | Edappadi | Minister for Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports | Public Works Irrigation including Minor Irrigation *Programme Works Highways Minor Ports | AIADMK |
| 5. | Sellur K. Raju | Madurai West | Minister for Co-operation and Labour | Labour Co-operation Statistics Ex-Servicemen Welfare | AIADMK |
| 6. | P. Thangamani | Kumarapalayam | Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise | Electricity Non-Conventional Energy Development Prohibition and Excise Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act | AIADMK |
| 7. | S. P. Velumani | Thondamuthur | Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme | Municipal Administration Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Unions Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Indebtedness Urban and Rural Water Supply Implementation of Special Programme | AIADMK |
| 8. | D. Jayakumar | Royapuram | Minister for Fisheries | Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation | AIADMK |
| 9. | C. Shanmugam | Villupuram | Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons | Law Courts Prisons | AIADMK |
| 10. | K. P. Anbalagan | Palacode | Minister for Higher Education | Higher Education including Technical *Education Electronics Science and Technology | AIADMK |
| 11. | Dr. V. Saroja | Rasipuram | Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme | Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare Orphanages and Correctional Administration Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes Welfare of the Differently Abled and Social Reforms Nutritious Noon Meal Programme | AIADMK |
| 12. | M. C. Sampath | Cuddalore | Minister for Industries | Industries Steel Control Mines and Minerals Special Initiatives | AIADMK |
| 13. | K. C. Karuppannan | Bhavani | Minister for Environment | Environment Pollution Control | AIADMK |
| 14. | R. Kamaraj | Nannilam | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | Food Civil Supplies Consumer Protection and Price Control | AIADMK |
| 15. | O. S. Manian | Vedaranyam | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles | Handlooms and Textiles | AIADMK |
| 16. | Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | Udumalaipettai | Minister for Housing and Urban Development | Housing Rural Housing and Housing Development Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control Town Planning Urban Development Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority | AIADMK |
| 17. | Dr. C. Vijayabaskar | Viralimalai | Minister for Health | Health Medical Education Family Welfare | AIADMK |
| 18. | R. Doraikkannu | Papanasam | Minister for Agriculture | Agriculture Agricultural Engineering Agro Service Cooperatives Animal Husbandry Horticulture Sugarcane Cess Sugarcane Development Waste Land Development | AIADMK |
| 19. | Kadambur Raju | Kovilpatti | Minister for Information and Publicity | Information and Publicity Film Technology and Cinematograph Act Stationery Printing and Government Press | AIADMK |
| 20. | R. B. Udhayakumar | Tirumangalam | Minister for Revenue | Revenue District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors Weights and Measures Debt Relief including Legislation on *Money lending Chits Registration of Companies | AIADMK |
| 21. | S. P. Shunmuganathan | Srivaikuntam | Minister for Milk and Dairy Development | Milk and Dairy Development | AIADMK |
| 22. | Vellamandi N. Natarajan | Tiruchirappalli (East) | Minister for Tourism | Tourism Tourism Development Corporation | AIADMK |
| 23. | K. C. Veeramani | Jolarpet | Minister for Commercial Taxes | Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamp Act | AIADMK |
| 24. | K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Sivakasi | Minister for Rural Industries | Rural Industries | AIADMK |
| 25. | P. Benjamin | Maduravoyal | Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare | School Education Sports Youth Welfare | AIADMK |
| 26. | M.R.Vijayabhaskar | Karur | Minister for Transport | Transport Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act | AIADMK |
| 27. | Dr. M. Manikandan | Ramanathapuram | Minister for Information Technology | Information Technology | AIADMK |
| 28. | V. M. Rajalakshmi | Sankarankoil | Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare | Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes Bonded Labour | AIADMK |
| 29. | S. Valarmathi | Srirangam | Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare | Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities Overseas Indians Refugees and Evacuees Minorities Welfare | AIADMK |

## Achievements

The government within 100 days of resuming power on 23 May 2016, wrote off the outstanding crop loans given by cooperative banks to over 16.94 lakh farmers, gave free power to households to extent of first 100 units and gave free power to handloom weavers to extent of 200 units, gave 750 units of power to power loom weavers, implemented closure of 500 liquor shops and reduction of working hours of liquor outlets emergence of power surplus states. The establishment of first 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam is also regarded as one of the achievements. Jayalalithaa Government increased the freedom fighters monthly pension to Rs 12,000, family pension and increased special pension to Rs 6,000. On 21 September 2016 Jayalalithaa Government inaugurated two Chennai Metro rail lines by way of video conferencing.