Tamil Nadu becomes second state to have dedicated ministry for Artificial Intelligence

CM C Joseph Vijay revised some of the portfolios and accordingly he has got Poverty Alleviation, and re-allocated the Women Welfare portfolio he held to newly inducted minister K Jegadeshwari.

The 23 newly inducted ministers of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet were allotted portfolios on Thursday, including those from the Congress.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay revised some of the portfolios and accordingly he has got Poverty Alleviation, and re-allocated the Women Welfare portfolio he held to newly inducted minister K Jegadeshwari.

The highlight of the portfolio allocation was the newly formed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Department. TVK's R Kumar has been handed over the AI and IT departments.

Apart from Tamil Nadu, Kerala is the only other state with a dedicated ministry for AI.

Congress party's S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan have been allocated Tourism and Higher Education portfolios, respectively.

KA Sengottaiyan, who held Finance, has now been allocated Revenue and Disaster Management portfolio. TVK's N Marie Wilson has been named Minister for Finance, Planning and Development.

TVK's Mohamed Farvas has been given Labour Welfare and Skill Development portfolio.

The Governor has approved the changes to as well allocation of the portfolios, a Lok Bhavan release said.