M. K. Stalin ministry
Secular Progressive Alliance\s Government in Tamil Nadu
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| September 28 2024 | Major cabinet reshuffle in M. K. Stalin's ministry, involving significant portfolio changes for multiple ministers including Udhayanidhi Stalin becoming Deputy Chief Minister and retaining his existing portfolios. |
| March 22 2024 | M. K. Stalin conducted a cabinet reshuffle, with K. Ponmudy being inducted and assigned portfolios in Higher Education, Electronics, Science and Technology |
| February 12 2024 | M. K. Stalin's cabinet underwent a reshuffle, with V. Senthil Balaji resigning from his portfolio and being left without an assigned role. |
| December 21 2023 | M. K. Stalin conducted a significant cabinet reshuffle, involving portfolio changes for multiple ministers including R. Gandhi, Raja Kannappan, and K. Ponmudy. |
| June 16 2023 | M. K. Stalin conducted a cabinet reshuffle, reassigning ministerial portfolios to key cabinet members. S. Muthusamy was given additional portfolios of Prohibition and Excise, and Molasses. Thangam Thennarasu received additional charge of Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development. V. Senthil Balaji was removed from his existing portfolios. |
| May 11 2023 | M. K. Stalin conducted a significant cabinet reshuffle, reassigning multiple ministerial portfolios to key government officials. Notable changes included M. P. Saminathan retaining and expanding his roles, Mano Thangaraj shifting to Milk and Dairy Development, Palanivel Thiagarajan moving from Finance to Information Technology and Digital Services, and Thangam Thennarasu moving from Industries to Finance. S. M. Nasar was dropped from his portfolio, while T.R.B. Rajaa was newly inducted into the cabinet. |
| 2022 | Stalin was ranked 24th on the list of India's Most Powerful Personalities by The Indian Express. |
| 2022 | Stalin announced the elevation of 25 Municipal Corporation-run schools to Schools of Excellence, with an initial investment of ₹171 crore. The initiative focuses on modernizing classrooms and promoting arts, literature, music, dance, and sports among students. |
| December 14 2022 | Udhayanidhi Stalin became Deputy Chief Minister, taking charge of Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation Department, Poverty Alleviation Programme, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives |
| October 23 2022 | M. K. Stalin established a 22-member Tamil Nadu Governing Council on Climate Change (GCCC) to provide policy directives for the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission and to advise on climate adaptation and mitigation activities. |
| September 24 2022 | M. K. Stalin launched the Green Tamil Nadu Mission, aiming to increase the state's green cover from 23.7% to 33% over the next ten years. The mission includes initiatives for tree planting and allows online purchase of seedlings through its dedicated portal. |
| September 15 2022 | M. K. Stalin launched the 'Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme' aimed at preventing hunger and nutritional deficiency in children, particularly to address anemia and malnutrition among students in Tamil Nadu. The scheme, which will impact over 1.14 lakh primary government school children, is being implemented at a cost of ₹33.56 crore in more than 1,500 government-run schools. |
| September 5 2022 | M. K. Stalin launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled 'Pudhumai Penn' in Chennai. The initiative aims to improve the enrollment ratio of girls from government schools in higher education by providing a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to girl students from Class V to Class XII until they complete their graduation or diploma. The event featured the unveiling of 26 schools of excellence and 15 model schools by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and the Tamil Nadu government allocated ₹698 crore for the scheme in the 2022-23 Budget. |
| May 2022 | Stalin hailed the release of Perarivalan, who was convicted in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, and embraced him during a visit to Chennai Airport. |
| March 29 2022 | M. K. Stalin's cabinet underwent a significant reshuffle, involving portfolio changes for two key ministers: Raja Kannappan and S. S. Sivasankar swapped their ministerial responsibilities, with Kannappan moving from Transport to Backward Classes Welfare, and Sivasankar moving from Backward Classes Welfare to Transport portfolios. |
| March 1 2022 | M. K. Stalin launched the 'Naan Mudhalvan' scheme, aimed at equipping about 10 lakh youth annually with skills to help them realize their talents for the benefit of the country. The scheme includes career guidance, spoken English lessons, and training in coding and robotics, along with health and fitness guidance. |
| 2021 | Stalin received praise from media houses in Kerala for his policies and efforts in controlling the spread of COVID-19 during the second wave, which included providing free bus passes for women and ₹4,000 as pandemic relief for ration card holders. |
| December 23 2021 | M. K. Stalin launched the ‘CM Dashboard Monitoring System’ at his office, aimed at tracking various welfare schemes, their implementation status, fund allocation, and the number of beneficiaries. This system is designed to enhance monitoring efficiency and decision-making, while also providing updates on water storage levels, rainfall patterns, crime statistics, housing progress, employment trends, and civil supplies in Tamil Nadu. |
| November 18 2021 | M. K. Stalin launched the 'Innuyir Kappom-Nammai Kakkum 48' scheme, which aims to provide emergency care for accident victims for the first 48 hours, with the Tamil Nadu government covering the associated expenses. |
| October 19 2021 | M. K. Stalin launched the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ scheme, which is India's largest volunteer-based education program. The initiative aims to educate over 3.3 million students across 92,000 habitations, with the help of 200,000 women volunteers who teach for 90 minutes every day. |
| September 2021 | Stalin's government withdrew over 5570 legal cases against journalists and protestors that were filed by the previous AIADMK government over the past 10 years. |
| September 2021 | Stalin announced that the birthday of Periyar would be celebrated as Social Justice Day every year. |
| September 2 2021 | Actor turned former Union Minister Chiranjeevi met with M.K. Stalin to commend him on his governance efficacy, particularly highlighting his effective handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| August 2021 | In a survey conducted by India Today magazine, Stalin ranked first among all Chief Ministers of India with 42% favorability. |
| August 15 2021 | M. K. Stalin initiated the process to appoint persons of all castes as archakas (priests) for temples in Tamil Nadu, contrasting with the traditional hereditary Brahmin priests. This move was aimed at fulfilling the vision of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and social reformer Periyar, and was recognized as a significant step towards social equality. |
| August 14 2021 | M. K. Stalin released Tamil Nadu's first ever agricultural budget, dedicated to farmers protesting against the farm laws passed by the Union Government. This innovative budget was prepared after consulting farmers from 18 districts and aimed to increase cultivable land from 60 percent to 75 percent. |
| June 2021 | Stalin announced that the state law ministry would review the legal cases filed by the previous government. |
| May 7 2021 | M. K. Stalin took his oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu along with the rest of his cabinet after leading the Secular Progressive Alliance to victory in the 2021 Assembly elections. |
| 2019 | In the 2019 Assembly by-election, the Secular Progressive Alliance led by M. K. Stalin won 12 out of 21 seats, securing 52% of the vote. |
| 2019 | M. K. Stalin formed the Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu and led the alliance during the 2019 general election in the state. |
| 2019 | The Secular Progressive Alliance, under the leadership of M. K. Stalin, won 39 out of 40 Parliament seats in the 2019 general election. |
| 2018 | Following the death of his father, Karunanidhi, in 2018, Stalin became the president of the DMK. |
| August 28 2018 | Stalin was appointed as the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. |
| 2017 | Stalin embarked on another Namakku Naame tour in 2017. |
| 2016 | M. K. Stalin won the Tamil Nadu Assembly election from the Kolathur constituency, securing 54.3% of the votes. |
| 2016 | Stalin conducted a statewide tour titled Namakku Naame during the 2016 Assembly election to appeal to the youth. |
| 2011 | Stalin changed his constituency for the first time in his political career, moving from Thousand Lights to Kolathur constituency in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, where he won with 47.7% of the votes. |
| 2011 | Stalin concluded his tenure as the 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. |
| February 23 2011 | The Government of Tamil Nadu, under the leadership of M. K. Stalin, received the Special Award for Best State among the Largest States in India and the Diamond State Award for Excellence in Civil Safety, Drinking Water and Sanitation, and Women's Development. |
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