Governance Structure
General Body Members
The General Body consists of key government officials, department heads, and representatives from various institutions involved in public health governance and policy implementation. The body provides strategic guidance, policy oversight, inter-departmental coordination, and governance support for the implementation of health programmes across Tamil Nadu.31
General Body Members
Leadership & Governance
The General Body brings together senior government officials, health administrators, development partners, public institutions, and representatives from voluntary organizations to guide and strengthen public health governance in Tamil Nadu.Key Leadership Positions
Vice Chairperson
Chief Secretary to Government, Tamil Nadu
Convenor
Mission Director, State Health Mission, Chennai
Composition of the General Body
| Designation | Role in the Society |
|---|---|
| Chief Secretary to Government, Tamil Nadu | Vice Chairperson |
| Mission Director, State Health Mission, Chennai | Convenor |
| Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department | Member |
| Principal Secretary, Social Welfare & Nutrition Department | Member |
| Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department | Member |
| Secretary, Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Department | Member |
| Principal Secretary, Finance Department | Member |
| Secretary, Planning & Development Department | Member |
| Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply | Member |
| Regional Director, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (GoI) | Member |
| Managing Director, TN Medical Services Corporation | Member |
| Commissioner, Indian Medicine & Homeopathy | Member |
| Director of Social Welfare | Member |
| Chief Engineer (Buildings), PWD | Member |
| Director of Public Health & Preventive Medicine | Member |
| Director of Medical Education | Member |
| Director of Medical & Rural Health Services | Member |
| State Representative, UNICEF (TN & Kerala) | Member |
| Project Director, TN Health Systems Society | Member |
| Project Director, TN State AIDS Control Society | Member |
| Director, State Health Transport Organization | Member |
| Project Director, TN Blindness Control Society | Member |
| Additional Director (Leprosy) | Member |
| Managing Director, TN Women’s Development Corporation | Member |
| Honorary Secretary, Voluntary Health Services | Member |
| Director, Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health | Member |
| Dean, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore | Member |
| Honorary Secretary, Guild of Service | Member |
| Honorary Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society | Member |
| Special Secretary, Finance Department | Member |
| Special Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department | Member |