Aerospace & Defence

Home to India’s first Defence Corridor; expected to benefit sub-sectors such as engineering, heavy engineering, aerospace & defence and aviation sector

Agro and Food Processing

Tamil Nadu has well established Agriculture educational universities and Research institutions across the state (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural college and research institute )

Automobile and Auto Components

With well-developed auto ecosystem, Tamil Nadu is one of the top 10 automobile hubs in the world.

Chemicals & Petrochemicals

State Ranks 3rdin India’stotal chemicals output, accounting for ~6% of national production. State has 2588 Chemical manufacturing factories.

Electronics & Hardware

State accounts for 16% of the nation’s electronics output with presence of Fortune 500 companies like DELL Computers, Samsung, Foxconn, Sanmina-SCI, Flextronics, etc and more than 30 components suppliers.

Heavy Engineering

Tamil Nadu ranks 3rd in India in production of general purpose and special purpose machinery, accounting for ~7% of the total production.

IT & ITeS

Tamil Nadu, IT Capital of India, is in the forefront amongst all States in implementing the latest Information Technology Initiatives and e-Governance Programs by using highly talented, tech savvy and skilled human resources available in the State.

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Tamil Nadu is the 5th largest pharmaceutical manufacturing state in the country. The State accounts for over 10% of national pharma production.

Renewable Energy

Tamil Nadu Ranks 9th Globally in Net Share of Wind Energy in Total Power Generation. Tamil Nadu is also Considered as the Most Cost Effective Region in the World to Manufacture Quality Wind Towers & Frames.

Skill Development

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) has identified Central / State Government Institutions and Agencies along with industrial houses for imparting short term skill development training programmes.

Textiles and Apparels

Tamil Nadu leads all the States in the Country with 2,027 textile mills and 24 million spindles, which includes 6 Co-operative Spinning Mills and 7 National Textiles Corporation Mills.

Infrastructure

State has 4 international and 2 domestic airports
Freight handled by the state accounted for 11.81% of indias total freight volume in tonnes

MSME

49.48 lakh number of MSMEs in the state, which is 3rd highest in India.

Tourism

Tamil Nadu ranks 1st in India in the number of Foreign and Domestic tourist arrivals