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Macro-economic trend

This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Tamil Nadu at market prices estimated^[1] by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees. Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Tamil Nadu's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $56 billion in current prices. Possessing the fifth largest economy (2004-2005) among states in India, Tamil Nadu is also the second most industrialised state next to Maharastra.^[2] It ranks second in per capita income (2004-2005) among large states. It ranks third in foreign direct investment approvals (cumulative 1991-2002) of Rs.225,826 million ($5,000 million), next only to Maharashtra (Rs.366,024 million ($8,100 million)) and Delhi (Rs.303,038 million ($6,700 million). The State's investment constitutes 9.12% of the total FDI in the country.^[3] Unlike many other states, the economic resources are quite spread out, rather than concentrated in a small industrialised area.

According to the 2001 Census, Tamil Nadu has the highest level of urbanization (43.86%) in India, accounting for 6% of India’s total population and 9.6% of the urban population.^[4] and is the second most industrialized state in India.^[5] Tamil Nadu has a network of about 110 industrial parks and estates offering developed plots with supporting infrastructure.^[6] Also, the state government is promoting other industrial parks like Rubber Park, Apparel Parks, Floriculture Park, TICEL Park for Biotechnology^[7], Siruseri IT Park, and Agro Export Zones among others.

Annual Plan outlays have increased by a record 75% from Rs.52,000 million ($1,100 million) in 2001-2 to Rs.91,000 million ($2,000 million) in 2005-6.

Agriculture

Tamil Nadu has historically been an agricultural state, while its advances in other fields launched the state into competition with other areas. Even so, Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of agricultural products in India. Tamil Nadu agriculture is heavily dependent on the river water and Monsoon rains. The perennial rivers are Palar, Cheyyar, Ponnaiyar, Kaveri, Meyar, Bhavani, Amaravati, Vaigai, Chittar & Tamaraparani. Non-perennial rivers include the Vellar, Noyal, Suruli, Gundar, Vaipar, Valparai and Varshali. Tamil Nadu is also the leading producer of kambu, corn, rye, ground nuts, oil, seeds and sugar cane in India. Siva Samudram Falls on the Kaveri River near Mysore The Kaveri River (also spelt Cauvery or Kavery) is one of the great rivers of India and is considered sacred by the Hindus. ... Bhavani is a ferocious aspect of Hindu goddess Shakti or Devi. ... The Vaigai is a river in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Tamaraparani, is a perennial river in south Tamil Nadu flowing through Tirunelveli and drained in Bay of Bengal. ...

Paddy fields near Nagerkovil

At present Tamil Nadu is India's second biggest producer of rice, next to Punjab where there is perennial source of irrigation.^[8] Tamil Nadu is the home to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, known as the "father of the Green Revolution" in India.^[9] The town of Namakkal is also known as the Poultry hub of India. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x710, 106 KB) [edit] Summary File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tamil Nadu Nagercoil Kanyakumari District Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x710, 106 KB) [edit] Summary File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tamil Nadu Nagercoil Kanyakumari District Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Prof. ... The term Green Revolution is used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. ...

A technological and industrial park (designated as a Special Economic Zone) was originally planned to be set up in Nanguneri, in the Tirunelveli district with an investment of Rs. 6,000 crores (US$ 1.6 billion). However, recently developmental plans point to a re-orientation of this project to Tuticorin.

Industry and manufacturing

One of the global electrical equipment public sector company BHEL has manufacturing plants at Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet. The Tamil Nadu state government owns the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)^[10], the world's biggest bagasse based Paper mills in Karur as well as the world's sixth largest manufacturer of watches together with TATA, under the brandname of "Titan".^[11] 55% of all wind-generated electricity in India is created by windmills in Tamil Nadu. Renowned Danish wind power company NEG Micon has established its manufacturing unit in Chennai.^[12] Tamil Nadu is leading producer of Cement in India, it is the home for leading cement brands in the country such as Chettinad Cements(Karur), Dalmia Cements Ariyalur, Ramco cements (Madras Cement Ltd), etc.,There is a ACC cement factory located in madukarai outskirts of Coimbatore. BHEL is an acronym for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, a Gas and Steam turbine manufacturer in India. ... Tiruchirapalli திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி   (also spelt Tiruchchirapalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy திருச்சி, was also pronounced as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city and a municipal corporation in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karur is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Tata may mean: Tata Group, a company in India Tata Steel, an important component of the group Jamshetji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry J. R. D. Tata, pioneer aviator and founder of companies Ratan Tata, present chairman of the Tata Group Tata Airlines, now Air India Tata... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ariyalur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Many heavy engineering and manufacturing-based companies are centered in and around the suburbs of Chennai (nicknamed, "The Detroit of Asia"). Chennai boasts the presence of global vehicle manufacturing giants like Ford, Caterpillar, Hyundai, BMW and Mitsubishi as well as domestic heavyweights like MRF, TI cycles of India, Ashok Leyland, Royal Enfield, Mahindra & Mahindra, TAFE Tractors and TVS. Everything from automobiles, railway coaches, battle-tanks, tractors, motorbikes and heavy vehicles are manufactured in Tamil Nadu. A large number of textile mills and engineering industries are present around Coimbatore City. Karur is known for its bus body building industries where most of the buses used in south India are manufactured. Over 11.2% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Tamil Nadu. Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. ... Caterpillar Inc. ... The Hyundai Group (meaning modernity in Korean) was founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company and was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ... BMW AG (an acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works Corporation), is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Mitsubishi Logo The Mitsubishi Group ), Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies, all refer to a large grouping of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Madras Rubber Factory, or MRF, is a major manufacturing company located in Chennai, India. ... TI Cycles of India is one of the leading bicycle manufacturers in India. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Royal Enfield was the brand of the Enfield Cycle Company, an English engineering company. ... TAFE, Tractors And Farm Equipement, is a Chennei, India based tractor manufacturer, is a unit of the Amalgamations Group. ... TVS may stand for: Television South TVS, India topological vector space transvaginal ultrasound transient voltage suppressor diode This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Karur is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ...

The Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant, Ennore Thermal Plant, Neyveli Lignite Power Plant,Vriddachalam Ceramics and the Narimanam Natural Gas Plants are major sources of Tamil Nadu's electricity. Tamil Nadu sources a significant proportion of its power needs from renewable sources with Wind Power contributing over 2000 MW or over 20% of the needs. As of 2005, Tamil Nadu is one of the few Indian states with surplus power electricity, enabling the electrical authority to sell it to neighbouring states of Andra Pradesh & Karnataka. India's leading steel producer SAIL has a steel plant in Salem, Tamilnadu.^[13] Tamil Nadu ranks first nationwide in diesel-based thermal electricity generation with national market share of over 34%. Kalpakkam is a small town situated 80 km south of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. ... Neyveli is a town in the eastern district of Cuddalore, India. ... Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the leading and the biggest steel making company in India. ... This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by installed capacity of power utilities with generation mode break-up as of 3 April 2006 published by the Ministry of Power with figures in millions of watts. ...

The Mettur Dam is a large dam in India. It was completed in 1934. The total length of the dam is 1700 meters. It is also called Stanley Reservoir. The Mettur Hydro Electrical power project is also quite large Mettur Dam. Mettur has a number of industries (50 km from Salem city): SISCOL^[14], MALCO (Madras Aluminium Company owned by Vedanta Resources), Chemplast (former known as Mettur Chemicals)^[15] , Thermal power plant, Hydel power plant and huge number of chemical industries. Mettur Dam The Mettur Dam is a large dam in India. ... Mettur Dam Mettur is a city and a municipality in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Vedanta Resources plc is a diversified and integrated metals and mining group with annual sales of $1. ...

The textile industry plays a significant role in the Indian economy by providing direct employment to an estimated 35 million people, and thereby contributing 4% of GDP and 35% of Gross Export Earnings. The textile sector contributes to 14% of the manufacturing sector. The city of Tirupur (Coimbatore district), in Tamil Nadu is the largest garment exporter in India and sometimes referred to as Textile valley of India. In 2004, the export turnover from the town was more than Rs.50,000 million ($1,100 million). Some 7,000 garment units in the town provides employment opportunity to 1 million people. 56% of India's total knitwear exports come from Tirupur. The Export Import Policy of 2002-2007 acknowledges Tirupur for its contribution to the export efforts. Next to Tirupur, the town of Karur generates around $300 million a year in foreign exchange through home textile exports such as bed linens, kitchen linens, toilet linens, table linens and wall hangings. Madurai and Kanchipuram is very famous for handloom sarees. This handloom sarees are on sale all over India. Tamilnadu, Karnataka, and Kerala are the main states for wholesale sarees. This sarees manufacturing raw materials are purchased from Salem and Coimbatore.^[16] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Tirupur is a city in India, situated 50 kilometres away from Coimbatore. ... Karur is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Electronics manufacturing is a growing industry in Tamil Nadu. Companies like Nokia, Flextronics, Motorola, Foxconn and Dell have chosen Chennai as their South Asian manufacturing hub. Products manufactured include circuit boards and cellular phone handsets.^[17] Ericsson also has a Research and Development facility in Chennai^[18]. Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of September 2006), with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q3 of 2006. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an American international communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... Foxconn (富士康) (SEHK: 2038)is the trade name of Taiwanese firm Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. ... Dell Inc. ... Lars Magnus Ericsson Ericsson () NASDAQ: ERIC is a Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer, founded in 1876 as a telegraph equipment repair shop by Lars Magnus Ericsson. ...

The town of Sivakasi is a leader in the areas of printing, fireworks, and safety matches. It was fondly called as Kutty Japan or "little Japan" by Jawaharlal Nehru. It contributes to 80% of India's production of safety matches as well as 90% of India's total fireworks production. Sivakasi provides over 60% of India's total offset printing solutions and ranks as one of the highest taxpaying towns in India. Sivakasi also is a 100% employed town, putting it in the company of very few towns in India. For the film, see Sivakasi (film). ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: ) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a senior political leader of the Indian National Congress, was a pivotal figure during the Indian independence movement and served as the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ...

See also: List of conglomerates in Tamil Nadu

This is a list of NSE-indexed conglomerates with corporate offices in Tamil Nadu. ...

Mining

This is a chart of proven reserves of major minerals of Tamil Nadu^[19] in 2001 by Department of Geology and Mining with figures in tonnes.

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Energy production

Aralvaimozhy railway station with a view of wind farm

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is a Tamil Nadu government promoting renewable energy sources and energy conservation activities. The agency has largely been responsible for instigating the tremendous growth of Tamil Nadu in the development of wind power.^[20] Tamil Nadu is in the forefront of all other Indian states in installed capacity.^[21] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x474, 107 KB) [edit] Summary File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nagercoil Aralvaimozhi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x474, 107 KB) [edit] Summary File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nagercoil Aralvaimozhi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...

The once-impoverished village of Muppandal benefited from the building of the nearby Muppandal wind farm, a renewable energy source, supplying the villagers with electricity for work.^{[21] [22]} Aralvaimozhy railway station with a view of wind farm Muppandal is a small village on the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... Renewable energy is energy which can be replenished at the same rate it is used. ...

Wind farms are being built along the 19 km road between Muppandal and Kanyakumari, a town lying between the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. These areas generate about half of India's 2,000 megawatts of wind energy or two percent of the total power output of India.^[23] Aralvaimozhy railway station with a view of wind farm Muppandal is a small village on the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari   is a town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ...

Tamil Nadu at this time is the only state to have a formal Bio-Diesel Policy to use jatropha crops as a source of biofuel and to distribute wasteland to the poor farmers for the planting of these crops.^[24] Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Species Approximately 175, see Section Species. ...

Services

Tamil Nadu has with more than 250, the most engineering colleges in India. The state is famous for the transportation sector consisting of public and private airways.

This is a chart of trend of software exports from Tamil Nadu published by ELCOT (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd.) with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.^[25]

Chennai is the second leading software exporter in India, after Bangalore. India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai. Software exports from Tamil Nadu rose from Rs.76,000 million ($1,600 million) in 2003-04 to Rs.110,000 million ($2,400 million) in 2004-5.^[26] Chennai is a hub for e-publishing, as there are 47 e-publishing units registered with the STPI in Chennai and 25 in Bangalore. Companies such as HCL, Wipro, TCS, Satyam, Infosys, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Covansys, Ford Information Technology, Xansa, Verizon, iSoft, iNautix, Electronic Data Systems, Bally and many others have offices in Chennai. Infosys Technologies has set up India's largest software development centre to house 25,000 software professionals at an estimated investment of Rs.12,500 million ($270 million) in Chennai.^[27] India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai, jointly made by Ascendas India Ltd, a Singapore-based company engaged in providing business space solutions, and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).^[28] Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is a government agency in India, established in 1991 under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, that manages the Software Technology Park scheme. ... HCL or HCl can stand for: Hardware Compatibility List Chemical symbol for hydrochloric acid, written HCl Higher Chinese Language, an academic subject in Singapore An Indian software company (previously Hindustan Computers Ltd. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Wipro Technologies. ... TCS may stand for: Tactical cryptologic system Taiwanese Cultural Society Taking Children Seriously (tcs. ... Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ... Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) is an information technology (IT) company founded in Pune, India in 1981 by N. R. Narayana Murthy. ... Cognizant redirects here. ... Covansys Corporation (NASDAQ:CVNS) is a global consulting and technology services company hadquartered in Michigan. ... Xansa (LSE:XAN) is an outsourcing and technology company, quoted on the London Stock Exchange. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... iSOFT is an international supplier of software applications for the healthcare sector. ... Electronic Data Systems (EDS) NYSE: EDS (LSE: EDC) is a global IT consulting company that defined the outsourcing business when it was established in 1962 by Ross Perot. ... Bally Technologies logo Bally (with its distinctive Rolling Ball logo) Bally Technologies, Inc. ...

The Tidel Park in Chennai is the largest software park in Tamil Nadu

Business Process Outsourcing Services: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 715 KB) Tidel Park, Chennai, as seen from the MRTS station near it. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 715 KB) Tidel Park, Chennai, as seen from the MRTS station near it. ... Tidel Park Tidel Park is an IT Park situated in the city of Chennai, India. ... Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...

Chennai is now emerging as the most preferred destination for high-end BPOs in financial services, healthcare and other back-office services for multinational companies. Companies like Congruent Solutions (back-end services for California-based retirement funds), Secova eServices (HR service provider for US clients), Lason India (data processing for healthcare and financial services clients in the US) and OfficeTiger (outsourcing of creative works) have set up centres here to take advantage of Chennai's "quality talent pool and infrastructure". Stanchart, eServe (Citibank),ABN AMRO and World Bank have also chosen the city for their back-office functions.^[29] ABN AMRO (Euronext: AAB, (NYSE: ABN)) is the largest bank in the Netherlands and has operations all over the world, its history going back to 1824. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means...

In the recent surveys, Chennai has been rated as the most attractive city for Offshoring Services.^[30]

Knowledge Process Outsourcing:

Chennai is also the preferred destination for companies outsourcing their high-end knowledge intensive operations. Testimony to this is the presence of major market research companies such as Frost & Sullivan and equity research companies such as Irevna in Chennai. This is the next high growth area that Chennai is witnessing.

Revenues of Government

Tamil Nadu ranks second nationwide of all State governments in tax revenue. (See: States of India by tax revenues.) This is a chart of trend of tax revenues (including the shares from Union tax pool) extracted from the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Tamil Nadu^[31] with figures in millions of Indian Rupees. See also the Finance Commission of India report.^[32] Tax revenues of local bodies are excluded. This is a list of States of India by own tax revenues of their governments (excluding the shares from Union tax pool) assessed for the year 2005 by the Twelfth Finance Commission with figures in millions of Indian Rupees. ...

This is a chart of trend of non-tax revenues and grants-in-aid extracted from the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Tamil Nadu with figures in millions of Indian Rupees. See also [1] and [2]. Non-tax revenues of local bodies are excluded.

Notes

1. ^ National Accounts Division : Press release & Statements. Government of India. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
2. ^ Ranking of states
3. ^ Tamil Nadu ranks third in FDI, favoured destination
4. ^ e-CENSUSIndia. CensusIndia.net. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
5. ^ World Bank Supports India's Urban Development
6. ^ Example include Tidelpark and ITP Chennai
7. ^ TICEL Park for Biotechnology
8. ^ Government Policy Notes
9. ^ M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
10. ^ TNPL
11. ^ Titan Website
12. ^ Vestas Webpage
13. ^ SAIL Plant
14. ^ Southern Iron and Steel Company
15. ^ Chemplast Sanmar Ltd
16. ^ Tirupur:India's Textile Valley
17. ^ Flextronics signs pact for Chennai facility
18. ^ Ericsson India Private Ltd
19. ^ An overview of Mineral Reserves. Government of Tamil Nada. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
20. ^ TEDA catalyses renewable energy sector growth in Tamil Nadu. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
21. ^ ^{a b} Tapping the Wind - India (February 2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
22. ^ Watts, Himangshu (November 11 2003). Clean Energy Brings Windfall to Indian Village. Reuters News Service. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
23. ^ Wind power boosts Southern Indian economy. Aljazeera.net (November 2 2003). Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
24. ^ Clean Green Energy from Tamil Nadu, India. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
25. ^ Status of IT industry in Tamil Nadu. ELCOT. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
26. ^ Exports in software likely to increase
27. ^ Infosys setting up giant centre in Chennai
28. ^ India's largest IT park at Chennai to have world-class workplace facilities
29. ^ Chennai becomes most preferred BPO hub
30. ^ Chennai most attractive city for offshoring services
31. ^ Tax Revenue Receipts (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
32. ^ Finance Commission Report. Finance Commission of India. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
33. ^ includes the province of Hyderabad
34. ^ ^{a b} includes revenues from non-ferrous mining and metallurgical industries
35. ^ ^{a b} includes stamp fees
36. ^ includes tax on trades