Tamil Nadu recently announced its new Industrial Policy 2021 to attract investments worth about ₹10 trillion and generate employment for two million by 2025. The policy also aims to raise the contribution of the manufacturing sector to 30 per cent of the state's economy by 2030. The state also announced its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Policy 2021.
The Industrial policy 2021 aims to achieve an annual growth rate of 15 per cent in manufacturing, state chief secretary Rajeev Ranjan said. The MSME Policy aims to attract investments worth ₹2 trillion in the sector by 2025 and create additional employment opportunities for two million people.Tamil Nadu recently announced its new Industrial Policy 2021 to attract investments worth about ₹10 trillion and generate employment for two million by 2025. The policy also aims to raise the contribution of the manufacturing sector to 30 per cent of the state's economy by 2030. The state also announced its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Policy 2021.#
Advisor to the state government and former chief secretary K Sharnmugam said manufacturing contributes 25 per cent to the state's gross domestic product and the sector achieved a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent between fiscals 2014-15 and 2019-20.
"Our endeavour is to make Tamil Nadu a strong hub for global manufacturing. The State is focusing on improving infrastructure and reducing the cost of doing business by developing dedicated industrial parks," he was quoted as saying by media reports from the state.
Some of these specialised areas include electric vehicle and bulk drug parks in Manalur, medical devices parks at Oragadam and Chengalpattu, mega textile parks in Dharmapuri and Virudhunagar, and defence and aerospace parks in Sriperumbudur and Sulur.
The Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA) welcomed both the policies, saying these will pave way for industrial growth in the state. TEA president Raja M Shanmugham thanked the government for keeping textiles among the focus sectors.
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