सरसों के फू ल

• Color Re
 Tamilnadu

Presented by: REDOUS group

Group members: Shikha Pandey,

Rachit Kumar,Lovin James,
Aditya Sharma & Surya Kant
 Contents
Profile

History/Origin

Geographical Environment

Demographic Environment

Natural Environment

Key Cities

Transportation

Political Environment

Agriculture & Cultural Environment (Art, Festival & Cuisines)

Economic Environment

Business - Industry & Society

Future of Tamilnadu
 “Welcome to Tamil Nadu”

•The
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Nadu is the beauty andstate
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• It is a beautiful state nestled in the southern Indian
peninsula, on the shores of the Bay of Bengal and
the deep blue Indian Ocean.
• The state extends from the Coromandel Coast in
the east to the forested Western Ghats in the west.
• Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by
area (about the size of Greece).
 Tamil Nadu contd..
• The state lies at the southern tip of India,
surrounded by Pondicherry, Kerala, Andhra
Pradesh and Karnataka. It is the Second most
industrialized state* in the country after Gujarat.
• Tamil Nadu is home to many natural resources,
grand Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture,
hill stations, beach resorts, multi-religious
pilgrimage sites and eight UNESCO World
Heritage Sites.
 History
of
Tamil Nadu
• The history of the Tamils present an exciting pageant of a
powerful civilization whose origin dates back to ancient
times.
• Tamils, who belong to the Dravidian race, were the first
major occupants of the country and settled in the
northwestern part of India long before the coming of the
Indo-Aryans. Excavations have revealed that the features
of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization bore a
strong resemblance to this race.
 Tamil Nadu: Milestone
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Business Environment Analysis
Geographical
Environment
Geographical environment
Geographical environment
 Geographical environment contd..
• Tamil Nadu is situated on the South-eastern side of the
Indian peninsula. It is bounded on the east by Bay of
Bengal, in the south by the Indian ocean,  in the west by
the states of Kerala  and Karnataka and in the North by
the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
• Road Length: 3851kms(N.H.),55796 kms (state highways)
• Railway Route Length: 3991 kms
The land mass of the state can be divided into two natural
divisions,
• (1) The Eastern coastal plain
• (2) The hilly region along the North  and the West
 Geographical environment contd..
• Palani Hills is on the east, on which the famous hill
station  Kodaikanal is situated.
• The slopes of the western Ghats  are covered  with heavy 
ever green forests. The Nilgiris and the Anamalai  are the
hill groups with the maximum height.
• In the famous Ootacamund area of the Nilgiris district, is
the highest peak Doddabetta, 2640 metres above the sea
level.
• Ooty is known as 'Queen of hill  stations'.In Tamil Nadu
almost every district has a hill-station or a sea-side resort.
Geographical environment contd..
Geographical environment contd..
Kurinji
• Mountain Region

Mullai
• Forest Region

Palai
• Arid Region

Marudham
• Fertile Plains

Neidhal
• Coastal Region
 Geographical environment:
Natural Resources
•The long coastline of over 1000 Km. forms a major natural resource with immense
value for commercial, recreational and aesthetic purposes.
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One of the most noteworthy flowers is Kurinji
of Kodaikkanal which blooms once in 12
years.
●
Cinchona from which quinine - a drug for
treating malaria is extracted & eucalyptus
grow abundantly in the Nilgiris.

Forests

●
Tamil Nadu is blessed with a number of rivers
of which Kaveri is the most important.
●
The fertile Coromandel plains are irrigated by
the Kaveri and its delta.
●
The other rivers in the state are the Palar,
Pennar, Vaigai and Tamiraparani.

Rivers
 Climate
• The climate is tropical with little variation in
temperatures during winter and summer.
• The maximum temperature in the plains is about
45C in the summer and the minimum goes to
about 10  C during the winter; the normal
rainfall in the state is about 50mm with an
average number of 50 rainy days.
• Tamil Nadu's Climate has another distinct
feature: Winter rainfall, between the time period
of October-December. Heavy rainfall
accompanied by thunder and lightning occurs
during this time. The best season to visit the state
is between October and March.
Demographical
Environment
 Demographic Environment
AreaCensus 2001 Sq.Km 130058
Population :62405679
By Sex Male :31400909
Female :31004770
ByArea Rural:34921681
Urban :27483998
Density :Sq.Km480
Literates :Nos.40524545
Workers   Total Workers :27878282
Male :18100397
Female :9777885
Rural :17559768
Urban :10318514
Categories of Workers  Agricultural Labourers8637630
Household Industry 1499761
Other Workers 12624852
Non-Workers 34527397
 Gender
Total population (Census 2001) (in million)
Tamil Nadu
62.41
India
1028.61
Rural (Census 2001) (in million) 34.9
Urban (Census 2001) (in million) 27.2
Decadal Growth (Census 2001) (%) 11.72 % 21.54 %
Crude Birth Rate (SRS 2008) 16.0 22.8
Crude Death Rate (SRS 2008) 7.4 7.4
Gender Ratio (Census 2001) 987 933
Population below Poverty line (%) 21.12 26.10
Schedule Caste population (in million) 11.86 166.64
Schedule Tribe population (in million) 0.65 84.33
Literacy (Census 2001) (%) 74%
Female Literacy Rate (Census 2001) (%) 64.4 % 53.7
Population Density 480 per sq. km
Per Capita Income Rs.25965
 Key Cities

Chennai Coimbatore Kanniyakumari

Ooty Madurai Rameshwaram

 Transportation
Roads
The length of roads network in Tamil Nadu is 61,641 km.
Railways
The total length of railways is 3,927 km and the main junctions stations are
Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Salem, Erode and
Arakkonam.
Aviation
Chennai, being the international airport in the southern region, is the main
centre of airline routes. Besides, there are airports at Tiruchirapalli, Madurai,
Coimbatore and Salem.

Ports
Major ports in the State are Chennai, Egmore and Tuticorin. There
are seven other minor ports including Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.
 Political
Environment
 Government & Administration
• Tamilnadu’s legislature was bicameral till 1986 but later on it was
replaced by a unicameral legislature with 234 members in the
legislative assembly.
• Tamil Nadu has 39 seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of
Parliament.
• The major administrative units in the state include 30 districts, 7
municipal corporations, 152 municipalities, 561 town panchayats
and 12,618 village panchayats.
• With the advancement of computer and information technology,
the state has initiated e-Governance in the sectors like
legislature, judiciary, or administration for improving internal
efficiency in public services.
 Government & Administration contd..

Governor His Excellency Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala

Chief Minister Dr. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi
Chief Justice Thiru Ajit Prakash Shah
(High Court of Madras)
Chief Secretary to Govt. Thiru L K Tripathy (IAS)
Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
Phone +91-44-25671555 (O), 24794585 (R)
Fax :  +91-44-25672304
E-Mail :  cs@tn.gov.in
 Agriculture
&
Cultural Environment
(Art, Festival & Cuisines)
 Agriculture
• Tamil Nadu is the second biggest producer of rice and is the
home land of Dr. M.S. Swami Nathan, known as the "Father
of the Green Revolution" in India. The state is historically
known for it’s agriculture from ancient times.
• The major food crops grown in the state include Rice, Jwar,
Bajra, maize and pulses. Cotton, sugarcane, coconut, tea and
coffee are also grown and considered as cash crops.
• Paddy is grown in large excess because rice is the main staple
food of the state. There are three crops based on duration.
to July to Oct - Nov. January.
to four months from June Oct - Nov to Feb - March. 6 months from Aug to
duration of three and a half
• Grown in 5 to 6 months • Has a duration of almost
• The short term crop with
‘Kuruvali’ ‘Thaladi’ 'Samba'
 Agriculture contd..
• 43% of Tamil Nadu’s geographical area is under agriculture
land.
• The state is the largest producer state of bananas, flowers,
tapioca.
• The second largest producer of mangoes, natural rubber,
 coconut, and groundnut.
• Tamil Nadu is third largest producer of coffee,
tea and sugarcane.
• Tamil Nadu's sugarcane yield per hectare is the highest in
India.
• While agriculture and allied sectors account for nearly 62% of the total employment of the state,
their contribution to economy is only 22%.
• In Tamil Nadu we have only 17.5% of the area under forest cover a sizeable area is under
degraded of which condition. Tamil Nadu is extremely rich in bio diversity.
• The state has 17,000 hectares of land under oil palm cultivation, the second highest in India.
 Paddy is grown in large excess because rice is the main staple food of the state. 
 Cultural environment: Festivals
In Tamil Nadu Makar Sankranti becomes Pongal. It is a
●

celebration of the harvest, which is observed for three days

in January. Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal,
are the three days of Pongal festivities on successive days.
In certain parts cattle races still enliven the village
festivities. Pongal is a colourful and traditional festival with
many a ceremony devoted to various deities.

Pongal

This is celebrated in the month of April as Tamil New Year.

●

The festival starts in the month of April-May and ends on

the tenth day. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm at
Meenakshi temple, Madurai (500 kms from Chennai). The
festival witnesses the marriage of Meenakshi (Parvati) and
Sundareshwara (Lord Shiva) that attracts large crowds from
all over the state and also from the whole country.

Chithirai
 Cuisines

Dosai Idli Upma

Sambhar Rasam Typical Tamil Thali

 Economic
Environment
 Economic Environment
• Tamil Nadu is one of the most industrialized states in the country; at
present it is the fifth largest economy in India.
• The State Domestic Product at current prices is about US$ 36.78
billion and current exports are around US$ 5.5 billion.
• The state’s economy largely depends on industries and agriculture.
The shares of economic activity in the state are given below.
– Economic Activity
• Manufacturing - 34% 
• Services - 45% 
• Agriculture - 21%
– Investor Profile
• Govt. - 55.1% 
• Foreign - 14.9% 
• Indian - 29.9%
 Economic Environment contd..

• It is also one of the country's most literate states, and has a high level of
urbanisation.
• Tamil Nadu is situated at the southern tip of the country over an area of 1.3
lakh sq km, and the three major industries in the state are Automobiles,
Garments And Industries. While Salem and the areas around Chennai are
the industrial powerhouses, the textiles sector is based in Coimbatore,
Tirupur and Erode.
• The state has three major ports at Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin - and six
minor ports.
Business,
Industry
&
Society
 Industry environment
Tamil Nadu’s Strengths:
• Business-savvy state government.
• Responsive local administration.
• Good railways, ports and telecom network and adequate
road connectivity.
• Aavailability of low cost labour through out the state.
• Excellent Port Logistics: Two modern ports in Chennai
and one in Tuticorin, providing Gateway for exports and
imports. Chennai container terminal is the most efficient
in India.
 Industry environment contd..
• The state is also known for its textile industries. A
large number of textile mills and engineering
industries are present around Coimbatore City. The
textile industry adds huge revenue to the country’s
economy by providing direct employment to an
estimated 35 million people, and thereby
contributing 4% of GDP and 35% of Gross Export
Earnings. Tirupur (Coimbatore district) is the largest
exporter of garments in the country and hence
called as the “Textile valley of India”.
 Legends of Tamil Nadu
The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour Award.
Out of 41, there are 8 people who belong to the state Tamil Nadu:
• C. V. Raman for Science & Engineering 1954.
• C. Rajagopalachari for Public Affairs 1954.
• S. Radhakrishnan for Public Affairs 1954.
• K. Kamaraj for Public Affairs 1976 (Posthumous).
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam for Science & Engineering 1997.
• C Subramaniam for Public Affairs 1998.
• M. S. Subbulakshmi for Arts & Music 1998.
• M.G. Ramachandran for public affairs (posthumous)
• Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
• List of Mobile Operators in Tamil Nadu
•
1.BSNL
2.Airtel, Tamil Nadu
3.Aircel, Tamil Nadu
4.Vodafone IN
5.Tata Docomo
6.Idea
7.Tata Indicom
8.Reliance Mobile
9.Virgin Mobile
10.Uninor
11.Videocon Mobile Services
 Business & Industry contd..
• Tamil Nadu also leads the country in manufacturing as well as supplying
electrical and electronic goods and equipments. Companies like Nokia,
Flextronics, Motorola, Foxconn, Samsung, Cisco and Dell have their bases
in Chennai owing to its transport facilities and human resources. These
companies manufacture circuit boards and cellular phone handsets. One
of the global electrical equipment manufacturing public sector company
BHEL has manufacturing unit at Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet.
• Tamil Nadu has significant amount of mineral deposits such as Lignite
(87% contribution to the national share), Vermiculite (66%), Garnet
(42%), Zircon (38%), Graphite (33%), Ilmenite (28%), Rutile (27%),
Monazite (25%), Magnesite (17%). India's leading steel producer SAIL has
a steel plant in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Hence Tamil Nadu has several mineral
based industries in various parts of the state.
 Business & Industry contd..
• Tamil Nadu is a leading contributor in the IT and BPO sector. Chennai
is the second leading software exporter in India, after Bangalore.
India's largest IT Park is housed at Chennai. Software exports from
Companies such as HCL, Wipro, TCS, Satyam, Infosys, Cognizant
Technology Solutions, Acme Technology Pvt Ltd, 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. 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).
 Business & Industry contd..
Tamil Nadu has the following advantages for rapid industrial growth:
• A highly trained labour force with a good record of industrial relations.
• A huge pool of managerial talent.
• A strong and well diversified manufacturing base.
• A good functioning infrastructure including a well developed road transportation
network.
• An extensive rail network.
• Efficient ports at Madras and Tuticorin.
• Well developed social infrastructure.
• Vast deposits of lignite which can act as the prime catalyst for new growth.
• A comfortable energy situation and a forecast of continued availability of reliable
power supply.
• Peaceful living conditions in a harmonious society.
• A substantial export base.
Major Industries
 Automobile Industry
• The state boasts many heavy engineering and vehicle manufacturing companies like Ford,
Caterpillar, Hyundai, BMW and Mitsubishi, MRF, TI cycles of India, Ashok Leyland, Royal
Enfield, Mahindra & Mahindra, TAFE Tractors and TVS etc. These heavy vehicle and
engineering industries are located in and around Chennai city.
• India's current share is about 1.6% of world production as the total number of passenger car
being manufactured in the world is 60 million against the installed capacity of 90 million.
Similarly, export constitutes approximately 0.3% of global trade
• Traditionally, Tamil Nadu is known automobile Manufacturing. Started in 1840, Simpsons
pioneered India's automobile industry rail coaches, motor cars, diesel engines and steam
passenger buses. In 1948, Ashok Leyland was started for assembly of Austin cars. The Integral
Coach Factory (ICF) was established in October 1955. In 1960s, TVS Group established a
number of auto components manufacturing plants.
• Chennai is popularly known as the "Detroit of Asia" in recognition of the large number of
automotive and auto component companies present.
 Automobile Industry Cont.….

• Chennai has emerged as India's largest automobile and auto components exporter in India. Hyundai
has made Chennai the manufacturing and export hub for its small cars. The 'i10 and i20' are being
manufactured only in Chennai and exported to the world. Chennai is Hyundai's largest base outside
Korea.
• Studies by Hyundai, Nissan and Ford found Tamil Nadu the most cost-effective location for
manufacturing cars. Hyundai made Chennai as the "Global Export Hub for Small cars". . During
2007-09, India's total export of automobiles was Rs.8861.33 Crores. Of this, Chennai alone exported
Rs.4733 Crores (53.41%)
• Caterpillar USA, Komatsu & Koebelco, Japan and Doosan South Korea chose Chennai to establish
large earth moving equipment manufacturing plants.
• Tamil Nadu has the largest auto components industry base. Currently, Tamil Nadu accounts for
above 32% of India's production capacity. Automobile manufacturers operate "Just - in-Time"
avoiding inventory costs.
• Abundant availability of skilled manpower in Automobile Engineering - Largest turn-out of skilled
manpower in India.
• Excellent Port Logistics: Two modern ports in Chennai and one in Tuticorin, providing Gateway
for exports and imports. Chennai container terminal is the most efficient in India. Chennai Port has
dedicated berth for automobile exports.
 Business & Industry environment: Major
Industries contd..
– Chennai is popularly known as the "Detroit of Asia" in recognition of the large number of
automotive and auto component companies present.
Major Automotive Manufactures
• Company
• Ashok Leyland
• Ashok Leyland - Nissan JV
• BMW
• Caparo
• Daimler
• Ford
• Hindustan Motors
• Hyundai
• Mitsubishi
• Nissan
• Renault
• Royal Enfield
• TAFE Tractors
 Auto Components
• The global auto component industry is estimated to be US $
1.2 trillion in value and is likely to increase to US $ 1.7 trillion
by 2015 as per ACMA. Sourcing from low cost countries is
likely to increase from US $ 65 billion in 2002 to US $ 375
billion by 2015
• During 2007-8, India exported auto components valued
Rs.7232.25 Crores. Of this, Chennai alone exported Rs.2720
Crores (37.61%)
• Tamil Nadu the most cost-effective location.
• Chennai has emerged as India's largest automobile and auto components exporter in India.
Hyundai has made Chennai the manufacturing and export hub for its small cars. The 'i10
and i20' are being manufactured only in Chennai and exported to the world. Chennai is
Hyundai's largest base outside Korea.
• Abundant availability of skilled manpower in Automobile Engineering - Largest turn-out of
skilled manpower in India.
• Excellent Port Logistics: Two modern ports in Chennai and one in Tuticorin, providing
Gateway for exports and imports. Chennai container terminal is the most efficient in India.
Chennai Port has dedicated berth for automobile exports.
 Business & Industry environment: Major
Industries contd..
List of other notable Automobile and Auto components manufactures
• The following auto and auto component companies have their manufacturing plants in and around
Chennai.
• Bharat Forge
• The TVS Group (TVS)
• TI Cycles of India
• Caterpillar
• India Pistons
• Wheels India
• Federal-Mogul
• Sundaram Clayton
• Brakes India
• Rane Madras
• Takata
• SEW-Eurodrive India
• Machino
• JKM Daerim
 Business & Industry environment: Major
Industries contd..
List of other notable Automobile and Auto components manufactures contd..
• Ennore Foundries
• Naza
• BorgWarner Thermal Systems
• ZDPL—YAPP Automotive
• Bavina Industries — launched India's first-ever four-door electric car
• Avalon Technologies
• Iochpe Maxion — Brazilian auto and railway equipment firm
• Wabco-TVS
• Delphi-TVS
• NK Minda
• Sundaram Hydraulics
• GKN Driveline
• Modine Thermal Systems
• Dea-rim Automotive Enterprises
• Hidromas
• The other competitors for the automobile industry and for its title include Thailand & Shanghai , China.
 Business & Industry environment: Major
Industries contd…
• Major Tyre Manufacturers
– Apollo Tyres
– Bridgestone
– Dunlop
– JK Tyres
– Michelin
– MRF
 Chemical & Petro Chemical
• Tamil Nadu has emerged as major exporter of Basic
chemicals and other chemical products. This
indicates the competitiveness of Chemical industry
in Tamil Nadu.
• The Indian chemical industry is the 12th largest in
the world and 3rd largest in Asia, in terms of
volume. It accounts for about 13 per cent of total
exports and 8 per cent of the total imports of India.
During the last 5 years, exports of chemicals have
exceeded imports thereby resulting in a positive
balance of trade
• Chemical industry in Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu has 3 major Chemical clusters namely Manali in
Chennai, Cuddalore and Tuticorin. Tamil Nadu has manufacturing facilities for Fertilisers,
Paints, Carbon Black, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Organic and Inorganic chemicals,
Polymers, Caustic soda, Soda ash, etc. Saint Gobain, France has established 2 Float Glass
plants in Sriperumpudur with an installed capacity of 4.0 lakh MT per annum, the largest
facility in India. Besides, Asahi Glass, Japan has established a facility for making automotive
glass. Harsha, UAE is currently in the process of establishing a Float Glass project with an
investment of Rs.1500 Crores in Chennai Neighbourhood. Chennai is set to emerge as the
largest Glass Hub in India.
Chemical & Petro Chemical Cont..
Strengths of Tamil Nadu:
• A diversified manufacturing base having a capacity to produce quality chemicals.
• Vibrant downstream industries in different segments.
• Competitive core industries, essential for the development of chemical industries.
• Strong presence in the export market in sub-segments such as Dyes, Pharma and
Agrochemicals.

• Capability to produce world-class end products.

• Large domestic market.
• Major raw material component sources within the
country.
• Abundant availability of Quality human resources.
 Pharma & Biotechnology
• In the Indian biotech sector's overall turnover in 2008-09 was US$ 2.51 billion, as compared
to US$ 2.13 billion in 2007-08. Bio-pharma contributed US$ 1.6 billion; bio-agri nearly US$
311.28 million, bio-industrial segment US$ 99.19 million and bio-informatics grew 15 per cent
to touch US$ 45.65 million
• The variety of geographical terrains in the State provides tremendous biodiversity rarely seen
in any other single State. The forest, agricultural and plant resource base of the State are
both large and diverse and represent great market opportunity for biotechnology products.
There are more than 5,000 species of flowering plants and the forest cover in the State
spreads over 22,500 sq.kms.
• The State also has one of the largest coastlines in the country which again presents
opportunities for Marine Biotechnology

• Tamil Nadu would present an attractive market for Medical

Biotechnology products as it accounts for about 11% of the
pharmaceutical market in the country. Apart from penicillin
manufacturing and a reasonably large number of loan
licence formulation units, investment in this sector within
the State has been low. Hence Biotechnology presents an
ideal opportunity for the State to reverse this trend
 Pharma & Biotechnology Contd
• There are a number of opportunities in the above segments of
Biotechnology, which can be commercially exploited to create new jobs
and economic wealth in the State. Many of the opportunities are based on
the bio resources available within Tamil Nadu.
• Government through TIDCO promoted TICEL BioPark in Taramani that
provides common specialized infrastructure for Biotech industry.
Government is now promoting the second TICEL BioPark.
• The focus on Environmental
Biotechnology products within the
State will be in important sectors like
leather and textiles.
 Electronic Hardware
• NASSCOM estimates the hardware spends to increase
from US$ 7.4 billion in 2005-06 to US$ 13.8 billion by
2009-10
• Chennai has emerged as the largest Electronic Hardware
manufacturing and exporting hub in India. Some of the
Fortune 500 companies which have set up manufacturing
facilities in Chennai neighbourhood include: Nokia,
Motorola, DELL Computers, Samsung, Foxconn,
Sanmina-SCI, Flextronics, and Nokia-Siemens besides
more than 30 components suppliers.
• Nokia plant in Chennai is the World's largest mobile hand
sets manufacturing project. A study by Nokia found Total
cost of Manufacturing in Chennai in India much cheaper
than China by over 11% in NPV terms. Nokia in Chennai
has become India's largest exporter of Electronic
hardware. During 2008-09, Nokia exported Rs.10400
Crores to 78 countries.
 IT Industry
• Tamil Nadu enjoys a cost advantage of around
60-70 per cent as compared to source markets.
Additional productivity improvements and the
development of tier 2/3 cities namely
Coimbatore, Thirunelveli, Madurai, Salem,
Trichy and Hosur as delivery centers, is expected
to enhance Tamil Nadu's cost competitiveness.

• The exports turnover will touch US$ 80 billion by 2011, growing at an

annual rate of 30 per cent per annum, from the earlier few million dollars
worth exports in early 1990s
• The largest pool of technically qualified high class IT manpower in India -
Out of annual Turn-out of 136,000 Engineering Graduates from 355
Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, 37% are with Computer Science or IT
or Electronics & Communication discipline.
 IT Industry Contd…
• Enormous skilled human resource compared to developed countries leading to
lower manpower cost nearly one tenth of those in developed nations, thus giving
Tamil Nadu a big comparative advantage.
• Expertise on a wide variety of platforms. 1683 Software Exporting units with an
export performance of Rs.36680 Crores (US $ 8120 million) employing about
285,000 Software professionals.

• Offers a wide range of services from support /

data processing to sophisticated software
systems etc.
• Rich experience of working with large global
companies and enjoy high credibility.
• Tamil Nadu had the highest Growth rate in
software exports in India : 29.04%. Tamil
Nadu exported 58% of its total IT exports to
USA followed by UK (12%).
 ITES
• In Indian IT-BPO grew by 12 per cent in 2008-09 to reach US$ 71.7 billion in
aggregate revenue. Software and services exports (includes exports of IT services,
BPO, Engineering Services and R&D and Software products) reached US$ 47 billion,
contributing nearly 66 per cent to the overall IT-BPO revenue aggregate
• The largest pool of technically qualified high class IT manpower in India - Out of
annual Turn-out of 136,000 Engineering Graduates from 355 Engineering colleges
in Tamil Nadu, 37% are with Computer Science or IT or Electronics &
Communication discipline.
• Additional productivity improvements and
the development of tier 2/3 cities namely
Coimbatore, Thirunelveli, Madurai, Salem,
Trichy and Hosur as delivery centers, is
expected to enhance Tamil Nadu's cost
competitiveness.
• Out of Rs.36680.40 Crores of IT Export,
14% constitute BPO services ( Rs.5135
Crores)
 Textiles
• Global trade in this industry is now at US$ 350 billion and
is expected to be in the range of US$ 600 billion by 2010
and US$ 800 billion by 2014
• Tamil Nadu has the largest cotton textile industry cluster
in India which contributes to 39 per cent of the total
production in the country. The country's largest textile
cluster, Tirupur, is also situated in Tamil Nadu. This
cluster accounts for 90 per cent of the country's cotton
knitwear exports. The exports of the Tirupur cluster for
the current fiscal year is US$ 1400 million.

• Chennai is another large cluster for woven garments.

Exporting over US 1.2 billion. The state is emerging as a
global sourcing hub for ready-made garments and hosts
many global brands due to its cost-advantage.
• Abundant availability of skilled manpower in Textiles
Processing and manufacturing - Largest turn-out of skilled
manpower in India.
• Textiles parks in Chennai, Erode & Tirupur with Common
Effluent Treatment Facilities.
• Reliable and quality infrastructure availability.
 Oil and Natural Gas
• India's Energy per capita consumption one of the lowest in the
world. India's per capita TPES consumption was 0.51 as
against world average of 1.80, USA: 7.74, OECD:4.7,
Japan:4.13 and China:1.44
• Tamil Nadu has at present 28 oil and Gas fields in Cauvery
basin producing crude oil and natural gas. During 2007-08,
Crude oil production in Cauvery basin was 353,000 MT and
natural Gas: 1169 Million Cubic Metres. Further exploration is
underway.
• Tamil Nadu has 2 refineries belonging to CPCL, each one at
Chennai (9.5 million MT) and Panagudi (Narimanam) at
Nagapttinam (1.0 Million MT).

• Nagarjuna Oil Corporation is currently setting up an oil

refinery at Cuddalore with a capacity of 6.0 Million MT at an
investment of Rs.4790 Crores which is expected to commence
commercial production in 2011.
• This will augment the total refining capacity of Tamil Nadu to
16.50 Million MT.
• Excellent Sea port Logistics
 Business & Society
• Tamil Nadu has a section of coastline where the fishing industry
employes many skilled workers.
• Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and is the hub for many
business houses. Chennai has a diversified economic base anchored
by the automobile, software services , medical tourism, hardware
manufacturing and financial services and is popularly know for its
automobile industry. Other important industries include
petrochemicals, textiles and apparels.
• The Chennai Port and Ennore Port contribute greatly to its
importance. The city has a fully computerised stock exchange called
the Madras Stock Exchange.
• Chennai has the fourth largest Gross Metropolitan Product in India.
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AMRL HITECH CITY multi-product SEZ
• The AMRL multi-product SEZ, planned by Mahindra consulting engineers, is
a joint venture between the AMRL group of Hyderabad and the Government
of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.(TIDCO) that will
house diverse industries and factories in a major industrial town ship.
• Strategically located at Nanguneri in Tamil Nadu, this port based SEZ offers
swift and easy connectivity with the outside world by road, rail, air and sea.
• The AMRL SEZ, spread across on an area of 2500 acres, is designed to be a
self sufficient industrial township, where a sound infrastructural framework
supports your production operations, where global connectivity assures
your optimal business growth and where you can enjoy the pleasures of
modern day living such as schools hospitals, recreation centers, department
stores and much more, set in a serene ambience.
 Getting started a business
Registration which involved
Register new "Private multiple iterations of
Limited“ Registrar of submission of MoA and AoA.
Companies (RoC). (Memorandum of Articles
and Article of Association)

PAN Number

Apply for Service Tax

Number or TIN (Tamilnadu
Opening of a Bank Account
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 References
• http://tamilnaduonline.in
• http://www.tn.gov.in
• Incredable India
• Words Fact CIA
• http://india.gov.in/knowindia/st_tamilnadu.php
• Business Environment by Francis Cherunilam
• http://www.tanstia.org.in/ Tamilnadu smal and tiny
industry association
• State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu
(SIPCOT) Limited