Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, which prizes its distinctiveness and independence from northern India, was one of India’s first states to industrialize and has built an impressive industrial base. Its high-functioning bureaucracy is known for excellent administration of welfare schemes, giving the state some of the best social indicators in India. In recent years, however, Tamil Nadu’s competitiveness has slipped as its government has been slow to adopt reforms or to appeal to foreign investors.

State Policies

Solar Policy: Solar Energy Policy (2019)

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Policy: MSME Policy (2021)

Electric Mobility Policy: Electric Vehicle Policy (2019)

Industry Policy: Industrial Policy (2021)

State Summary

  • Size
    50,216 sq. miles
  • Population
    72.1 million
  • State GDP
    $132.03 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    234
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    18
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    39
  • Party Affiliation
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Workers labor on assembly lines of components for Datsun Go and Renault Kwid vehicles at Renault Nissan Automotive India factory in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Salt pans in Marakkanam where sea water is pumped into large pans and dried. (Sandip Dey, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Left: Workers labor on assembly lines of components for Datsun Go and Renault Kwid vehicles at Renault Nissan Automotive India factory in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Right: Salt pans in Marakkanam where sea water is pumped into large pans and dried. (Sandip Dey, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Energy

Energy

India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.

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U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project TrackerThere is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)

Solar Performance Tracker — Tamil Nadu reaches 6412.36 MW (updated March 31, 2021)

Wind Performance Tracker — Tamil Nadu achieves 9936.02 MW (updated March 30, 2021)

Health

Health

While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.

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Industrial Policy and Business Regulations

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Infrastructure and Governance

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Tamil Nadu releases the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Policy 2023, and the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Plan 2023


Source: Times of India Go to
In Detail: Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Policy 2023 Go to, Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Plan 2023 Go to
Land & Labor Laws

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Tamil Nadu government announces a new electronics and hardware manufacturing policy that aims to increase the state’s electronics industry output to $100 billion by 2025


Source: Business Standard Go to
In Detail: Electronics Hardware Manufacturing Policy 2020 Go to
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