Industry

Tamil Nadu dominates India's coir landscape with 7,766 units, commanding 36% of the nation's total share, anchoring the country's natural fibre industry.

Tamil Nadu's industrial Gross Value Activity catapulted from ₹5,28,581.86 Cr (2019–20) to ₹9,65,003.78 Cr (2024–25), nearly doubling in five years, cementing unrivalled industrial economic dominance nationwide

Tamil Nadu's manufacturing Net Value Activity surged from ₹2,28,223.51 Cr (2019–20) to ₹3,23,007.56 Cr (2024–25), catapulting the state to India's pinnacle of industrial production supremacy.

Tamil Nadu's registered factories expanded from 38,837 (2019–20) to 40,121 (2023–24), commanding 15.42% of India's total industrial establishments, solidifying its stature as the nation's premier manufacturing bastion.

Tamil Nadu operates 32,000 functional factories out of India's 2,12,991 in 2023–24, commanding the nation's largest active industrial base with unparalleled manufacturing momentum.

Tamil Nadu's industrial workforce expanded from 22.09 lakh (2019–20) to 24.76 lakh (2023–24), commanding 16% of India's 1.55 crore total factory workers, epitomising unrivalled labour force supremacy.

Tamil Nadu's total man-days employed escalated from 7,93,383 (2019–20) to 9,06,123 (2023–24), signifying a robust expansion in workforce utilisation, industrial output capacity, and sustained employment generation across manufacturing sectors.

Tamil Nadu harbours 8,503 functional textile and wearing apparel factories in 2023–24, monopolising 36% of India's total, establishing itself as the nation's undisputed textile fabrication epicentre.

Tamil Nadu commands 49 of India's 276 operational Special Economic Zones, wielding 18% of the nation's total SEZ footprint, cementing its stature as the supreme catalyst of India's export-driven industrial proliferation.

Tamil Nadu's industrial workforce swelled from 26.63 lakh (2019–20) to 29.84 lakh (2023–24), underscoring the state's accelerating industrial momentum, robust employment generation, and steadfast dedication to inclusive workforce mobilisation.

Tamil Nadu's industrial emoluments surged from ₹67.87 lakh (2019–20) to ₹94.32 lakh (2023–24), reflecting accelerating wage prosperity and robust workforce remuneration growth.

Tamil Nadu's women-led MSMEs surged from 1,26,397 (2021–22) to 9,04,572 (2024–25), heralding an unprecedented feminine entrepreneurial renaissance reshaping the state's industrial and economic sovereignty.

Tamil Nadu commands 1,029 of India's 5,897 Authorised Economic Operators, spearheading the nation's trusted trade compliance landscape with unmatched certification supremacy.

Tamil Nadu's patent applications quadrupled from 3,945 (2020–21) to 15,440 (2024–25), commanding a formidable share of India's 66,673 total filings, epitomising the state's meteoric ascent as the nation's intellectual property powerhouse.

Tamil Nadu safeguards 74 of India's 667 GIs, preserving its artisanal legacy, indigenous craftsmanship, and culturally distinctive heritage products.

Tamil Nadu’s startup ecosystem continues to expand with over 10,700 startups across districts in 2024, reflecting the state’s growing entrepreneurship landscape.