Industrial Policy 2003 primarily
target a growth rate of the order of 8 percent over
the Tenth Plan period. Government will reorient its
strategy to facilitate new manufacturing capacity building
based on improved competitiveness. The state will promote
Foreign Direct Investment in to new manufacturing capacity.
This policy will assist the existing industrial base
to consolidate its gains and promote its efficient growth
in the highly competitive domestic and export markets.
The policy aims to engender private public partnerships
and create an environment, which enables the flow of
substantial domestic and foreign capital for infrastructure
building.
Tamil Nadu has emerged as a front
ranking State in attracting investments. The growth
in knowledge-based industries in the State in recent
years has been phenomenal. The export of software from
the State which was only Rs. 37 crores in 1995-96 has
reached Rs. 1,914 crores in 1999-2000. In order to consolidate
these gains and carry the State forward in the path
of economic development, the Government of Tamil Nadu
has decided to focus on another knowledge-based industry,
in other words, Biotechnology.
The Government
of India have announced the concept of Special Economic
Zones (SEZs) in the year 2000 through a revision in
the EXIM Policy 1997-2002 with a view to provide an
internationally competitive and hassle free environment
for export production. These SEZs are virtually deemed
to be a foreign territory within the country free from
all the rules and regulations governing the import and
export. The SEZs are specifically treated as duty free
enclaves for the purpose of industrial, tariff, service
and trade operations with exemption from customs duties
and a more liberal regime on levies, foreign investment
and other transactions. The domestic regulations, restrictions
and infrastructure inadequacies are sought to be removed
for creating an investor & industry friendly environment.
i) Consumer means any person who is
supplied with electric energy by Tamil Nadu Electricity
Board.
ii) Actual User of Power means one
who is not a consumer but uses power out of captive
power generation.
iii) GRID means electrical network
of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.
iv) Billing Month means the period
between the date of meter reading in a particular month
and the corresponding date of meter reading of the immediate
succeeding or preceding month as the context requires.
v) Average Power Factor means the
ratio of the kilowatt hour to the kilovolt ampere hour
consumed during the month. The average power factor
shall be calculated to three decimal places and rounded
off to two decimal places.
vi) Owner Of Captive Power means any
person or group of persons explained under clause 2
below.
Human life's essential needs are food,
cloth and shelter. Bearing in mind that fresh air and
protected water are also essential requirements, the
Environment and Forests department of Government of
Tamil Nadu functions with the lofty ideals of protecting
the natural resources to benefit the society, ensuring
industrial development that will improve the economic
condition of the society and at the same time controlling
pollution arising out of industrial development.
To encourage the farmers and entrepreneurs
engaged in cultivation of flowers and allied activities
and to attract new floriculture units into Tamil Nadu,
the Government has recently announced a policy on 'Commercial
Floriculture in Tamil Nadu'.
The basic needs of the mankind are
food, cloth and shelter. Of this, Housing / Shelter
is not only a basic need but also is providing a sustainable
base for upgradation of the economic status and quality
of life of the people. Therefore the Government of Tamilnadu
is taking all efforts to achieve the goal of providing
"A house for each family". Due to increase in population
and migration of people from rural areas to urban areas
for employment, the housing demand is increasing day
by day.
It is a matter of pride that Tamil
Nadu was the first State in India to announce an IT
Policy in the year 1997. With a view to consolidate
the gains made so far and to propel the industry into
a higher growth trajectory, the Government of Tamil
Nadu has decided to formulate a new Information Technology
Policy. The policy will put in place the required environment
for an all round growth of the "Knowledge Economy".
A State level Information Technology Task Force under
the Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu was constituted in the year 1998. This Task Force
met thrice and rendered valuable suggestions and schemes
for the growth of IT Industries in Tamil Nadu. The Government
has now decided to reconstitute the State Information
Technology Task Force.
According to the Annual Survey of
Industries (92-93). Tamil Nadu was the 3rd largest industrial
state in the country. The gross output of its industrial
sector was Rs.37,986 crores, accounting for 10.3% of
the national output. Its net value added of Rs.7,303
crores was also 10.3% of the national figure. Cotton
textiles was prominent among the industry groups that
contributed to this ranking. In terms of gross output
value, cotton textiles increased from 18.8% of the national
share (ranked 2) in 1982-83 to 32.2% (ranked 1) in 1992-93.
In terms of net value added, the corresponding figures
were 18.4% (ranked 2) and 37.4% (ranked 1). Other textile
products accounted for 20.3% of the national gross output
value (ranked 2) in 1992-93 and 22.3% of that year's
net value added (ranked 2). However, in 1995-96, the
textile sector as a whole in Tamil Nadu registered a
disturbing negative growth rate.
Tamil Nadu with its different agro
climatic regions is historically well suited to produce
different varieties of fruits and vegetables in large
quantities. Around 5.5 million tonnes of fruits and
5.7 million tonnes of vegetables are grown in 4 lakh
hectares in Tamil Nadu. However, due to inadequate linkages
with markets, fruits and vegetables produced in abundance
during seasons do not realise the value for the farmers.
There are a large number of intermediaries who deny
value to both farmers and consumers. Inadequate linkages
also lead to loss of large quantities of fruits and
vegetables.
The building industry in Chennai Bangalore
and other cities in Southern India is witnessing a major
boost owing to the influx of many multinational companies
into this part of the county. The cement industry itself
had seen a 14% growth last year. To meet the demand
for construction activities in and around Chennai, numerous
small brick making units have sprouted. The Tamil Nadu
Pollution Control Board, is presently taking stern action
against those units who are eroding the precious top
soil. to avoid dumping of Fly ash into ash ponds and
also to use Fly ash fruitfully in the building industry
and thus make available a large quantity of Fly ash
bricks and limit the growth of the top soil-denuding
conventional brick manufacturing process, a new policy
to promote large scale utilisation of Fly ash in building
material industry has to be evolved. the Fly ash Brick
Manufactures Associations and Tamil Nadu Industrial
Development Corporation have appealed to the Government
to issue a new Fly ash policy.
Information
Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Policy
Tamil Nadu with its excellent physical,
civic and social infrastructure and a large pool of
talented, educated, hardworking, English-speaking workforce
is well positioned to capture a substantial share of
the ITES market.
Recognising the huge potential, the
pro-active Government of Tamil Nadu is formulating a
policy to exploit this enormous opportunity for the
welfare of the people.To make Tamil Nadu, the Global
ITES Capital thereby creating employment opportunities
to add value and wealth by leveraging the inherent strengths
of the State.
