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				Tamil Nadu

Area (Sq. Km.)                      130058
Population                          55858946
Capital                             Chennai
Literacy (per cent)                 63.86
Principal languages                 Tamil
Districts                           29
Growth Rate (per cent)              14.94
Density of population (per Sq.Km.)  428
Per Capita State Income at 
Current Prices (Rs.) (1990-91)      5078
Index of Development of 
Infrastructure (1990-91)            138
Urban Population (per cent)         34.15

Major Minerals:
Limestone, magnesite, mica, quartz, felspar, salt, bauxite, lignite,
gypsum.

Major Industries:
Cotton, textiles, chemicals, fertilizers, paper and products, printing and
allied industries, diesel engines, automobiles and ancillaries, cycles,
cement, sugar, iron and steel, railway wagon and coaches.

Major Crops:
Rice, Maize, Bajra, Jawar, Ragi and pulses, sugarcane, oilseeds, cotton,
chillies, banana, coffee, tea and rubber.

Forest Products:
Timber, sandal woods, pulp wood and fire wood.

Installed Generating Capacity (March1995) 

                    MW*     Percentage 
Hydro             1,948       41.1
Thermal           2,789       58.9
Nuclear             -           -
Total             4,737        100 
* Excludes the multi-State Projects. 

Energy Requirement, Energy Availability (Mn. Units)

1994-95 
Energy requirement                              29,570
Energy availability                             28,730
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)                          (-) 840
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)%                         (-) 2.8
Number of Bank Branches(March 1993)              4,368
Railway Route Per '000 Sq.Km.of Area (1991-92)    30.9
Road Length Per '000 Sq.Km.of Area (1987-88)     1,285 

Industrial Incentive Schemes

1. Investment subsidy from 10% to 20% (Rs 5 lacs to Rs 20 lacs).
2. Investment subsidy for employing women.
3. Subsidy for generators for captive use @ 15% (Rs 5 crores).
4. Subsidy for mega projects above Rs 50 crores (Rs 25 crores to Rs 100
crores).
5. Sales tax exemption for a period of 5 to 9 years.
6. Exemption from electricity tax.
7. Exemption from stamp duty.
8. Exemption from electricity duty for captive consumption.
9. Sales tax incentives for mega projects above Rs 50 crores and for super
mega projects exceeding Rs.1500 crores.
10. Capital subsidy for backward areas from 15% to 20% (Rs. 15 lakhs to Rs.
20 lakhs).
11. Special subsidy for thrust industries viz. education, leather,
automobile spares, drugs, pollution control equipment, sports goods, food
processing, certain building materialls, jute machinery, solar energy
equipments.
12. 10% special subsidy for effluent treatment plant (Rs. 2 lakh ceiling).

Contact:
Industries Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu
Fort St George
Chennai - 600 009
Tel. 044-561383
Fax 044-560 822

Courtesy: http://business.webindia.com