Tamil Nadu

Industrial Infrastructure & Economic Development

• Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing Park:
  • Location: Maduramangalam in Kancheepuram district.
  • Cost & Agency: Established through SIPCOT at a cost of ₹175 crore, featuring a global-standard R&D facility to attract ₹2,000 crore in investments.
• Regional Hubs:
  • Coimbatore FinTech Hub: Proposed on a PPP model by TIDCO at a cost of ₹400 crore.
  • Tiruchi Multi-Modal Logistics Hub: Project report prepared by TIDCO to set up a logistics facility in the Tiruchi region.

Agriculture, Welfare & Social Governance

• Seed Storage Warehouses & Extension Centres:
  • Warehouses: Establishment of 9 seed storage warehouses across 7 districts (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvarur) to preserve seed quality and germination vigour.
  • Sub-Extension Centres: 4 new Sub-Agricultural Extension Centres with seed storage at Enkan (Tiruvarur), Indur (Dharmapuri), Neelakandarayapettai (Ranipet), and Karumandampalayam (Erode).

National

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0):

• Union Government notified ISM 2.0.
• 6 Strategic Pillars: Focuses on Design, Capital Equipment & Chemicals, Semiconductor Fabs (up to 40% capital subsidy), Packaging & Testing, R&D (up to 75% subsidy), and Talent Development.

Governance

• Electoral Roll Revision (Special Intensive Revision – SIR):
  • Over 6 crore voter entries deleted across 16 States and 3 UTs during Phase 3 of the SIR exercise. Delhi recorded the highest deletion rate percentage-wise (32.78%), while Maharashtra saw the highest absolute deletions (2.06 crore).

Defence, Science & Energy

• Co-Production of Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles:
  • Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) inked an agreement with the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) for assembly, integration, and domestic component manufacturing of the U.S.-developed Javelin missile system in India.