Dynamic City-Regions in India Presentations for five (5 ... - Unido

Featuring Textile/ready-made garments and Leather-based industries
Leather and textiles are identified as Thrust Sectors for further industrial growth.
Textile industry
Tamil Nadu has a leading and a well worldwide known position in the area of manufacture of cotton textile.
The state contributes to more than 22% of the country’s exports of cotton yarn and fabrics. The export of
cotton textile in 1999-2000 was US$4.0 billion and it is estimated that it will reach US$5.0 billion by the end
of 2001-2002. USA, UK, France and Germany are among the principal buyers of cotton textile from Tamil
Nadu. In actual terms this translates to around US$1.5-2.0 billion of garments being exported from the state.
The two main centres are Chennai (Madras) and Tirupur.
Leather industry
Tamil Nadu has a strong presence in the leather and leather based industries. The tanning industry in India has
a total installed capacity of 225 million pieces of hide and skins. Tamil Nadu contributes 70% of leather
industry in India. Tamil Nadu enjoys a leadership position with 40% share in India’s export. It currently
employs about 2.5 million employees. Leather exports by the end of the year 2000-2001 was Rs. 9000 Crores
(US$ 2.2 billion) from Tamil Nadu. The objectives
of the Indian Leather Development Programme
(ILDP) are mainly to bridge critical gaps in
infrastructure for integrated development of leather
industry, to activate national agencies towards
tackling perceived gaps in the industry, to promote
and accredit productivity, value addition and
employment, to undertake investment/trade
development activities and build up an information
base for leather.
Infrastructure
Figure 12. Leather Export
Chennai being an important metropolitan town is well connected with all the major cities and industrial
centres in India by road, rail and air.
Table 16. Infrastructure table
Railway track length
4.023 km
Road length
1,67,000 Km
National Highway length 2,002 Km
Domestic airport
Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Mudurai, Tuticorin.
International air port
Chennai
Major cities linked
Bangalore, Calcutta, Delhi Hyderabad, Mumbai
Ports
Chennai, Tuticorin, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam
Industrial Zones & Parks 8/td>
Export Processing zone 1
Madras Export Promotion Zone (MEPZ), is one of the seven EPZs set up by the Indian Government. Located
in Chennai it facilitates the establishment and exports of units within the Zone as well as of 100% Export
Oriented Units (EOU) within Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. MEPZ is a
multi-product zone housing 90 units with an annual export turnover for the year 2001-2002 reached Rs.764.03
Crores (US$159 million). It also promotes foreign direct investment, enhancing foreign exchange earnings,
and creating greater employment opportunities. The annual export Products exported from MEPZ ranges
from textiles and leather to electronics, engineering, and perfumes, with textiles and software contributing to
more than 50% of the export value. http://www.mepz.com
The State identified the following priority sectors: Cement, Ceramics, Chemicals, Electrical Equipment,
Fertilisers, Metallurgical, Transportation.
Industrial sectors:
There are 3 main Industrial Clusters/Sectors in & around Chennai
• Automobiles/Cycle, Diesel engines, & Railway Wagon/Coaches
• Leather
• Textiles
Value (Millions US$)
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Leather export
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Year
29