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Electronics Electronics
and Information Technology (IT) industry in India is one of the fastest growing
sectors of the Indian Economy with a growth of 22% in production and 26% in
exports during 2002-03. The industry achieved a Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) of 25% in production and 41% in exports during the last 5 years.
Consumer electronics is the largest sector of Electronics Hardware industry
and accounts for almost 35 per cent of the total electronics hardware
production. Some
of the major items manufactured in India are computers, communication
equipment, broadcasting and strategic electronics, television sets, microwave
ovens, and washing machines. Electronics
is an industry which is getting priority attention in recent years with a
turnover of US $ 270 million. Apart from computers and associated hardware,
there has been a boom in consumer electronics giving rise to a wide range of
consumer products. Software development is currently a US $ 100 million
industry in Tamilnadu with several foreign companies entering into
collaboration and joint ventures. Today, Indian software professionals are
considered among the world's best. Chennai
(Tamil Nadu), is fast emerging as the second Silicon Valley. Chennai
has the largest number of Software professionals in India. It has abundant
highly skilled professionals as computer science & software development
have been introduced as part of curriculum in almost every technical
educational institution in Tamilnadu. Chennai has the largest mainframe
computing capacity. Again, Chennai is the largest exporter computer
hard-discs. Chennai is the center for development of advanced multimedia
applications & communications software. A number of major companies like
Dun & Bradstreet, TCS, Pentafour, Ramco, Singapore Airlines,
Citibank,etc. have software development facilities at Chennai. New projects
are currently being set by Alcatel, Infosys, etc. Currently,
Govt of Tamilnadu is in the process of setting Information Technology Parks
with state-of the art facilities at 3 locations in Chennai. Besides, a
similar park is being set up at Coimbatore. Consumer electronic is another
promising area offering attractive investment avenues to investors. A number
of MNCs like LG, Daewoo, Samsung, Matsushita etc. are in the process of
setting up consumer electronics projects in Tamilnadu. Kerala
is coming up with
the first of its kind, self-contained Electronics Technology Park, Technopark
at Trivandrum, is fast attracting electronic manufacturers worldwide -
especially with a 30% annual growth in internal demand for electronic goods. |
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State |
Units Surveyed by Questionnaire |
Units Visited |
Units Profiled |
Unit Profiled |
Technology/Project Title |
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Tamil Nadu |
57 |
7 |
1 |
Electronic
Training Equipments |
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Kerala |
36 |
5 |
1 |
Ceramic
Capacitors |