Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO) playing a significant role in facilitating the promotion and development of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu was established in 1970 by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
TANSIDCO maintains 41 Government Industrial Estates and 87 TANSIDCO Industrial Estates.
Main Activies Of TANSIDCO
Establishing its own Industrial Estates
Assisting promotion of Private Industrial Estates.
Promotion of Common Facility Centres under Cluster Development Programme.
Proving technical and managerial guidance to the MSMEs.
Extending raw material support &marketing support.
Providing developed plots of various sizes from 15 cents to 1 acre to the Small & Medium Enterprises and 5 cents to 15 cents to Micro Enterprises for setting up Industrial units spread over in various locations of the State.
Infrastructural facilities like motorable roads, storm water drains, culverts, water supply, sewage system, street lighting, green belt, parks and other amenities are provided in Industrial Estates.
Guindy Industrial Estate established in 1958 is the 1st Industrial Estate established in India (404 acres).
Ambattur Industrial Estate established in 1963 spread over 1167 acres is one of the largest Industrial Estates for MSMEs in Asia.