Tamil
Nadu has attracted investments worth over Rs 9 lakh crore in the last three
years and generated 31 lakh new jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on
Wednesday.
Speaking at the Tamil Nadu Investment
Conclave held in Chennai, Stalin inaugurated 19 new projects worth Rs 17,616
crore and laid the foundation for 28 projects valued at Rs 51,157 crore with an
employment potential of 1.06 lakh jobs.
“The fact that more than 130 Fortune
500 companies have chosen Tamil Nadu for investment stands testimony to the
state’s ability to attract investments,” the CM said. He exhorted the
industrialists who participated in the event to become ambassadors of the state
to attract more investors to Tamil Nadu.
“This is
a very important day in the industrial and development history of Tamil Nadu.
It is a day that showcases our economic prowess to the world, and a day to
realise that Tamil Nadu has a bright future,” Stalin said. Industries Minister
T R B Rajaa said that Tamil Nadu is the
number one destination for investors who come to India.
“Global
investors who come to India look for a safe working place for women,
infrastructure, and a proper governance model and government in place. Tamil
Nadu offers them all,” Rajaa said.
The
biggest investment that was realised after the signing of the memoranda of
understanding (MoU) at the recent Global Investors Meet is the Rs 36,238-crore
green hydrogen project of Singapore-based Sembcorp planned in Thoothukudi for
which the foundation stone was laid by the CM on Wednesday. The project will result in the production
of India’s first green hydrogen molecule at the plant to be set up on 160 acres
of land belonging to VOC Port in Thoothukudi.