The economy of

Salem, Tamil Nadu Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in ...

is mostly influenced by

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Steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

Textile industry The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of yarn, cloth and clothing. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry. Industry process Cotton manufacturi ...

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and more other fields. Salem is mostly known as Steel city and Mangoes city of India. The

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(GDP) of Salem city is 12,134.10 GDP (IN RS. CR.) and (YOY) is 10.31. It is the third-largest district economy in Tamil Nadu while GDP growth in

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GDP (IN RS. CR.) 20,847.32 (1),

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GDP (IN RS. CR.) 23,371.63 (2),

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GDP (IN RS. CR.) 10,401.02 (5),

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

GDP (IN RS. CR.) 10,493.93 (4). Salem has one Special Economic zone over 40 in Tamil Nadu, ELCOT has established an IT Special Economic Zone at Jagirammapalayam village, Salem, in an extent of 53.33 acres of land at an investment of Rs. 40.53 crore.

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...

also have local planning authority called Salem Local Planning Authority for development of Salem City Corporation area and Salem Metropolitan Area. And also for suburbs in Salem district.

Information technology

Salem has been categorized as a tier II city and the Tamil Nadu government has collaborated with ELCOT to fortify IT park sprawling an area of 160 acres. This has the potential to employ bevy of graduates for the progression of the state. Unemployment can be warded off to some extent with the advent of this park.

Textiles

The handloom industry is one of the most ancient cottage industries in

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district of Tamil Nadu, India. The handloom industry is one of the most ancient cottage industries in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Next to agriculture hand-loom weaving is considered the most important industry in Tamil Nadu as well as India. In Salem district the chief industry was weaving, which was carried on in almost every large town or village. Salem was one of the primary handloom centers of south India.

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and angavasthram are made out of silk yarn and cotton yarn. In the recent past, home furnishing items are also woven, mainly for export purposes. More than 75,000 handlooms are working and the total value of cloth produced per annum is estimated at Rs.5,000 crores.

Steel authority

Salem Steel Plant (SSP), a unit of

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(SAIL), is a

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involved in the production of

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. It is located along the Salem — Bangalore

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in the foothills of

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, India. The plant has an installed capacity of 70,000 tonnes per annum in its cold rolling mill and 3,64,000 tonnes per annum in the hot rolling mill. It also has the country's first stainless steel blanking facility.

Production facilities

The major facilities at the plant include * Steel Melting Shop * Cold Rolling Mill Complex * Hot Rolling Mill Complex * Stainless Steel Blanking Line SSP specializes in the production of cold rolled stainless steel in the form of coils and sheets. The raw materials are imported and also supplied by Alloy Steel Plant in

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. The steel melting shop's annual capacity is 1,80,000 tonnes of slabs per annum. The hot-rolling mill and cold-rolling mill have capacities of 3,64,000 and 66,600 tonnes per annum respectively. SSP supplies steel to

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Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

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Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

and

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. Stainless steel is also exported to over more than 37 countries including Spain, UK, Japan, Germany and Switzerland. Between 1994 and 1995, around 41,500 tonnes to as many as 27 countries.

Transport

Road

Salem has six

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s: Omalur Road, Cherry Road, Saradha College Road, Junction Main Road, Trichy Road and Attur Road. Three

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originate in or pass through:

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(

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via

and

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...

NH 544 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs ...

(Salem –

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via

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...

and

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal Ri ...

)and NH 79 (Salem –

Ulundurpet Ulundurpettai or Ulundurpet (உளுந்தூர்பேட் / உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை) is a Municipality in Ulundurpet taluk of kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is at the intersection of NH 68 an ...

). Salem is the headquarters of the Salem division of TNSTC. The city has two major bus stations: the MGR Integrated Bus Terminus in Meyyanoor and the Town Bus Station (Old Bus Stand) in the town area. Intercity and interstate routes and private buses originate at the Central Bus Stand(New Bus Stand), and local buses originate at the Old Bus Stand. The Anna Flyover is the oldest in the city, and the Trumpet Interchange was built in the realignment of NH 544 to ease traffic towards

. A new double-decker flyover runs within main city centres like New bus stand, 5 roads, saratha college road, 4 roads to ease congestion on these roads. It is the longest double-decker flyover in Tamil Nadu covering a length of 7.87 km. The Town Bus terminus is being upgraded into a double decker bus terminus, the first of this kind in the state under the smart City scheme. The terminal building of the New Bus terminus is also reconstructed under the smart City scheme. A new bus port has also been proposed for the city at Jagirammapalayam near IT park with an area of about 61 acres. This includes a bypass road to connect the

Ayothiapattinam Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...

area of the city with the bus port. Other bus stands include the

Omalur Omalur is a panchayat town and headquarters of Omalur taluk in the Salem District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 7 between 11° 73333" latitude and 78° 06667" longitude. It has a population of about 13, ...

bus station and

Attayampatti Attayampatti is a panchayat town located southwest to the Salem City in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Demographics Population India census, Attayampatti had a population of 12,867. Males constitute 52% of the population and females ...

bus station in the outskirts of the city.

Rail

Salem Junction Salem Junction railway station (station code: SA) is an A1 category ISO 14001 certified junction railway station situated in the city of Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station am ...

is an A-1 category ISO-14001 certified railway junction located in Suramangalam area, west of the city. In 2005, the

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approved the creation of a

Salem railway division Salem division is one of the six divisions of Southern Railway zone. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu. History Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the ...

from

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and Tiruchirapalli divisions. It is the fourth-largest of the six Southern Railway zone divisions. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station among the divisional headquarters railway stations and also the ninth cleanest railway station in the entire country, according to a survey report published in June 2017. Other major railway stations catering to the city include

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, Salem Market, Omalur Junction, Karuppur railway station and

railway station.

Air

Salem Airport (

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''SXV'',

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''VOSM'') is located on the Salem-Bengaluru Highway (NH44) in Kaamalapuram about from the city.

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(AAI) opened the airport in 1993 for commercial operations.

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flew from

but ended its service in October 2011 due to low occupancy.

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started services to Chennai in March 2018 as a part of the Udaan scheme by

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as well as

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gives connectivity to

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and

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from June 2018. The nearest major airports are

(152 km) and

(148 km).

Education

Salem has several educational institutions with Arts and Science colleges affiliated to

Periyar University Periyar University is a university in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1997. It is named after social reformer Thanthai Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. The University Grants Commissions, New Delhi bestow ...

founded in 1997. *The Government College of Engineering was founded in 1966. *The Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College was established in 1986. *The Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT), Salem was established in 1960 by

Ministry of Textiles The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and ce ...

. *The Government Law College was opened in August 2019. * Sona College of Technology founded 1997 *Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College founded 1987 *Thiagarajar Polytechnic College founded 1958

Air Force and defence

Salem is the principal city to manufacturing defence and aerospace components along with Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli. Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor

The company has also planned to built a helicopter assembly factory in Tamil Nadu. Tier - II cities of Coimbatore and Salem also serves as a major export hub for defence manufacturing firms. Defence, paramilitary and police personnel across the nation use guns, ammunitions and bullets manufactured from the city. Special grade steel used in making missiles are manufactured in Salem. India's multinational engineering conglomerate L&T joint venture with France-based

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, a world leader in missile systems planned a "L&T MBDA Missile Systems" facility at Aspen SEZ in Coimbatore serves as its hub to export fully assembled missile systems to Europe. Salem is also serves head for TANEJA Aerospace and Salem Aerospace Limited.

Hospitality

In the recent years, the city has seen growth in the hospitality industry. Several 5 star hotels operate here.

Retail and e-commerce

There are malls, Multiplex and retailing centers in Salem city.

Health and hygiene

Salem city has a government multi speciality hospital, and some private multi speciality hospitals.

Cottage industry

With its abundant natural resources, cottage industries are very dynamic sector of Salem, which contribute to the exports. Among the people who cultivate sugarcane in Salem, the production of un-bleached sugar or Nattu Sarkari is a big cottage industry. Rope making from various natural resources such as Jute, coconut and Aloe Vera is another major cottage industry for the people of Salem. With a sizable weaver population, weaving is a major cottage industry in Salem. Throughout the state, the cotton and silk which is woven in Salem is popular among the people and introduced the famous Mecheri breed. This breed is very popular with the people and is reared by them main for meat. Also, Salem is famous for its handmade silver ornaments and artifacts which are sold all over the country.

Agriculture

The fifth largest city of the state is connected from all sides by road, trains and airport. Also, it works as the junction for the agro products which are produced in nearby areas. Leigh Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars for trading and export of the Agro products.

Manufacturing

Salem has a large and a diversified manufacturing sector facilitated by the presence of MSB electronic industry, Samvi Habitota, Pragathi textiles, Sri Manohari chemicals, Leo poly products, Talema electronics, Sri velan ice factory, AMS battery industry, RA dyeing, Logu electronics, Talema electronics, Jai Kumar pipe industry, Annai Taurpalins and company, Vetri polymers, Senthil enterprises, Photonics, Sankar Engineering Trailering, Venus PPV Spinning Mills Private Limited, Sri Venkateshwara weldings, system control are the major manufacturer in Salem.

Paper industry

Pandiyan paper company and other private companies has a manufacturing facility in Salem for Paperboards & Speciality Paper division.

Electricity generation

The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired

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located in hoppur-Mettur Dam-Bhavani-Erode Rd, Mettur, Tamil Nadu 636406Salem district of

. It is operated by

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. The power station was commissioned during various periods from 1987 and this is the first inland thermal Power Station of

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.The coal from

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is one of the major coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992 with its hea ...

(Talcher and Ib Valley) and

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(Raniganj and Mugma) are transported to the load ports of Paradip (

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(

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) and

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(

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). Thereafter the coal is transported to the discharge ports of

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and

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by ships. From Ennore Port the coal is transported again through rail to

Ennore Thermal Power Station The Ennore Thermal Power Station is a coal based power plant located in Chennai Ennore, Tamil Nadu. History Ennore Thermal Power Station was constructed to serve the purpose of energy generation in the year 1970. It is one of the four major th ...

and Mettur Thermal Power Station.

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was the EPC contractor for 600 MW unit 5 of the power plant.

Magnesite

Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG) ( ta, தமிழ் நாடு வெள்ளைக்கல் நிறுவனம்) is a state-government undertaking of

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located in the

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n state of

. It is mining & processing magnesite minerals in Salem Region. Government of Tamil Nadu formed TAMILNADU MAGNESITE LIMITED, popularly known as TANMAG in January 1979. Company produce Dead Burnt Magnesite, Lightly Calcined Magnesite from raw Magnesite. Company own captive mine and two factories to produce DBM and LCM of various grades.

Sports and health fitness

Sports

Sports are the main entertainment and important field in Salem city . Salem has more sports related stationaries and shops, Salem city host many tournaments like

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and U19 National level tournament in different venues like

Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2020 by Salem Cricket Foundation with assistance from Salem District Cricket Association and Tamil Nadu Cricket Associati ...

, Mahatma Gandhi stadium and SRP International Stadium etc. Also some zonal level tournament's are held in Salem in different venues, Mahatma Gandhi stadium host Ranjhi Trophy.

References

{{Reflist Economy of Tamil Nadu Salem, Tamil Nadu