Namakkal District

Namakkal

Namakkal

Namakkal District was bifurcated from Salem District with Head Quarters as Namakkal with an Order issued by the Government on 25-07-1996. Namakkal District started functioning as a separate district with effect from 01-01-1997. It has two Revenue Divisions, viz., Namakkal and Tiruchengode and four taluks viz., Namakkal, Rasipuram, Tiruchengode and Paramathi-Velur.

In Namakkal, Kottai (Fort) area is on the west and the Pettai (Business) area is on the east and at the centre is the rock Namagiri, which is the source for the town's name. The fort covers an area of one and a half acres of flat surface and is accessible from the southwest by a flight of narrow steps. The namam (mark) is the white and red graphic symbol of Vishnu. The symbol is depicted with two white and one red vertical lines.

The district is known as a transportation hub, connecting the west of Tamil Nadu with the capital city Chennai. It is best known for its transport companies, including trucking services, accounting for a bulk of goods traffic from the southern region. The district is also well known for its poultry and dairy industries, accounting for a bulk of supply of poultry products to neighbouring industries. It has also made its mark in recent years, as a major centre for high school education.

Industrial sectors like Textile Industry, Transport industry, Poultry units, Sago & Starch Industry and the allied activities of these sectors are predominant in Namakkal District. Twenty Large Scale Industries and 17007 registered Small Scale Industries are existing at present in Namakkal District. There is a good scope to promote much more industries in the above said categories in Namakkal District.

The Government of India has formulated and streamlined the structure of Industries as cottage Industry, Handicrafts Industry, Small Scale Industry (SSI), Tiny sector in SSI, Large & Medium Scale Industry which is categorised by the investment in Plant & Machinery. The unit that invested within Rs.1 crore in Plant & Machinery is coming under SSI sector and when the value exceeds more than 1 crore, it is coming under Large-scale sector. The SIPCOT is taking care of the growth of the Large-scale sector unit and the SSI sector units, Cottage & Handicrafts units and Tiny Sector units are being covered under the Industries and Commerce Department.

District Industries Centre is preparing the Industrial Action Plan for the District once in five years for the growth of Industries. It is also conducting the SSI Motivation campaigns in all Blocks so as to create an awareness among the enthusiastic entrepreneurs to promote new Industries.

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