Tamil Nadu Wind Energy and Banking Overview

Wind Energy

• Tamil Nadu has the highest installed wind energy capacity in India
• The state has high quality off-shore wind energy potential
• The Tirunelveli and Rameswaram coast have strong potential

Services - Banking

• Nationalised banks account for 52% in Tamil Nadu
• Private Commercial Banks account for 30%
• State Bank of India and associates account for 13%
• Regional Rural Banks account for 5%
• Foreign bank branches account for the remaining 22%
• Total bank deposits in Tamil Nadu increased by 14.32% in March 2017
• Total bank credit in Tamil Nadu increased by 13.50% in March 2017

Education - School

• Tamil Nadu is among high Net Enrollment Ratio (NER) states
• Primary school NER in Tamil Nadu is 89.24% exceeding Kerala's 79.94% and national average
• Primary school NER in Tamil Nadu is higher than the national average of 74.74% and world average of 59%
• Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for primary level is 118.8%
• GER for upper primary is 112.3%
• GER for secondary level is 62.7%
• GER for higher secondary is 49.26%

Education - Higher

• Tamil Nadu has a high Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education
• Tamil Nadu's GER is higher compared to the national average and other states
• Tamil Nadu has 59 Universities, 40 Medical colleges, 517 Engineering colleges, 2,260 Arts and Science colleges, 447 Polytechnics, and 20 dental colleges

Educational Loans

• Public Sector Banks disbursed 20.8% of educational loans to Tamil Nadu between 2013-14 and 2015-16
• Andhra Pradesh was second with 11.2%
• Maharashtra was third with 10.2%
• Kerala accounted for 37.8% of loans from Private Banks, and Tamil Nadu was second with 24.8%

Health

• Tamil Nadu has a three-tier health infrastructure (hospitals, primary health centers, health units, community health centers, and sub-centers)
• Data from March 2015 showed 34 district hospitals, 229 subdvisional hospitals, 1,254 primary health centers, 7,555 sub-centers, and 313 community health centers.

Communication

• Maharashtra has the most internet subscribers in the country
• Tamil Nadu has 28 million internet subscribers
• Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka have 24.87 million and 22.63 million subscribers respectively

Transport

• Tamil Nadu has a well-established transportation system that covers the states
• The system connects urban centers, agricultural markets, and rural areas

Road

• Tamil Nadu has 28 national highways that cover 5,036 km.
• The state has a total road length of 167,000 km, where 60,628 km are maintained by the Highways Department.

Rail

• Tamil Nadu has a well-developed railway network and a substantial suburban railway network
• The network connects to major cities in India

Air

• Tamil Nadu has four major international airports, including Chennai International Airport
• The state also has domestic airports

Ports

• Tamil Nadu has three major ports (Chennai, Ennore, Tuticorin) and one intermediate port (Nagapattinam)
• There are 23 minor ports
• These ports handle over 73 million metric tonnes of cargo annually.

Tourism

• Tamil Nadu has been a major tourist destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.
• There are approximately 28 lakh foreign and 11 crore domestic tourists visiting the state each year.
• In 2013, the state welcomed 25 crore tourists

Unemployment and Poverty

• Tamil Nadu has an unemployment rate of 42 per 1000
• National average unemployment rate is 50