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the country for developing solar power Credit Deposit Ratio of 119.15% in the projects. country whereas this ratio is 77.5% at the national level, 11.9.5 Wind Energy 11.10.2 Education Tàmil Nadu has the highest installed wind nergy capacity in India. The State has very a. SchoolEduca tion highquality ofoffshorewindenergy potential Tamil Nadu is grouped among high Net off the Tirunelveli coast and southern Enrolement Ratio (NER) States. According Thoothukudi and Rameswaram coast. to NITI Aayog 2015-16 NER at primary level in Tamil Nadu is 89.249% which is 11.10 higher than that of Kerala (79.94%) and national average 74.74%, The all India SERVICES average is 43% and the world average is 59%. Banking, insurance, energy, transport and Table 11.15 Tamil Nadu's communication fall under tertiary sector ie, services. primary education statistics 2016-17 11.10.1 Banking Number Primary 35,414 of schoolsMiddle 9,708 In Tamil Na du, Nationalised banks account for 52% with 5,337 branches, Private High and Higher 12,911 Commercialcial Banks 30% (3,060) branches, State Bank of India and its associates 139% Secondary (Source Tamil Nadu State portal, State interim (1,364), Regional Rural Banks 5% (537) Budget 2016-17) branches and the remaining 22 foreign bank branches. Gross Enrolment Ratio is 118.89% Total deposits of the banks in Tamil or primary level(class 1-5): 112.39% for pper primary vlevel (classs 6-8),, 62.7% for Nadu registered an year-on year increase of 14.32% by March 2017 and touched secondary level (cdass 9-10), 49.26% at 26,65,068.59 crores. Total credit of the Higher Secondary level (class 11-12). This banks in Tamil Nadu registered a year-on hus been possible mainly due to the supply year increase of 13.50% by March 2017 and of free food, cloth, foot-wear, scholarship, touched R6,95,500.3 1 crores. The share of laptop etc. Priority Sector Advances stands at 45.549% b. Higher Education as against the national average of 40%. The percentage of Agricultural advances In Gross Enrolment Ratio under higher to total advances as at the end of March education (Tertiary level) Tamil Nadu continues to be at the top level well ahead 2017 works out to 19.81% as against the of other states. The GER is 46.99% in national average of 18%. Banks in Tamil Nadu have maintained one of the highest Tàmil Nadu which is far higher against national average and all other States This Tamil Nadu Economy higher GER is thanks to the distribution 24.8%. Both Karnataka & Kerala together of free food,cloth, footwear, laptop and accounted for more than 60% of the total scholarship. educational lo an amount by Private Banks. Table 11.16 Gross 11.10.4 Health Enrolment Rate % Tamil Nadu has a three - tier health State 2016-17 infrastructure comprising hospitals, Tamil Nadu 46.9 primary health centres, health units, Maharashtra 30.2 community health centres and sub Uttar Pradesh centres. As of March 2015, the State had 24.9 34 district hospitals, 229 sub-divisional Odisha 21. hospitals, 1,254 primary health centres, Bihar 14.4 7,555 Sub-centres and 313 community All India 25.2 health centres. (Source: All India Survey on Higher Education 11.10.5 Communication (AISHE) released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development- January 2018) Maharashtra has the highest number of internet subscribers in the country at Tamil Nadu has 59 Universities, 29,47 million, followed by States like Tamil 40 Medical colleges, 517 Engineering Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. colleges, 2,260 Arts and Science colleges, 447 Polytechnics and 20 dental According to government data, India hada total of 342.65 million internet colleges. Tamil Nadu produces nearly subscribers at the end of March, 2016. four lakh engineering and polytechnic Tamil Na du had 28,01 million subscribers, tudents every year, the highest in the while its neighbours Andhra Pradesh and country. Karnataka had 24.87 million and 22.63 million, respectively. 11.10.3 Educational Loans As far as educational loans disbursed by 11.10.6 Transport Public Sector Banks under priority sector Tamil Nadu has a well established are concerned, 20.8% of the total amount transportation system that connects all was disbursed in Tamil Nadu between 2013-14 and 2015-16. Andhra Pradesh parts of the State. This is partly responsible for the investment in the State. Tamil Nadu was second with 11.2% of the total loan is served by an extensive road network in amount followed by Maharashtra (10.2%). terms of its spread and quality, providing Of the total amount of educational links between urban centres, agricultural loans disbursed by Private Banks during market-places and rural habitations in the the same period, Kerala accounted for countryside. However, there is scope for 37.8% followed by Tamil Nadu with improvement. Tamil Nadu Economy 2391 a. Road C. Air There are 28 national highways in the Tamil Nadu has four major international State, covering a total distance of airports. Chennai International Airport 5,036 km. The State has a total road length is currently the third largest airport in of 167,000 km, of which 60,628 km are India after Mumbai and Delhi. Other maintained by Highways Department. It international airports in Tamil Nadu include ranks second in India with a share of over Coimbatore International Aiport, Madurai 20% in total road projects under operation International Airport and Tiruchirapalli in the public-private partnership (PPP) International Airpot. It also has domestic model. airports at Tuticorin, Salem, and Madurai. which connect several parts of the country. b. Rail Incre ased industrial activity has given rise to an increase in passenger traffic as well as freight movement which has been growing at over 18 per cent per year. d. Ports TamilNaduhas awell-developed rail network as part of Southern Railway, Headquartered at Chennai. The present Southern Railway Tamil Nadu has three major ports; one network extends overa large area of Indias each at Chennai, Ennore, and Tuticorin, Southern Peninsula, covering the States of as well as one intermediate port in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, minor Nagapattinam, and 23 minor ports. The portions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Pr: ports are currently capable of handling Tamil Nadu has a total railway track length over 73 million metric tonnes of cargo of6,693 km and there are690 railway stations annually (24 per cent share of India). in the State. The system connects it with most All the minor ports are managed by the major cities in India. Main rail junctions Tamil Nadu Maritime Board, Chennai in the State include Chennai, Coimbat ore, Port. This is an artificial harbour and the Erode, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli and second principal port in the country for Tirunelveli. Chennai has a well-established handling containers. It is currently being Suburban Railway network, a Mass Rapid Lpgraded to have a dedicated terminal for TransportSystem and iscurrently developing ars capable of handling 4,00,000 vehicles. a Metro system, with its first underground Ennore Port was recently converted from stretch operational since May 2017. an intermediate port to a major port and Tamil Nadu Economy 240 handles all the coal and ore traffic in Tamil and foreign tourists. Tourism in Tamil Nadu. Nadu is promoted by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), a 11.11 Government of Tamil Nadu undertaking. The State currently rankshighest the Tourism among Indian States with about 25 crore arrivals (in 2013). The annual growth Tamil Nadu has since ancient past been rate of this industry stood at 16 per cent. a hub for tourism. In recent years, the Approximately 28 lakh foreign and 11 state has emerged as one of the leading crore domestic tourists visit the State. tourist destinations for both domestic Tourist arrivals in India 2016 Domestic tourist visits Foreign tourist visits to States/UTS to States/UTS 472 Tamil Nadu Tg2111 3381 Tamil Nadu MP UP 4.67 AP S3IE (in UP 3.16 (in MP mn) Delhi mn) 2. 5 2 Karnataka 247 W Bengal153 Maharashtra 2 Rajasthan 151 TelenganaSI Kerala 1.04 WBengal US Bihar 1.01 Gujarat 23 Goa 0.68 Rajasthan0 2015 16 Punjab 0.66 2015 16 268% Source: Ministry of Tourism S92% 11.12 22nd with unemployment rate of 42 Unemploy ment and per 1000. There are different kinds of Poverty unemployment with different economic implications. All those aspects need National average of unemployment o be studied to fully understand the rate stands at 50 andTamil Nadu ranks mployment situation. Tamit Nadu Economy 241