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South Zone Development (Madurai, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Kanniyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Theni, Dindigul)

Nanguneri SEZ converted to a tax-free Free Trade Warehousing Zone; the Madurai-Thoothukudi rail/industrial corridor fast-tracked within 2 years; Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli declared India's first space-tech investment zone with a 2,000-acre Space Technology Park; a green-hydrogen renewable-energy scheme at Thoothukudi harbour; ₹400 crore for Madurai-Virudhunagar textile revival including GI-tagged Sungudi sarees; a Kanniyakumari-Rameswaram Blue Economic Zone for deep-sea fishing and marine tourism; formalisation of Aathangudi tile-makers, Sivaganga handloom weavers and Dindigul lock-makers with export support; a Tenkasi spice-processing centre and Papanasam green-tourism corridor; a Theni spice value-addition centre, EV tourism corridor, and grape-wine processing zone.
Promised by: TVK
State-wide·16 Apr 2026
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