Tamil nadu lands two big electronics clusters
Union minister for electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw dropped a ₹1,112 crore bombshell on 15 March 2025—two new Electronics Manufacturing Clusters are coming to Tamil Nadu, landing in Pillai Pakkam (Kancheepuram) and Manallur (Thiruvallur). Speaking at the launch of Zetwerk Electronics’ 15-acre Chennai plant, he pitched it as a power move to lock India into the global Electronics System Design and Manufacturing game. “Tamil Nadu’s set to soar,” he said, nodding to a state already humming with tech buzz.
Picture this: a sprawling hub near Chennai’s industrial spine, pumping out gadgets and jobs—1,200 at Zetwerk alone. Vaishnaw tied it to prime minister Narendra Modi’s vision, aiming for a $500 billion ESDM market. “India’s electronics sector is sprinting ahead,” he told the crowd, crediting a railway budget topping ₹6,000 crore for greasing the wheels. Pillai Pakkam’s near Sriperumbudur’s factory belt; Manallur’s a hop from Tiruvallur’s ports—both primed to ship tech worldwide.
The stakes are personal for Tamil Nadu—36% of India’s electronics exports already roll out from here, per state minister TRB Rajaa. A Coimbatore coder might see a paycheck bump; a Chennai driver, less traffic snarl with better rail. X lit up—some cheer Modi’s “global hub” flex, others wonder if rural Tamil Nadu gets a cut. Vaishnaw’s bet: these clusters don’t just build chips—they build futures. Will they spark a boom or just more city sprawl?
