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{{Short description|Government department of Tamil Nadu state, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
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| jurisdiction    = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| minister1_name  = [[T. M. Anbarasan]]
| minister1_pfo   = Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department
| chief1_name     = Archana Patnaik, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| chief1_position = Secretary, Legislative Assembly
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The '''Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises''' is one of the [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments|departments]] of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].
== Objective ==
The objective of the department is to enable and develop the [[microbusiness|micro]], [[small business|small]] and [[MSME|medium enterprises]].<ref name="Gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/department/29|title=Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
== Industry ==
The state has the third highest number of [[MSME]]s in India. {{As of|2016}}, there are 49.48 lakh MSMEs in the state, 7.8% of the country's total.<ref name="Gov1">{{cite report|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/msme_e_pn_2023_24.pdf|title=Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, Policy note 2023-24|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> More than 51% of these industries are located in rural areas.<ref name="Gov1"/> Major industrial sectors include [[electrical]] and [[electronics]], [[leather]], [[auto parts]], [[pharmaceuticals]], [[power generation |energy equipment]], [[jewellery]], [[pollution control]], [[sport goods]], [[building material]], [[garments]], [[food processing]], [[plastic]] and [[rubber]].<ref name="Gov"/>
== Sub-divisions ==
The following sub-divisions operate under the department:<ref name="Gov1"/>
* Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce: Facilitate policy making and implementation for the growth of the industries
* [[Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited|Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation]] (TANSIDCO): Establish and maintain industrial clusters, estates, industrial plots and facilities for workers
* [[Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Limited|Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation]] (TANSI): Manufacture of steel and wooden [[furniture]] for the government
* Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (edII): Promote [[entrepreneurship]]
* Bureau for Facilitating MSMEs of Tamil Nadu (FaMeTN): Facilitate financing and credit for MSMEs
* Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM): Enable establishments of [[startup]]s
== See also ==
* [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments]]
==References==
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==External links ==
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/department/29 Official website of the Tamil Nadu Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu]
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{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu}}
[[Category:Tamil Nadu state government departments]]