The companies which signed the MoUs include a Rs 1,000 crore investment from Videocon Groups Unity Appliances Ltd in electronic consumer durables sector, Rs 600 crore investment from KPR Mills Ltd in textile sector, Rs 594 crore vaccine manufacturing unit by HLL Biotech Ltd, Rs 500 crore investment by Tapp Semi Conductor Pvt Ltd, Rs 350 crore investment in home appliances sector by BSH Household Appliances Manufacturers Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Bosch and Seimens, over a period of three to five years.
The MoUs were signed in Chennai today in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who also released new Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy 2014, Tamil Nadu Automobile & Auto Components Policy 2014, Tamil Nadu Biotechnology Policy 2014 and Tamil Nadu Vision 2023 - Phase II.
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