Tamil Nadu government has asked Taiwan-based electronic parts manufacturer Foxconn to resume some manufacturing activity at the three units situated in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in which production was suspended early this year.
"We have asked them (Foxconn) to do some manufacturing activity at the Sriperumbudur units," Industries department, Principal Secretary, C V Sankar, told PTI here.
The move by the government was in the background of Foxconn recently announcing its plans to make investments of around USD 5 billion in Maharashtra over a five-year period.
Production at the three manufacturing facilities of Foxconn near here was suspended in February 2015 following the exit of Nokia's Chennai manufacturing unit from the deal it signed with Microsoft last year.
Soon after the suspension of production, around 250 employees at the Foxconn factory resorted to strike fearing loss of jobs.
The facility was producing electronic equipment to Nokia and to other electronic manufacturers.
