Archive · 19 May 2025
Tamil Nadu Unveils Warehousing Policy to Boost Logistics
Tamil Nadu is creating a new plan to improve how it stores goods.
This will help businesses by making it easier to move products around the state.
The government is working with companies to build better warehouses, especially in smaller cities.
These new warehouses will focus on different types of goods, from food to electronics.
A key part of the plan is to build modern storage facilities in the delta region to store perishable items and to take advantage of a new port being built nearby.
This will help farmers sell their goods, reduce waste, and attract new businesses, supporting the state's economy.
Tamil Nadu is developing a dedicated warehousing policy, expected by October 2025.
The policy aims to integrate storage solutions and streamline logistics within the state.
It targets expansion in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, especially the delta region for perishables.
The policy seeks to leverage new opportunities from US tariffs and a new transshipment hub in Kerala.
The government plans a 'robust institutional mechanism' to support growth in warehousing.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu government and stakeholders in the warehousing and logistics sectors.
- What
- A new warehousing policy focusing on integrating storage solutions within the logistics value chain.
- When
- Expected launch by October 2025.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, with a focus on tier-2 and tier-3 cities, including the delta region.
- Why
- To streamline logistics, attract investment, and support various industries, including agriculture and exports.
- Policy Launch Target
- October 2025
- Focus Areas
- Warehousing, Logistics
- Key Cities for Warehousing
- Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Trichy, Madurai, Tuticorin
- Existing Warehousing Capacity
- 10-15 million sqft
- Chennai Warehousing Volume
- More than 5 million sqft
- Coimbatore Warehousing Volume
- 2 million sqft
- Delta Region Focus
- Perishables, agriculture, fishing
- New Transshipment Hub
- Vizhinjam, Kerala