Tamil Nadu Government Declares Chennai to Be a Knowledge Hub

In an effort to establish a worldwide information ecosystem, the Tamil Nadu government has declared that a knowledge hub would be built close to Chennai.

According to the government, the hub would be established by uniting higher education institutions, knowledge-based businesses, and sustainable social life in one place.

On 1,424 acres in the Tiruvallur District’s Uthukottai taluk and Vengal village, the Tamil Nadu Knowledge City (TKC) will be built. The government announced that the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (Tidco), which is the designated agency for the creation of the TKC, has released a request for proposals (RFP) to choose a consultant to create a techno-economic feasibility report for the TKC.

In the 2022–2023 Budget Announcement, the State government made the progress of TKC public.

According to the official announcement, the TKC wants to grow into one of India’s biggest parks, drawing prestigious academic institutions from all across the country as well as cutting-edge businesses from a variety of industries.

According to the statement, it would provide a welcoming and open atmosphere that will promote knowledge acquisition and exchange between Tamil Nadu, India, and the rest of the globe, and vice versa.

According to the RFP document, TKC’s formation is expected to have a number of positive socioeconomic effects both within and outside of Tamil Nadu, attracting foreign direct investment and supporting the state’s overall socioeconomic development.

The goal of TKC is to build a world-class ecosystem that will house leading educational institutions and knowledge-based industries in the vicinity. This will enable research, technology, human capability development, and higher education to collaborate to drive next-generation innovations in a sustainable, green living environment, ultimately propelling Tamil Nadu’s rise to prominence as a global knowledge powerhouse.

To provide an inclusive, cross-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-geographic learning and living environment that capitalizes on Indian and global diversity in the fields of STEM, business, law, medicine, music, art, and culture education. To promote innovation, state-of-the-art research, and development in all burgeoning sectors, so generating enormous prospects for higher-order employment and elevating the general level of life of the populace.