Tamil Nadu posts double-digit growth for second consecutive year

Tamil Nadu recorded 10.83 per cent economic growth in 2025-26, marking the second consecutive year that the state has registered double-digit growth, state Industries Minister T R B Rajaa said on Tuesday.

The state had recorded 11.19 per cent growth in 2024-25, which Rajaa said was well above the national average of 7.4 per cent.

In a post on X, Rajaa said, “Double-digit growth two years in a row. Not noise. Not propaganda. Just plain factual numbers…While some are busy dividing people, Tamil Nadu is busy multiplying prosperity.”

The minister said the growth was driven by industry-first policies and social justice-oriented governance under chief minister MK Stalin. “This happens when governance is driven by industry-first policies and social justice stable leadership under Chief Minister M K Stalin,” Rajaa said.

“’No shortcuts. No slogans. Just results. This becomes even more special when one factors the trade headwinds and tariff wars. Let this be clear: the Dravidian model doesn’t just speak. It delivers,’” he added.

According to a report by The Hindu, Tamil Nadu’s real economic growth rate stood at 10.83 per cent in 2025-26, following the 11.19 per cent growth recorded in 2024-25.

The report said the 2025-26 figure could be the highest among states, although the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has not yet released data for 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Kerala, along with four Union Territories.