Intelligence & digest

The signals buyers act on.

Materials, capacity, policy, demand, and digest notes for Tamil Nadu precision engineering, published only when useful.

policy · 6 min

PLI and the TN machine shop: you can't apply, but you should be paying attention

Capital goods isn't one of PLI's 14 sectors. But the scheme is reshaping who your customers are and how much they need to buy — and that matters more.

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Sector intel

policy · 6 min

₹10 crore without collateral: what CGTMSE's new ceiling actually means for a TN machine shop

The collateral-free guarantee limit doubled in April 2025. Here is what changed, what it costs, and where shop owners misread it.

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