Tamil NaduSunday, 13 September 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu signs investment MoUs in London: ₹11,000 crore, 7,000 jobs, GCC corridor in Chennai
On 14 September 2026, Tamil Nadu signed multiple MoUs in London, including ₹11,000 crore with Samvardhana Motherson and ₹1,000 crore with Ernst & Young.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 14, 2026, in London, the Tamil Nadu government signed MoUs in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, including a ₹11,000 crore investment proposal with Samvardhana Motherson International Limited and its European and U.K.-based joint ventures.
Key specifics
- Samvardhana Motherson MoU: approximately ₹11,000 crore investment and around 7,000 jobs.
- Ernst & Young MoU: around ₹1,000 crore investment for 2,000 high-value jobs.
- Sigma Technology Group MoU: expansion of GCCs in Tiruchi and Chennai through Zriya Solutions, creating 600 jobs.
- Wilson Power Solutions MoU: ₹300 crore investment in Tiruvallur district and 400 new jobs.
- The proposed Ernst & Young GCC will come up in the new GCC corridor on Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai.
Exam lens
TNPSC current affairs may ask: match the company with the investment amount, identify the GCC corridor location, or recall the first official overseas visit of C. Joseph Vijay to London, September 2026, and the job-creation figures.