in Tamil Nadu · Part 6

industrialised state in the country, the state faces a few issues in sustaining the process. To begin with, some clusters, especially chemicals, textiles and leather clusters, tend to generate a lot of polluting effluents that affect health. The effluents also pollute water bodies, into which effluents are let into and also adjoining agricultural lands. Second, employment generation potential has declined, because of use of frontier technologies because of the need to compete globally. Quality of employment also has suffered in recent years, as most workers are employed only temporarily. Startup India Scheme (Launched -Jan- ): Startup India Scheme is an initiative of the Indian Government, the primary objective of which is the promotion of startups, generation of employment and wealth creation. Standup India Scheme (Launched -April- ): Standup India Scheme is to facilitate bank loans between ` lakh and ` crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise.