Tamilnadu Salt Corporation (TNSC) is a fully owned enterprise of the Government of Tamil Nadu, established during 1974 at Valinokkam in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. They are the manufacturer of Crystal iodized salt, Double fortified salt, low sodium salt, Refined Free Flow Salt etc
With a capacity to produce 350-400 thousand MT’s of salt per annum TNSC distributes crystal iodized salt through Public Distribution System across the State of Tamilnadu.
The deficiency of Iodine leads to various deceases like
Goiter
Mental retardation
Learning Disability
Impair mental function
Retarded physical development
Abortion
Stillbirth
Deaf and mutism
Hypothyroidism
India is the third largest Salt producing Country in the World after China and USA with Global annual production being about 230 million tonnes. The growth and achievement of Salt Industry over the last 60 years has been spectacular. When India attained Independence in 1947, salt was being imported from the United Kingdom & Adens to meet its domestic requirement. But today it has not only achieved self-sufficiency in production of salt to meet its domestic requirement but also in a position of exporting surplus salt to foreign countries. The production of salt during 1947 was 1.9 million tones which has increased tenfold to record 22.18 million tones during 2011-12.
There are about 11799 salt manufacturers engaged in production of Common salt in an extent of about 6.09 lakh acres in the Country. It is estimated that 87.6 per cent of the total number of salt manufacturers are small salt producers (having an individual extent of less than 10 acres for salt manufacture), 5.8% is large scale producers (having an individual extent of more than 100 acres) and 6.6 % is medium scale producers (having an individual extent between 10 and 100 acres) Average Annual Production of Salt in India is 215.80 lakh tones whereas ever high production of 240 lakh tones was recorded during 2009-10 followed by 221 lakh tonnes during 2012-13 (Upto 2/13). Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan are surplus Salt producing States accounting for about 96 per cent of the Countrys production. Gujarat contributes 76.7 per cent to the total production, followed by Tamil Nadu (11.16 %) and Rajasthan (9.86%). The rest 2.28% production comes from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Diu & Daman. On an average 62% of the total production is from Large salt producers followed by small scale producers (28%) and rest by medium scale producers. The average annual supplies of salt for human consumption is about 59 lakh tonnes and that for industrial consumption is about 107 lakh tones; 60% of the salt for human consumption moves by rail and 40 % by road. 88% of the salt for industrial consumption moves by road, 10 % by rail and 2% by coastal shipment to various industries; when the total indigenous supplies is taken, 72 per cent moves by road, 27% moves by rail and 1% by sea
CORPORATE OFFICE ADDRESS
TAMIL NADU SALT CORPORATION LIMITED Manufacturer of Crystal Iodized Salt
735, Anna Salai, LLA Building 4th Floor,
Chennai – 600 002.
Tamilnadu, India
Ph: 044- 28418344, 28517088
+91 9791039922
E-mail : md@tnsalt.com
http://tnsalt.com/
