120 types of goods worth ₹2,654 crore exported from Salem in 2025-26, says Collector

Salem District Collector K. Elambahavath said that in the financial year 2025-26, 120 types of goods worth ₹2,654 crore were exported from the district, and in the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, goods worth ₹687 crore were exported.

On Tuesday (October 6, 2026), a capacity-building programme to make Salem district an export hub was held at a hotel on the Salem-Bengaluru National Highway. The Collector presided over the programme and visited the exhibition.

Speaking at the function, the Collector said that the government has allocated ₹400 crore to improve the export industry, and efforts are under way to make 10 districts in Tamil Nadu as export hubs, including Salem district. The programme has been organised to provide explanations and guidance to MSMEs and exporters on export opportunities, procedures and finance, international market opportunities, e-commerce, product quality, packaging, branding, and market access.