The Tamil Nadu government would set up seven new Integrated Agriculture Extension Centres at a total cost of ₹25 crore.
The centres would come up at Mailam and Kandamangalam in Villupuram district, Thiruchuli in Virudhunagar district, Karambakkudi in Pudukkottai district, Melpuram in Kanniyakumari district, Sholinghur in Ranipet district and Thali in Krishnagiri district.
The Integrated Agriculture Extension Centres now houses the Department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Agri Marketing and Agri Business, Seed Certification and Agricultural Engineering Departments under a single roof.