CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said Tamil Nadu has created 12.5 lakh employment annually, exceeding the goal of 10 lakh job generation a year, which was also the DMK’s 2021 poll promise.

Taking to X, he described employment generation as the "finest indicator of industrial growth" and asserted that the State's momentum would continue at an even faster pace.

Industries Minister TRB Raaja, in a detailed post, said Tamil Nadu added more than 52 lakh net payroll members between 2021-22 and 2024-25, averaging over 12.5 lakh jobs annually. "That is 20% more than the 10 lakh per year promised during the 2021 campaign," he wrote, pointing to Union Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data as evidence.

He noted that the State's performance marked a steep rise from the pr

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