Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu topped the list of states in terms of number of investment proposals from the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the financial year 2013-14, according to Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). Tamil Nadu garnered the highest share over 32 per cent in the total number of investment proposals from the MSME across the country from the 2013-14 fiscal. Tamil Nadu is followed by Gujarat (16.2 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (12.5 per cent), Karnataka (7.2 per cent) and Maharashtra (5.5 per cent).