Mumbai, April 23 -- Tamil Nadu is one of India's richest states. It is also a state which has seen a remarkable economic turnaround in the past couple of decades. This growth has improved quality of life and allowed successive governments to offer more economic support. But it has also created a situation where reality sometimes falls short of economic aspirations. Tamil Nadu's nominal GSDP was 9.4% of India's GDP in 2024-25-the latest period for which data is available on the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) database- making it the second largest (after Maharashtra) among states in terms of contribution to national output. Even in nominal per capita NSDP terms, Tamil Nadu's income levels have been widening their gap vis-a-vis th...