Projects worth Rs. 3,000 crore for Salem in the year 2006

Blueprint focuses on creation of infrastructure facilities

Salem Steel Plant Rs. 1,553 crore
National Highways Rs. 935 crore
Railway expansion Rs. 379 crore
Government Hospital Rs. 120 crore

With the State and Central Governments pumping in funds for a slew of projects, Salem is fast emerging as the "development hub" in the Western Zone after Coimbatore.