TN’s 3-corridor formula to make Chennai GCC hub

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has unveiled a corridor-based plan to attract the next generation of global capability centres (GCCs) to Chennai, with the government proposing higher floor space index (FSI) for eligible campuses and improved shared infrastructure across three key employment corridors.

Industries Minister S Keerthana on Sunday said the State wanted global companies to establish and expand their operations in TN.

“The next generation of global capability centres should come to Tamil Nadu and grow here,” she said in a social media post.

The Tamil Nadu Global Capability Centres Corridor and Development Programme will cover the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, Mount-Poonamallee High Road and Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR).

Under the programme, the government plans to strengthen common and shared infrastructure along the identified corridors and provide enhanced FSI for eligible GCC campuses to facilitate their expansion.

The announcement comes as Chennai’s GCC ecosystem gains momentum. GCCs accounted for 55% of the city’s office leasing in the first quarter of 2026, their highest-ever share in a quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Chennai also recorded more than four-fold growth in GCC leasing in 2025 compared with 2021, according to Colliers. The consultancy expects GCCs to account for around half of India’s overall office demand in 2026 and 2027.

Recent investments have added to the momentum. KLA has acquired more than 12 acres on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam corridor for a planned GCC and R&D facility, while Chubb and Nordex have announced GCC and R&D projects in Chennai.