Chennai in issuing 'L' and 'H' category visas for workers and professionals and was ranked eighth globally in terms of all category of visas being issued. The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), which is the office of the field officers in charge of immigration and registration activities in the city, is located at Shastri Bhavan at Haddows Road. Chennai has sister city relationships with the following cities of the world: Chennai Chennai (; also known by its former name Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of
State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) (), Limited is an institution owned by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) was formed in the year 1971, to promote industrial growth in the State and to advance term loans to medium and large industries The Functions of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) are: SIPCOT has established industrial complexes in 16 areas, according to the SIPCOT webpage. These include: A new SIPCOT is going to be established in Dharmapuri,Thiruvannamalai