1 economy 1.1 agriculture 1.2 sugar industry 1.3 solar power farm 1.4 television plant economy in 2006, ministry of panchayati raj named sivaganga 1 of country s 250 backward districts out of total of 640. consequently, 1 of 6 districts in tamil nadu receiving funds backward regions grant fund programme (brgf). agriculture the vast majority of workforce dependent on agriculture (72.8%). in fact, principal crop of sivaganga district paddy while majority of district has red soil. other crops grown sugarcane, groundnut, pulses, , cereal such millet. in response, tamil nadu agricultural university plans set state s first red soil dryland research centre in sivaganga district soon. as of december 2010, spices board setting new spices park @ sivaganga on invest of rs. 180 million. park expected operational march 2011. immensely helpful farmers of chili, turmeric, medicinal plants , tamarind, focus export products. proposed spices park establish machinery cleaning, sorting, grading, packaging...