Madras state stood first in India in providing electricity to rural areas.

13,300  villages were give electricity during 1955 - 61 . Using electric power for agriculture purpose Madras state stands first.

Expense to improve electricity at Madras in 1959 was Rs.2.71 crores. Hydro power station at Periyar was constructed at an expenditure of Rs.9 crores . 1 lakh K.W. of electricity produced under this scheme.

Kunda Dam project was constructed at an expenditure of Rs 3.5 crores. Nehruji inaugurated this project. It was completed in a very short period by over engineers which made foreigners to wonder. In 1958-59 the investment in electricity connection was 95 crores and the income increased to Rs 12 crores.

Avadi Congress Conference was held in 20th January 1956. It was 6th Conference . Kamaraj constructed a city and named it as Sathyamoorthy nagar.

Kamaraj told to Mr.S.S.Vasan who took the responsibility of decoration that it was not important one to say that he had not seen such a decoration there before ,but it was important that one to say that he had not seen such a beautiful conference even after 25 years.