Neyveli is an industrial town in the Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

The town was developed in 1956 after the establishment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector enterprise.

The analysis led to the discovery of lignite reserves beneath the areas in and around Neyveli village.

NLC India Limited has been adjudged as the fastest growing Public Sector Enterprise (Navratna category) by the Hindustan Times group based on a Study/survey by Price Waterhouse Cooper under the Navratna category.

Villudaiyanpattu, a temple where Lord Muruga holds a bow and arrow, is the family deity for many in the villages surrounding Neyveli.

[3] The town is administered by the township, working under the NLC India Limited (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation) and provides utility services.

The current Member of Legislative Assembly from Neyveli constituency is Saba Rajendran of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Transport inside the township is managed by NLC and has two bus stations for outstation connectivity.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will spruce up Neyveli Airport after the Central government awarded three-year rights to airlines to connect these towns to Chennai as part of its regional air connectivity scheme, UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik).