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Karnataka clears 83 projects worth Rs 6,253 crore, 30,000 jobs
Karnataka's State Level Single Window Clearance Committee on Wednesday approved 83 industrial projects with a total investment of Rs 6,252.86 crore, expected to generate over 30,054 jobs. Minister M.B. Patil said 69…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka's State Level Single Window Clearance Committee on Wednesday approved 83 industrial projects with a total investment of Rs 6,252.86 crore, expected to generate over 30,054 jobs. Minister M.B. Patil said 69 of these projects will be set up outside Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts, advancing the government's 'Beyond Bengaluru' initiative for balanced growth.
Major clearances include Jaswin Ventures' Rs 475-crore integrated industrial park in Doddaballapura, Jampana Construction's Rs 465-crore park, and Axiscades Aerospace's Rs 426-crore aerospace cluster in Devanahalli. Sectors covered are integrated industrial parks, aerospace and defence, food processing, IT services, and renewable energy.
The Indian Opinion
The 'Beyond Bengaluru' push is welcome, but 12,000 of the promised jobs come from just one integrated township in Bengaluru Rural itself. That is not quite beyond Bengaluru. The real test will be whether tier-2 districts like Vijayapura and Bagalkote actually see those 350-odd jobs materialise, or if approvals remain paper exercises. Watch the quarterly employment data from KIADB on these projects.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
