Karnataka to set up 'vision groups' for 7 sectors to spur industrial growth

FP Staff • June 13, 2023, 15:25:48 IST

The proposed vision groups will span the sectors of Aerospace & Defense, Machine Tools, Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM), Core Manufacturing, Pharma, Startups (non-IT), and Auto/EV.

Karnataka to set up 'vision groups' for 7 sectors to spur industrial growth

In order to drive industrial growth in the state, the Karnataka government will constitute a vision group for seven sectors, including non-IT startups and aerospace and defence, state’s large and medium industries minister MB Patil said. Speaking at a meeting held on Monday evening with leading industrialists to exchange ideas on promoting industrial growth in the state, he said that the vision groups will comprise industry experts, public sector officials and academic experts. These groups will be institutionalised and will provide holistic guidance to the department and lead industrial progress in the right direction, the Minister added. The government also intends to promote manufacturing and industrialisation in sectors such as future mobility, green hydrogen, food processing, textiles, and warehousing & logistics, he was quoted as saying by his office in a release.

Hon. @MBPatil interacted with leading industrialists and dignitaries to share the state’s plan and vision for #industrial development in #Karnataka. Thank you to all our partners for your consistent support and collaboration. @ACSIC_GOK @CommIndustries pic.twitter.com/Nu8thc6teH
— Invest Karnataka (@investkarnataka) June 13, 2023

Listing opportunities for green hydrogen, Patil said the state has already attracted commitments worth about Rs 2.8 lakh crore from interested players. The first green hydrogen cluster of the country cluster would come up in Mangaluru, he said adding that the required infrastructure including land, and water will be facilitated, and incentives will be extended as per norms. The government is planning to set up a Karnataka Aerospace Technology Centre at Devanahalli R&D Park to ease information dissemination, enable networks and market linkages and create Common Facility Centre (CFC) and incubation centres. Intensive efforts are underway to pursue opportunities worth approximately Rs. 2.5 Lakh Crores, he claimed. An IFS (Indian Forest Service) officer of PCCF (Principal Chief Conservator of Forests) grade will be appointed within the department to facilitate resolution of environment-related issues, Patil said, as he also shared his experience on how such issues were successfully resolved by appointing a PCCF-grade official in the irrigation department while he worked as the minister of that department during 2013-18.

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಹೋಟೆಲ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನೆ ಸಂಜೆ ಉದ್ಯಮಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಜರುಗಿದ ಸಂವಹ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದೆ.

ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ಯಮಸ್ನೇಹಿ ವಾತಾವರಣವಿದ್ದು, ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳು, ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ ವೇರ್, ಐ.ಟಿ. ಹಾರ್ಡ್ ವೇರ್ ಗಳು, ಸೋಲಾರ್ ಸೆಲ್ಸ್, ಏರೋ ಸ್ಪೇಸ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಹಲವಾರು ಉದ್ಯಮಗಳು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ… pic.twitter.com/Wd6u2FTu17
— M B Patil (@MBPatil) June 13, 2023

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