Karnataka’s state-level single-window approval committee has cleared 147 industrial projects involving a proposed investment of ₹6,825 crore and an estimated 18,600 jobs, Industries Minister M.B. Patil said after the committee’s 161st meeting on Monday.
The approved projects span food processing, textiles, data centres, semiconductors, electronics system design and manufacturing, IT parks, printed circuit board assembly, aerospace, sugar and general engineering. The approvals cover a mix of large and medium industries, new projects and additional investments.
Of the total, 36 large and medium industrial projects involving investments above ₹50 crore were approved. These projects are expected to bring in ₹4,507.71 crore and create employment for 12,074 people, according to details released by the minister.
The committee also approved 108 new projects in the investment range of ₹15 crore to ₹50 crore. Together, these projects involve a proposed investment of ₹2,238.37 crore and are expected to generate 6,526 jobs. Three projects involving additional capital investment were also cleared, with a combined investment of ₹79.85 crore.
Among the projects specifically identified are Advait Tech’s ₹380-crore IT and IT-enabled services park near Devanahalli; OFB Tech Limited’s ₹245-crore container glass manufacturing unit in Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapur district; FIEM Industries’ ₹183-crore electronic components manufacturing facility at Kochanahalli in Mysuru district; and Anant Steels’ ₹119.41-crore steel bars manufacturing unit at Belagallu in Ballari district.
The distribution of the approvals indicates a focus beyond Bengaluru’s established industrial and technology clusters. Of the 147 projects, 131 are planned in districts other than Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural, according to the announcement. The locations include Chikkaballapur, Mysuru and Ballari, although the source did not provide a district-wise breakdown of all approved projects.
The single-window committee is designed to consolidate approvals required for industrial projects across departments. However, the announcement records approvals and projected investment and employment figures; it does not establish how many projects have received land, begun construction or commenced commercial operations.
Officials present at the meeting included Industries Department Principal Secretary S. Selvakumar, Commissioner Khushboo G. Chowdhury, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Chief Executive Officer Govind Reddy and Karnataka Udyog Mitra Managing Director Dodda Basavaraju.
