Patil chaired the committee’s 161st meeting, during which 36 major projects involving investments of more than Rs 50 crore were approved. These projects account for Rs 4,507.71 crore in investment and are expected to create 12,074 jobs. Another 108 projects, each involving investments of Rs 15 crore to Rs 50 crore, will bring in Rs 2,238.37 crore and generate around 6,526 jobs. The committee also cleared additional investment proposals worth Rs 79.85 crore from three existing projects.
Of the 147 approved projects, 131 are located outside Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts, supporting the state’s efforts to promote industrial growth across other regions. The projects cover sectors including food processing, textiles, data centres, semiconductors, Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM), IT parks, printed circuit board assembly, aerospace, sugar and general engineering.
Among the major approvals are an IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) park by Advaith Tech LLP at Devanahalli, involving an investment of Rs 380 crore and expected to create 500 jobs. Vista Spaces Tec Hoodi Private Limited will develop another IT and ITES park at Doddanekundi in Bengaluru East taluk, with an investment of Rs 260 crore and 750 expected jobs.
Gowribidanur in Chikkaballapura district will see three projects: a 250-tonne-per-day (TPD) container glass plant by OFB Tech Limited, with an investment of Rs 245 crore and around 400 jobs; a semiconductor and solar cell equipment manufacturing unit by UHP Technologies Private Limited, involving Rs 200 crore and 300 jobs; and an integrated facility for interiors, modular fit-outs and architectural facade systems by Interrni International Private Limited, with an investment of Rs 130 crore and around 600 jobs.
In Mysuru district, FIEM Industries Limited will invest Rs 183.06 crore in a facility for advanced lighting and electronic components at Kochanahalli, expected to generate 550 jobs. Arbee Biomarine Extracts Private Limited will set up an Omega-3 concentrates unit at Thandya with an investment of Rs 129.71 crore and 62 expected jobs.
In Mandya district, Akshayakalpa Farms and Foods Private Limited will establish a greenfield integrated organic dairy and food processing unit at Bannenahalli in KR Pete taluk. The project involves an investment of Rs 165.24 crore and is expected to create 300 jobs.
