Foxconn proposes to set up Rs 8,800 crore manufacturing plant in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Foxconn, a major iPhone assembler for Apple, has proposed to set up a Rs 8,800 crore supplementary plant to that of the unit at Devanahalli Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Karnataka, the state's Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Monday.
The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a high-level meeting with the delegates of Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), headed by its CEO, Brand Cheng, in this regard, he said.
As per the proposal, Fii, a subsidiary of Foxconn (formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd), has a plan to invest Rs 8,800 Crore. "This would create 14,000 jobs and the land required for the project is about 100 acres," Patil said.
The delegates of the Fii would be taken to Tumakuru to examine the available land at Japan Industrial Township near the district headquarters town.
The Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge and Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma were also present in the meeting.
"Fii will engage in manufacturing screens, and outer coverings apart from making mechanical components needed for phones. This would operate as a supplementary plant to the 'end assembly' unit at Devanahalli (ITIR)", the Minister said in a statement.
"The state is ready to provide full support, offering land required to set up the manufacturing unit, in the 100 acres of land available in the Japanese Industrial Park near (the district headquarters town of) Tumakuru", Patil said in a tweet.
Patil said on Thursday the process of handing over land to Apple Inc supplier and Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, for its mobile devices manufacturing unit at Devanahalli ITIR is in "final stages." "Foxconn is coming up in about 300 acres. The process of handing over land is in final stages, there were some issues, so I have personally held meetings four times in this regard, as we did not want to lose the project. Foxconn, which manufactures Apple phones, is very prestigious for us," the Minister had said.
"Foxconn will invest USD one billion, which is Rs 8,400 crore, and will create 50,000 employment in the first phase (at the Devanahalli ITIR)," Patil had said.
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K'taka CM says have faith in SIT, no need to handover probe of sexual abuse case to CBI
Mysuru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday expressed confidence in the state government-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sexual harassment case against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna and asserted that there was no need to hand it over to CBI.
Hitting out at the opposition parties, he claimed that the BJP (when it was in power in the State) had never assigned even a single case to CBI and that there was a time when the outfit used to refer to CBI as ‘Corruption Bureau of Investigation’. Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda used to call CBI as 'Chor Bachao Institution’ and now they love CBI? he told reporters here.
On JD(S) second-in-command and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s demand to hand over the case to CBI, Siddaramaiah said, “There is no need to hand over the case to the CBI. I have confidence and trust in our police (SIT). They will conduct an investigation in accordance with law.”
The CM cited some cases referred to the CBI during the previous Congress rule in the State and asked: "but was anyone punished in these cases?"
“Our government does not interfere in legal proceedings and investigations. They (SIT) are conducting the inquiry in the right manner. Not now, nor in the past, have I instructed any police officers to do something beyond or against the law. However, there is no need for a CBI probe. Our police should be trusted,” he said.
As per the law, the SIT has been constituted. “I have trust in our police officers. They will find out the truth,” he added.
The Chief Minister made it clear that neither he nor Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar are involved in the investigation of the case.
Responding to allegations of "political interference" in JD(S) MLA H D Revanna's arrest in a kidnapping case, he asked: "If there is no truth in the allegation against him, why did he seek anticipatory bail? Why was the bail application rejected by the Court?"
