Karnataka govt inks MoUs with 23 companies, to attract over Rs 28,000 crore investments
Bengaluru, Jul 15: The Karnataka government on Thursday announced signing MoUs with 23 companies spread across various sectors such as Electric Vehicles, data centres, aerospace and Defence to attract investments worth over Rs 28,000 crore and generate nearly 15,000 direct jobs.
It also said it intends to emerge as the number one investment destination in the coming years.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Large and Medium Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar among others.
According to an official release, some of the leading examples of todays "Invest Karnataka" event include- Rs 4,015 crores MoU with C4V, a leading US-based Li-ion cell manufacturer; Rs 5,000 crores MoU with Adani Data Centers to set up data centres in Karnataka, among others.
"Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 last year, Government of Karnataka has cleared more than 520 projects of industries with a total investment of Rs 77,000 crores spanning multiple sectors.
Additionally, there are proposals, and MoUs submitted worth Rs 23,000 crores, thus taking the total investment to Rs 1 lakh Crores," Yediyurappa said speaking at the event.
This marks the strong commitment of investors despite the challenging COVID-19 scenario to select Karnataka as an investment destination, he noted.
Despite the challenging pandemic situation in the country and across the world, Karnataka has garnered Rs 28,600 crore worth of investments in the last six months in the form of MoUs and investment proposals, the release said.
These investments are spread across sectors, with marquee global and Indian organizations expressing their interest to invest in the State.
"We want to retain Karnatakas position as a global manufacturing hub and place Karnataka on the global manufacturing value chain.
Hence, the Government of Karnataka has been actively working to promote tier-2 and tier-3 regions of the State by developing multiple sector-specific clusters," Shettar said.
We have developed dedicated clusters for Toys in Koppal, Consumer Electronics in Dharwad, Pharmaceuticals in Yadgir, to name a few, he added.
The Karnataka government has decided to host the Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Bengaluru from February 9 to 11 next year.
CM @BSYBJP today addressed the #InvestKarnatakaConclave & highlighted Govt's efforts to enhance EODB in the state. Having cleared 520 projects worth Rs.77,000 cr & proposals worth Rs.28,000 Cr in pipeline, Karnataka attracted investment worth Rs.1 Lakh Cr, since Mar 2020. pic.twitter.com/e0Nzw94d2r
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) July 15, 2021
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
