Karnataka: Portfolios allocated to new ministers; details here
Bengaluru: In the wake of the completion of the Cabinet expansion for the newly appointed chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, the cabinet of ministers have now been allotted with respective department in their tenure.
Ministers and their Allotted Departments
1 Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai – DPAR, Finance, Intelligence from Home, Cabinet Affairs, Bengaluru Development, and all un-allocated portfolios
2 Govind Makthappa Karajol – Department of Major and Medium Irrigation
3 K.S. Eswarappa – Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
4 R. Ashoka – Department of Revenue (Excluding Muzarai)
5 Sreeramulu – Departments of Transport and ST Welfare
6 V. Somanna – Department of Housing, Infrastructure Development
7 Umesh Katti – Departments of Forest, Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs
8 Angara. S – Department of Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport
9 J. C. Madhu Swamy – Departments of Minor Irrigation, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation
10 Araga Jnanendra – Home Department (Excluding intelligence)
11 Dr. Ashwath Narayan – Departments of Higher Education. IT & BT, Science, and Technology, Skill Development.
12 Chandrakantagouda Channappagouda Patil – Department of Public Works
13 Anand Singh – Departments of Ecology and Environment, Tourism
14 Kota Shrinivas Poojari – Departments of Social Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare
15 Prabhu Chauhan – Department of Animal Husbandry
16 Murugesh Nirani – Department of Large and Medium Industries
17 Arabail Hebbar – Department of Labour
18 S. T. Somashekhar – Department of cooperation
19 B. C. Nagesh – Department of Primary and Secondary Education
20 Basavaraj Byrati – Department of Urban Development ( Including KUWSDB & KUIDFC)
21 Dr. Sudhakar – Department of Health and Family Welfare
22 K Gopalaiah- Department of Excise from Finance
23 Jolle Shasikala Annasaheb – Department of Muzarai, Haj & Wakf
24 N Nagaraju (MTB) - Departments of Municipal Administration, Small Scale Industries, Public Sector Industries
25 Narayanagowda - Departments of Sericulture, Youth Empowerment, and Sports
26 BV Nagesh - Primary and secondary education and Sakala
27 Sunil Kumar – Departments of Energy, Kannada, and Culture
28 Achar Halappa Basappa – Departments of Mines & Geology in Commerce and Industries. Women & Child Development and Disabled & Senior Citizen Empowerment
29 B. C. Patil – Department of Agriculture
30 Munirathna – Departments of Horticulture & Planning, Programme Monitoring, and Statistics.
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Karnataka offers extensive incentives in its proposed IT policy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka has proposed a new Information Technology Policy for 2025–2030, offering extensive financial and non-financial incentives aimed at accelerating investments, strengthening innovation and expanding the state's tech footprint beyond Bengaluru.
The Karnataka Cabinet gave its nod to the policy 2025–2030 with an outlay of Rs 445.50 crore on Thursday after the Finance Department accorded its approval.
The policy introduces 16 incentives across five enabler categories, nine of which are entirely new, with a distinctive push to support companies setting up or expanding in emerging cities.
Alongside financial support, the government is also offering labour-law relaxations, round-the-clock operational permissions and industry-ready human capital programmes to make Karnataka a globally competitive 'AI-native' destination.
According to the policy, units located outside Bengaluru will gain access to a wide suite of benefits, including research and development and IP creation incentives, internship reimbursements, talent relocation support and recruitment assistance.
The benefits also include EPF reimbursement, faculty development support, rental assistance, certification subsidies, electricity tariff rebates, property tax reimbursement, telecom infrastructure support, and assistance for events and conferences.
Bengaluru Urban will receive a focused set of six research and development and talent-oriented incentives, while Indian Global Capability Centres (GCCs) operating in the state will be brought under the incentive net.
Incentive caps and eligibility thresholds have been raised, and the policy prioritises growth-focused investments for both new and expanding units.
Beyond incentives, the government focuses on infrastructure and innovation interventions.
A flagship proposal in the policy is the creation of Techniverse -- integrated, technology-enabled enclaves developed through a public-private partnership model inside future Global Innovation Districts.
These campuses will offer plug-and-play facilities, artificial intelligence and machine learning and cybersecurity labs, advanced testbeds, experience centres, and disaster-resistant command centres.
There will also be a Statewide Digital Hub Grid and a Global Test Bed Infrastructure Network, linking public and private research and development, and innovation facilities across Karnataka.
The government has proposed a Women Global Tech Missions Fellowship for 1,000 mid-career women technologists, an IT Talent Return Programme to absorb experienced professionals returning from abroad, and broad-based skill and faculty development reimbursements.
Shared corporate transport routes in Bengaluru and tier-two cities will be designed with Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and other transport entities to support worker mobility.
The government said the policy is the outcome of an extensive research and consultation process involving TCS, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, HP, Google, Accenture and NASSCOM, along with sector experts and stakeholder groups.
It estimates an outlay of Rs 967.12 crore over five years, comprising Rs 754.62 crore for incentives and Rs 212.50 crore for interventions such as Techniverse campuses, digital grid development, global outreach missions and talent programmes.
