Karnataka receives Rs 10.26 lakh cr in investment proposals: Minister MB Patil
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (PTI): Karnataka Medium and Large Industries Minister M B Patil on Friday said the state received investment proposals worth Rs 10,26 lakh crore at the Global Investors' Meet, which will create six lakh jobs.
Addressing reporters after the valedictory session of the Invest Karnataka-2025 summit, Patil said 75 per cent of the investments would be made outside Bengaluru.
"We have received investment proposals of Rs 10,27,378 crore, which will create six lakh jobs. Of this, 75 per cent pertains to ‘Beyond Bengaluru.’ I am happy to share that 45 per cent of these investments will be made in North Karnataka," Patil said.
The minister said he and his department had been preparing for this event for the past six months.
As part of this effort, he toured various countries to attract investors to Karnataka. Roadshows were also conducted across India, he added.
According to Patil, the highest investments came in the renewable energy sector, with proposals worth Rs 4.26 lakh crore.
He said the manufacturing and sunrise sectors, such as aerospace, defence, automobiles, electric vehicles, Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and Research and Development (R&D) would receive Rs 1.38 lakh crore in investments.
General manufacturing, including food and agriculture, textiles, pharmaceuticals, machinery tools and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is set to receive investments worth Rs 1.05 lakh crore.
In the core manufacturing sector, including steel and cement, the state received proposals worth Rs 1.60 lakh crore.
For infrastructure and industrial logistics, including city gas distribution, telecom, airports, and other infrastructure projects, the state received investment proposals totalling Rs 1.08 lakh crore.
The minister emphasised that the Global Investors’ Meet should not be limited to signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). "The investments will continue even after the GIM. We did not sign all the MoUs blindly this time. We conducted screenings to check their reliability. This time, we insisted on greenfield projects rather than brownfield, which means expansion. We now have 70 per cent greenfield projects," Patil said.
According to the minister, some of the key investments include Rs 1.2 lakh crore by the JSW Group in renewable energy, cement, steel and affiliated businesses.
Baldota Steel and Power Limited has agreed to invest Rs 54,000 crore in an integrated steel plant, while Lam Research will establish a Rs 10,000 crore semiconductor equipment manufacturing and R&D facility.
Volvo will set up a Rs 1,400 crore unit to manufacture EV trucks.
Samvardhana Motherson has proposed investing Rs 3,700 crore in manufacturing, engineering, and assembly facilities.
Emmvee Energy Private Limited will invest Rs 15,000 crore in manufacturing solar photovoltaic cells and modules in the state, while RSOLEC will set up a solar ingot wafer manufacturing unit with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore.
Mahindra Susten will invest Rs 36,000 crore in renewable energy projects and tourism, while Hero Future Energies will invest Rs 22,200 crore in renewable energy, green hydrogen and its derivatives.
Epsilon Group will invest Rs 15,350 crore in manufacturing anode and cathode materials, Shree Cement Limited will establish an Rs 8,350 crore integrated plant and clinker grinding unit, and Schneider Electric will invest Rs 2,247 crore in manufacturing electrical products and R&D activities.
Havells has signed an MoU to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Tumakuru and set up a new R&D facility in Bengaluru at an investment of Rs 710 crore.
Suzlon Energy has agreed to invest Rs 21,950 crore in wind power projects and wind turbine generator manufacturing facilities, while ESR Advisers will develop an industrial park and data centre with an investment of Rs 2,500 crore.
TVS Motor will establish a state-of-the-art R&D facility with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
