Karnataka expecting over ₹5 lakh crore in investments, creation of 5 lakh jobs through GIM: Murugesh Nirani
The HinduKarnataka captured almost 40% of the total foreign direct investments received by India during fiscal 2021-22. The 2022 edition of its global investment exposition, Global Investors’ Meet, set to be inaugurated on November 2, will only accelerate the flow of investments to the State, said Murugesh Nirani, Minister, Large and Medium Industries, in an interaction with The Hindu. This includes renewable energy player ACME Group’s ₹52,000 crore investment, ISMC Analog Fab committed an investment of ₹22,900 crore for a Semiconductor Fab Plant, Toyota signed for a ₹5,000 crore investment in manufacturing of auto parts, Exide Industries has entered into an agreement to invest ₹6,000 crore in lithium-ion cell production. Petronas is expected to invest ₹31,200 crore to set up a Green Hydrogen & Ammonia project and Continental India plans a ₹1,000 crore investment to increase its R&D footprint in the State. All these new industrial projects are expected to create over 2 lakh new jobs, which will in turn boost consumer confidence and market sentiments and favourably impact the State’s economy.