M.B. Patil proposes exclusive vision groups to grow 7 key industry verticals

The Karnataka government will constitute new vision groups to promote development in seven sectors including aerospace and defence, machine tools, ESDM, core manufacturing, pharma, startups (non-IT) and auto/EV, said M.B. Patil, Minister for Large and Medium Industries.

The Karnataka government will constitute new vision groups to promote development in seven sectors including aerospace and defence, machine tools, ESDM, core manufacturing, pharma, startups (non-IT) and auto/EV, said M.B. Patil, Minister for Large and Medium Industries.

He was speaking at a meeting with leading industrialists held here on Monday evening to exchange ideas about promoting industrial growth in the State.

The Minister said these proposed vision groups, comprising industry experts, public sector officials and academic experts, would provide holistic guidance to the department and lead industrial progress in the right direction.

The government is also keen on promoting manufacturing and industrialisation in sectors such as future mobility, green hydrogen, food processing, textiles, and warehousing & logistics, Mr. Patil informed industry representatives.

The State attracted investment commitments worth ₹2.8 lakh crore in the green hydrogen space from multiple players. Karnataka would set up the country’s first green hydrogen cluster in Mangaluru to facilitate required infrastructure including land, water and electricity to investors, as per norms, the minister said.

He added that the State government also planned to set up a Karnataka Aerospace Technology Centre at Devanahalli R&D Park to ease information dissemination, enable networks and market linkages, and create Common Facility Centre (CFC) and incubation centres. Intensive efforts were underway to pursue opportunities worth approximately ₹2.5 lakh crore, he stated.