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INVEST KARNATAKA MONTHLY - JANUARY 2021
INVEST
      KARNATAKA
           MONTHLY

           JANUARY 2021
INVEST KARNATAKA MONTHLY - JANUARY 2021
Leadership Message                                                                  2

           Karnataka Investment Snapshot                                                       2

           Industrial Land Opportunities in Karnataka                                          3

           Karnataka launches Affidavit Based Clearance Scheme and Central Inspection System   4

           Tumakuru Machine Tool Park                                                          5

           Company Focus : Mr Sanjay Koul, CEO, Timken India                                   6

           Industry Body Focus: Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers’ Association                7

           Women Leadership Hub : Ms Geetha Manjunath, CEO, Niramai                            8

           Key Highlights                                                                      9

           Media Room                                                                          9

           Social Media Outreach                                                               9

CONTENTS
           Key Investor Information Resources                                                  10
INVEST KARNATAKA MONTHLY - JANUARY 2021
INVESTMENT SNAPSHOT
LEADERSHIP
Message                                                        Food &
                                                                                                                                       Biotech,
                                                                             Miscellaneous     Chemicals   Automobile              Pharmaceuticals     Machine Tools     Textiles
                                                             Agribusiness
                                                                                                                                   & Medical Devices

                     Shri Gaurav Gupta

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                     ACS, Dept of Industries and Commerce,
                     GOK

I am happy to present the January edition of Invest
Karnataka Monthly with you all. We have started

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2021 with exuberance and hope and I have no doubt
that Karnataka will take great strides in achieving
our goals. We aim to continue to focus on building a
holistic industrial ecosystem and hand hold our
investors thoroughly. I wish all our readers a very
happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!

                                                                                                            Plastic                                                     Renewable
                                                              Aerospace        Electrical        FMCG                                   IT/ICT          Real Estate
                                                                                                           & Rubber                                                       Energy
                     Smt Gunjan Krishna
                     Commissioner,
                     Dept of Industries and Commerce,
                                                                                             Projects signed in the year 2020-21
                     GOK

In the January edition of Invest Karnataka Monthly,
we continue to promote industrial collaboration and             2020 - 21     Karnataka
aim to reach out to as many domestic and
international investors as possible. Through                                  ranks 2nd at
                                                                                                             2019-20
                                                                                                             (Oct – Mar)

                                                                                                             2020-21
                                                                                                             (Apr- Jun)
                                                                                                                                    30,746 (4,289)

                                                                                                                                    10,255 (1,350)
                                                                                                                                                       54      Number of MOU
                                                                                                                                                               signed

                                                                              attracting highest
                                                                                                                                                       16
partnering with various industry representatives and                                                         Cumulative Inflows                                 Number of MOU
                                                                                                             (Oct, 19 - Jun, 20)    41,001 (5,638)
government departments, we want to showcase                                                                                                                    implemented
Karnataka’s rich industrial ecosystem. I hope we                              FDI Equity Inflows
have all started 2021 with joy and positivity and
wish you all a wonderful 2021!                                                                                                                                                      02
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INDUSTRIAL LAND
OPPORTUNITIES

Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) land available in acres

Bengaluru Rural               Bidar                            Dharwad                        Tumakuru
Aerospace SEZ           33    Kolhar 2nd Phase           100   Mummigatti IA          200     Tumkuru Machine            401.36
Haralur                650                                     Kotur-Bellur            423    Tool Park

Adinarayana             25    Chikkaballapura                                                 Japanese Industrial Park    37.91
Hosahalli
                              Mastenahalli              250    Hassan                         Sira 1st Phase             431.42

                                                               Hassan Textile Zone     270
Belagavi                                                                                      Vijayapura
                              Chamarajanagara
Kanagala               468
                              Badanakuppe             734.22   Haveri                         Mulawad                      307

                              -Kellamballi
                                                               Magod                    55
Ballari                                                                                       Yadgir
Kudithini I Phase    401.36   Dakshina Kannada                 Mysuru                         Kadechuru                    100
Women                 37.91
                              Canara                    290
Entrepreneurs Park                                             Immavu                313.71
Steel Ancillary      431.42
Zone-Kuduthini                Davanagere                       Ramanagara
                              Sarathy Kurubarahalli     203
                                                               Harohalli 4th Phase     169
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KARNATAKA LAUNCHES
Affidavit Based Clearance Scheme                                                  Central Inspection System

The Karnataka government has             commitment towards Ease of Doing         The Government of Karnataka has         system also allows for
launched the Affidavit Based             Business in the state.                   constituted a Central Inspection        synchronized/joint inspection to be
Clearance Scheme, also known as                                                   System (CIS) as part of the ‘Ease of    carried out by inspectors of various
ABC Scheme, to facilitate and            The Affidavit Clearance shall be         Doing Business’ measures taken by       departments such as labour department
attract investment in the state. The     considered as clearances from over       the state to improve the existing       and department of factories, boilers,
newly launched scheme is part of         15 departments for an initial period     industrial inspection system. The       industrial safety and health under the
the recently promulgated Karnataka       of 3 years or till the date of           objective of the system is to ensure    applicable labour laws.
Industries (Facilitation)                commercial operation. The nodal          clarity on inspections, frequency of
(Amendment) Ordinance 2020, to           agency Karnataka Udyog Mitra will        inspections, and reducing               Through the system, the state aims to
facilitate manufacturing industries      issue an acknowledgement                 duplications. To implement              computerize, randomize and
and enterprises in the state.            certificate which is considered as        compliance-based inspection             system-generate scheduling
                                         clearances by the department for an      services, through the GO vide NO CL     mechanisms for inspections as well as
In multiple steps taken to ease          initial period of three years and will   209 SPI 2017, the state has developed   for the allocation of inspectors based
business processes in the state,         be considered to be the                  a dedicated Central Inspection          on the risk and level of the officer as
significant business reforms have         pre-requisite document.                  System for the integration of           notified by the concerned departments
been implemented. The state hopes                                                 inspection services from multiple       without any physical touch point.
to create a conducive business                                                    departments.
climate for all existing and potential
                                            To know more about the
investors. In the previous estimate                                               The key features of the system
                                                 ABC scheme,                                                                 To know more about the
(2018-19) of implemented reforms,                                                 include a well-defined inspection
Karnataka has achieved 100 % score,                                               procedure and a comprehensive           Central Inspection System (CSI),
                                               WATCH THIS VIDEO
which reflects the state's                                                         inspection checklist/form that is to
                                                                                  be published on the CIS website. The
                                                                                                                                           VISIT
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TUMAKURU MACHINE TOOL PARK

Tumakuru Machine Tool Park”            firms thereby contributing to            objective of producing globally
(TMTP) is located near the city of     overall business growth. It will be     competitive domestic capital goods
Tumakuru, which is a 90 minutes’       a cluster of machine tool               is reflected in TMTP as well.
drive from Bangalore, the Silicon      industries, producers of                Many Indian machine tool companies
City of India which is also the        accessories, attachments,               have already setup their facility in
machine tool capital of India. The     sub-systems, and components             the park. The Park gives excellent
nearest airport is Bengaluru           such as CNC Systems, ball screws,       opportunity for companies to
International Airport and the          liner guides, motors & drives,          consider making investments or
nearest port is situated at Chennai.   bearings, measuring systems along       forming Joint Venture partnership
Spread over 200 hectares, TMTP is      with the supply chain units, as well    with Indian Machine Tool companies
ready for establish machine tool       as service providers to the industry.   to set up their facility in the park.
related units -machines,               TMTP will be developed in about         Industrial plots of various sizes (0.5
accessories, attachments,              530 acres as a self contained           acres to more than 5 acres) at
sub-systems and other related          'Gated Community'. The park was         reasonable prices are available along
units.                                 created with the endeavor to            with a responsive park management
The park has been designed to          facilitate investments from global      team to take care of day-today
                                                                                                                          To know more on how to
international standards and offers a   machine tools businesses. As per        operational issues on site. The park
                                                                                                                        setup your company in TMTP,
plug-and-play readiness for            the "Enhancement of                     is in 5km proximity to
                                                                                                                                  write to
machine tool industries. It provides   Competitiveness in the Indian           Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline and
state-of- the- art infrastructure      Capital Goods Sector" scheme run        the industrial layout is on the                cmo@tmtp.in
facilities will help generate          my Government of India,                 proposed Chennai-Bangalore
employment, transfer of skills,        Department of Heavy Industry (DHI)      Industrial Corridor.
expertise and also improves            and Ministry of Heavy Industries                                                       To know more
competitiveness among domestic         and Public Enterprises, the main
                                                                                                                                  VISIT
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Company Focus
                      Could you give us a brief on                              Karnataka was one of the first
                      Timken’s journey in Karnataka?                            states to enable businesses to
                                                                                begin operations during the
                      Timken’s journey in the state of Karnataka has been       Covid lockdown, how did Timken
                      truly a success story. While we came to the state as
                                                                                manage to sustain supply chains
                      early as mid-90s as a small set-up, but the policies
                      and the ease of doing business in the state helped us
                                                                                and maintain momentum?
                      grow and flourish to the levels we are at today. Timken
                      chose Karnataka because of the availability of talent     We cannot thank the state of Karnataka enough for
                      and the positive outlook of the state towards             the rapid actions taken in the early days of the
                      industrial growth. With every passing year, it has only   pandemic. Be it passes given by the state for
                      become better in terms of policies, ease of doing         manufacturing, early decision on running all shifts,
                      business, and the abundant talent pool available          allowing our female associates to work in shifts,
                                                                                providing help on goods and transport, all of which
                                                                                helped us weather the storm of COVID and our
                      What state partnerships, policies                         businesses to return, while protecting the health and
                      and programs has Timken found                             safety of our associates. We also benefited from the
                      most useful? What kind of                                 regular integration with the state bureaucracy and the
                      partnerships would you like to                            reach out.

                      see going forward?
                                                                                How do you envision the future
                      We are excited about the new Industrial Policy            of Timken in Karnataka?
                      adopted by the state government. We’re elated that
                      auto& auto components and renewable energy are            Our journey has been very rewarding in the state of
                      among the focus sectors, which are also the focus         Karnataka - be it people, policies, or the state
                      sectors for Timken. This policy will not only help the    leadership. We are committed to grow our footprint in
                      industries already established in the state to flourish,   the state.The geo-political changes in the world will

  Mr Sanjay Koul,     but also attract new businesses to the state, making it
                      a manufacturing and export hub in the country.
                                                                                bring more business to India and we are working hard
                                                                                to bring that to Karnataka. We are bound to grow our
                                                                                footprint in the state and if we go by the past, the
  CEO, Timken India
                                                                                present and the future will be very satisfying and
                                                                                rewarding.
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INDUSTRY BODY FOCUS

Could you give us a brief of                          and how it has helped your                               government on how best our members could avail

IMTMA’s journey in Karnataka?                         members.                                                 support in terms of enhancing their business
                                                                                                               opportunities. IMTMA will continue to project BIEC as
                                                                                                               a key destination for conducting large-scale
To serve the needs of the growing machine tools       IMTMA has been collaborating with the Government of
                                                                                                               exhibitions and work with the government to organize
companies based in Karnataka, Indian Machine Tool     Karnataka right for a long time which started with
                                                                                                               strategic events and draw the attention of global
Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) set up its         setting up BIEC. IMTMA has also set up the Advanced
                                                                                                               industries into Karnataka.
southern office in Bangalore in July 1993. In 2004,   Machine Tool Testing Facility (AMTTF) at Central
                                                      Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) in
the need to have a world-class exhibition
infrastructure to showcase machinery and              Bangalore which acts as a single point window facility
                                                                                                               Industry bodies such as IMTMA
equipments was realized. Bangalore was chosen for     to provide testing and development support to            are the backbone of Karnataka’s
the many advantages it offered to the                 engineering and machine tool industries. IMTMA acts      industrial ecosystem. How can
manufacturing industry.                               as a facilitator for Tumakuru Machine Tool Park (TMTP)   the state further its
IMTMA built a centre of excellence including the      in Karnataka. Many IMTMA member companies are            collaboration and increase
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in   setting up their establishments at the machine tool      partnership with industry
2007 as an international standard exhibition          park to produce high precision products.
                                                                                                               bodies?
infrastructure to support manufacturing, technology
companies and other industry segments. IMTMA
also moved its head office from Delhi to Bangalore
                                                      How do you envision the future                           Skill development is a primary initiative by the
in 2008 to be in a stronger position to meet the      of IMTMA in Karnataka?                                   Government of Karnataka to bridge the gap between
needs of its member companies.                                                                                 demand and supply of skilled manpower. Perhaps the
                                                      IMTMA will be looking forward to expand its horizons,    Government of Karnataka and IMTMA can join hands
Tell us about IMTMA’s various                         advocate members to produce new technologies             for technical training and skill up gradation, building

collaborations with the state                         which are useful for manufacturing in India. The
                                                      association will continue to work closely with the
                                                                                                               new skills and innovative thinking by making use of
                                                                                                               the IMTMA technology centre.

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Could you give us a brief on your                           be part of the ecosystem?
WOMEN                 professional journey in Karnataka?
                                                                                  In my opinion, a special seed funding for women led

LEADERSHIP
                      I have always been a ‘Bangalore Person’. After completing   startups will be helpful to create PoC which will increase
                      BE from UVCE, Bangalore, I joined IISc for my Master’s      their confidence to pitch. We should also promote
                      program in CSA where I got a strong foundation for          mentorship networks for women.

HUB
                      research and a liking for innovative work. As my dream
                      job was in R&D, I joined C-DAC to be part of the team       How do you think being a woman
                      which built India’s First Commercial Supercomputer          impacts your leadership style?
                      (PARAM). After 6 years, I joined Hewlett Packard to be
                      the first member of their Research group in India            I think a woman leader can be a good people’s person
                      working on cutting edge technology. After about 17 years    and encourage team work. Most women are good at
                      at HP Labs, I joined Xerox Research Centre to head the      multi-tasking which will be very handy for
                      Data Analytics Research Lab. In 2017, I started a health    entrepreneurship.
                      tech Bangalore-based startup called Niramai along with
                      3 of my colleagues.
                                                                                  Were there any important mentors
                                                                                  or influencers in your life that led
                      As a woman leader, what are the                             you to your current position?
                      state partnerships, policies and
                      programs you have found most                                I had excellent mentors at Hewlett Packard who were
                      useful?                                                     very focused on showing that ‘India can Innovate for the
                                                                                  world’. I would like to mention Subramanya Vempati and
                      I think Elevate100 is an excellent program. As one of the   Dinkar Sitaram. I also got very supportive managers
                      winners, it gave us good visibility and research seed       throughout my career.
                      funding. Secondly, Startup Karnataka provides
                      reimbursement of expenses towards filing patents,            What advice would you give a
                      which is very helpful in incentivizing startups to create   young woman starting out in her
                      intellectual property without worrying about cost of
                                                                                  career?
Ms Geetha Manjunath   doing so.

                                                                                  Be courageous and be confident. If you have the real
     CEO, Niramai     What are the steps we can take                              passion to solve a world’s problem, solution to challenges
                      up to encourage more women to                               will unravel itself.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS,

                                        Media Room
Launch of Koppal Toy Cluster
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa laid
the foundation for first of its kind
toy manufacturing cluster in the
country at Koppal. Minister for
Large and Medium Industries
Jagadish Shettar, ACS Gaurav
Gupta and Commissioner Gunjan
Krishna were present at the event
along with other dignitaries.
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Release of Industrial Policy Handbook

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Minister for Large and Medium
Industries Jagadish Shettar, ACS
Gaurav Gupta, Commissioner
Gunjan Krishna, KIADB CEO Dr                Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for all
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Scale Industries released the
Industrial Policy 2020-2025
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Ms Gunjan Krishna
                   Commissioner,
                   Dept of Industries and Commerce, GOK
                   Phone: +91 80 2238 6796
                   Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in

                   Mr H.M. Revanna Gowda
                   Managing Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra Ph:
                   91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232
                   Email : md@kumbangalore.com

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