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Karnataka’s Single Window Committee Gives Go-Ahead To 60 Industrial Projects Worth Almost Rupees 2,500 Crore
Swarajya Staff
May 02, 2022, 11:59 AM | Updated 02:49 PM IST
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In a boost to its industrialisation efforts, Karnataka government approved 60 projects worth Rs 2,465.94 crore on Saturday.
Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, Murugesh Nirani, who chaired the 131st State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) meeting cleared the industrial projects. This is expected to create job opportunities for over 8,575 people in the state.
This includes 10 large and medium size industrial projects with an investment of more than Rs 50 crore. With a total worth of Rs 1,552.33 crore, these projects will be able to provide employment to around 3,190 persons said a release.
Also, 49 new projects with investment of more than INR 15 crore and less than INR 50 crore were cleared. And these projects worth Rs 938.61 crore would generate jobs for 5,385 people in the state. One project worth Rs 5 crore investments was also approved.
In its previous meeting on 5 March, Nirani had cleared 48 industrial projects worth Rs 2,062.21 crore with employment potential for 6,393 people. This comes close on the heels of the clearance of industrial projects worth Rs 11,495.4 crore that are said to generate over 46,984 jobs during the 58th State High Level Clearance Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and vice chairmanship of Nirani on 18 April 2022.
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