MeitY approves setting up electronics manufacturing cluster in Karnataka’s Dharwad district

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Thursday approved the setting up of an electronics manufacturing cluster project at Kotur and Belur industrial area in Karnataka’s Dharwad district.

In response to a question from ET, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, said, “We approved the electronics cluster yesterday, which (already) has (recieved) investment of Rs. 350 crore from several companies, and will create around 18,000 jobs. It will have economic activity worth Rs. 1,500 crore to Rs. 2,000 crore.”