IT-ITeS Industry will continue to be developed beyond Bengaluru: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said the State government is taking further steps to push the IT-ITeS industry beyond its capital Bengaluru with the aim to strengthen the Sector and also to generate over 60 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities in the next five years.

He said Karnataka has been at the national forefront in harnessing the benefits of Biotechnology for the past two decades. One of the key goals of the State is to achieve 50% market share of the national bioeconomy target of USD 100 Billion by the year 2025 and necessary steps have already been taken.