Karnataka government has created a Working Group which has captains of Industry and Government officials to enable a conducive environment for investments.
R V Deshpande, Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries and Tourism announced that the group has been formed to share their suggestions on attracting investors and improving infrastructure in addition to strengthening Udyog Mitra – single window agency to clear projects.
The’Working Group’ comprise of have 18 industry representatives and 10 government department heads.
To further enhance speedy clearance of investment projects and handhold companies from different countries, the Udyog Mitra has also set up country-specific pavilions.
The structure of the ‘Working Group’ is as follows: Chairman – R V Deshpande.
Industry Representatives: Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD, Biocon, Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS, Sajjan Jindal, MD, Jindal Group, R,K. Tyagi, Former Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics, Apparao V Mallavarapu, Founder & MD, Centum Electronics, T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairperson, Manipal Global Education Services, Kishore Biyani, Founder, Future Group, G V Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman, GVK Group, R.K. Mishra, Founder Director, Centre for Smart Cities, Dinesh Hinduja, Executive Director, Gokaldas Exports, M. Laxminarayan, Country Manager and MD, Harman International, B.M. Jayashankar, Chairman & MD, Adarsh Developers, B.V. Naidu, Chairman, Sagitaur Venturers India, Sharad Sharma, CEO & Co Founder, iSPIRIT Foundation, Udayant Malhoutra, CEO & MD, Dynamatic Technologies, Omprakash Purnamalka, MD, Ultra Tech Cement, Naganand Doraswamy, President, TIE, Dinesh Malkani, President, Cisco India and Saarc.
Official Members: Karnataka Chief Secretary, ACS – Commerce and Industries, ACS & Development Commissioner, ACS – Labour Department, ACS – Urban Development Department, ACS – Energy, ACS – Tourism, Principal Secretary – Infrastructure Development Department, Principal Secretary- Finance, Principal Secretary – IT/BT, Commissioner for Industrial and Director of Industries and Commerce.
