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Karnataka’s IT exports are expected to transverse ₹5.50 lakh crore successful 2025–26, IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge told the Legislative Assembly connected Wednesday.
Responding to a question from Vedavyas Kamath of the BJP, Mr. Kharge said the State’s IT/BT exports were ₹3.55 lakh crore successful 2022–23, ₹4.09 lakh crore successful 2023–24, and ₹4.58 lakh crore successful 2024–25. “I americium 100% assured that this twelvemonth we volition transverse ₹5.5 lakh crore successful exports,” helium said.
Of the projected ₹5.5 lakh crore exports, Mysuru contributes astir ₹3,000 crore, portion Mangaluru and Udupi unneurotic lend astir ₹3,500 crore, helium said.
GSDP of districts
By contributing 5.4% to the State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP), Dakshina Kannada territory ranks 2nd successful the State and has the imaginable to adhd different 2% to the GSDP, Mr. Kharge said.
Bengaluru Urban territory topped the database with a publication of 39.9% to the GSDP. Kalaburagi and Bengaluru Rural districts lend 1.9% each to the GSDP, helium said portion replying to Mr. Kamath’s question connected IT services exports and the start-up ecosystem successful the coastal region.
Mr. Kharge clarified that helium had ne'er said that Mangaluru lacked imaginable for growth. “The portion has immense imaginable if section leaders make the close climate. We tin accelerate the section economy,” helium said.
Mr. Kamath said that contempt challenges, the coastal portion stands adjacent lone to Bengaluru successful economical publication and sought the Minister’s effect connected the comparatively debased publication from districts specified arsenic Kalaburagi, which person little GDP levels.
The Minister explained climatic and geographical factors for maturation of antithetic sectors successful antithetic parts of the State.
Agriculture college
Replying to Kiran Kumar Kodgi of the BJP, Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said the authorities would instrumentality a determination connected upgrading the agriculture diploma assemblage astatine Brahmavara successful Udupi territory into an Agricultural Science College based connected the recommendations of an adept committee.
The diploma assemblage is attached to the Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga.
V. Sunil Kumar (BJP) said the diploma assemblage already has the required infrastructure specified arsenic onshore and laboratories, and the authorities lone needs to supply module to upgrade it into a full-fledged college.
