Industrial Investment: Karnataka Remains in Top with Rs 1.41 lakh Cr Investment in 2017

Bengaluru: Performance of Karnataka state in industrial investment has moved up in this year also and helped the state to remain in the top position for second consecutive year until June 2017 with an investment of Rs 1.41 lakh crore, said Karnataka State Minister for Industry RV Deshpande speaking to media persons in Bengaluru here on Wednesday.

According to the data released by the Union Government’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Karnataka topped in the list of states with an investment of Rs 1.54 lakh crore last year after obtaining 11th rank in 2013 followed by 5th rank in 2014 and 4th position in 2015, minister added.