Karnataka Single Window Committee Clears 147 Projects Worth ₹6,825.93 Crore, 131 Outside Bengaluru, Including OFB Tech ₹245 Crore Container Glass Plant
The State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) of Karnataka has approved 147 projects with total investments of ₹6,825.93 crore. The approvals were given at the committee’s 161st meeting, chaired by Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister MB Patil. The projects are expected to generate 18,600 jobs. Of the 147 projects, 131 will be located outside Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts. Districts including Chikkaballapura, Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Tumakuru and Ballari will receive projects in glass manufacturing, semiconductors, electronics, food processing and steel.
The approvals include 36 major projects of over ₹50 crore each, totalling ₹4,507.71 crore and 12,074 jobs. Another 108 new projects of ₹15 crore to ₹50 crore each total ₹2,238.37 crore and about 6,526 jobs. The committee also cleared additional investment proposals from three existing projects, amounting to ₹79.85 crore.
In Gowribidanur, Chikkaballapura district, OFB Tech Limited will set up a 250 tonnes-per-day container glass plant at ₹245 crore. UHP Technologies Private Limited will invest ₹200 crore in a semiconductor and solar cell equipment manufacturing unit. Interrni International Private Limited will invest ₹130 crore in an integrated facility for interiors, modular fit-outs and architectural facade systems.
In Mysuru district, FIEM Industries Limited will invest ₹183.06 crore in a facility for advanced lighting and electronic components at Kochanahalli. Arbee Biomarine Extracts Private Limited will invest ₹129.71 crore in an Omega-3 concentrates unit at Thandya. In Mandya district, Akshayakalpa Farms and Foods Private Limited will invest ₹165.24 crore in a greenfield integrated organic dairy and food processing unit at Bannenahalli, K.R. Pete taluk.
