Government of India

Ministry of MSME

DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

MSME-Development Institute
(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India)
Rajaji Nagar Industrial Area, Bengaluru. - 560010
Ph: 91 080 23151581, 82, 83
Fax: 91 080 23144506
e-Mail: [email protected]
www.msmedibangalore.gov.in
BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT & ITS TALUKS

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 FOREWORD
The Micro, Small and, Medium Enterprises, Development Institute (earlier called
SISI), under Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Bangalore is one of the prime
organizations in Karnataka, engaged in the promotion and development of Industries in
the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. As a part of the promotional and
developmental activities, the Institute conducts studies on the Status and performance
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the State. The District profile is one such
report compiled and updated under District Industry Development Plan of the
Institute assigned by Office of the Development Commissioner (SSI), New Delhi. This
report contains the present status of economy, geographical information, statistical data
relating to MSME’s in each district, salient features of the progress of the different
sectors of the each district of Karnataka and performance of industries particularly in
Micro, Small and Medium industries.

I am happy to appreciate the efforts put in by all the officers and staff in
this institute especially Shri. Rajkumar, IES, Deputy Director (EI), Smt. Neethu. K.
Thomas, ISS, Assistant Director, Shri. D.Nataraja, Assistant Director (Stat),
Shri.K.M.Balajee, Assistant Director (EI), Shri. Rajendran.B, Assistant Director (Hosiery),
Shri. A. Shivakumar, Assistant Director (Mech), Smt. Sruthi G K, Assistant Director (EI),
Shri. R. Anbu Kumaran, Assistant Director (IMT) in collecting the latest information
available from different departments of Government of Karnataka and in bringing out
this Industrial Profile report. I would also like to thank all Joint Directors of District
Industry Centres, Senior Officers of Statistics Division of Govt. of Karnataka, Director of
Industries and Commerce, for their valuable inputs during the preparation of this
document. I sincerely hope that this report will be useful to all concerned with the
development of Industries. It is needless to state that this document will serve as a
valuable guide to the prospective entrepreneurs who are desirous of setting up of
industries/enterprises in the state.

BANGALORE (S.N.RANGA PRASAD)

15.06.2016 Director

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 Table of Contents
Page
S. No. Topic
No.

1. Introduction & General Characteristics of the District 6

1.1 Location & Geographical Area 6

1.2 Topography 6

1.3 Availability of Minerals. 6

1.4 Forest 6

1.5 Administrative set up 6

1.6 Infrastructure 7
2. District at a glance 8-9

2.1.1 Existing Status of Industrial Estates in the District 10

2.1.2 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District 10

3. Industrial Scenario Of the district 11

3.1 Industry at a Glance 11

3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 11

3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units In The District 12

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 12

3.5 Major Exportable Item 13

3.6 Growth Trend 13

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 13

3.8.1 List of the units in the district and near by Area 13

3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 13

3.9.1 Service Enterprises 13

3.9.2 Potentials areas for service industry 13

3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 14

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 15

4.1 MSE CDP Clusters 16

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 16

4.1.2 Service Sector 16

5 Steps to set up MSMEs 17-18

6. Additional information if any 18-22

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 Industrial Profile of Bangalore Urban District

1. Introduction & General Characteristics of the District :

 Bengaluru is the Capital city of Karnataka Country’s leading IT exporter.
 It is the 4th largest technological hub in the world and largest in Asia.
 World Economic Forum identified Bengaluru as the Innovation Cluster.
 Fastest growing major metropolis in the countrywith an economic growth of 10.3%
 Located on Deccan Plateau in the South Easternpart of Karnataka
 Spread across four Talukas namely Bengaluru North, Bengaluru East, Bengaluru South and
Anekal.
 Possesses world class infrastructure in housing, education & research.
 Bengaluru is teeming with restaurants, clubs, pubs, health spas, amusement parks,
supermarkets, theatres, cinemas, shopping malls, discotheques and other necessities of a
modern-day metropolitan lifestyle.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area. :

Located on Deccan Plateau in the South Eastern part of Karnataka. Located at 12° 39' to
13° 18' North Latitude 77° 22‘ to 77° 52' East Longitude.

1.2 Topography:

Temperature 37˚ C (Max.) 6˚ C (Min.)

Average Rainfall 831 mm
Rivers Arkavati, kanva and Dakshina Pinakini
Area 2208 sq km
Population 95,88,910 (As per 2011 census)

1.3 Availability of Minerals.- PRODUCTION OF MINERAL :

S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones
2010-2011
MAJOR MINERAL
1. -Nil- -Nil-
MINOR
1. Felspar 1400

SOURCE : DEPT. OF MINES & GEOLOGY.,

1.4 FOREST : The district has a forest cover of 5055 Hectres.

1.5 Administrative set up. Spread across four Talukas namely Bengaluru North,
Bengaluru East, Bengaluru South and Anekal.

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1.6 Infrastructure and Resources

 Land Bank of 2,321 Acres.

 Out of 35 SEZ notified in Karnataka under the SEZ ACT, 2005, 14 are present in the district
with an investment of US $ 1.65 billion (INR 7937 Crores).
 Dhabol – Bengaluru Gas Pipeline being implemented by GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd) -
fivepower projects proposed along the pipeline will facilitate industries, will also enable city
gas distribution in Bengaluru and Tier II cities.
 Proposed multi storied vehicle parking at 10 important traffic routes in Bengaluru with an
investment of US $ 20.83 million (INR 1,00 Crores).
 Service Facilities: 188 Urban Cooperative Banks, 325 Post Offices & 170 Telephone
Exchanges with 917,290 connections and 28 Telegraph offices.
 The Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor has proposed a Pharmaceutical & Bio-Tech
zone covering Bengaluru Urban District.
 Bengaluru ranks the highest in India in the implementation and value of PPP projects.
 Bengaluru Metro (Namma Metro) - Mass Rapid Transit System for the city of Bengaluru.
Total -137 Km till 2017.
 A prestigious Government Tool Room Training Centre (GTTC) was established with the
assistance of Dutch Government at Industrial Estate Rajajinagar.
 An exclusive garment complex has been established at Rajajinagar Industrial Estate.
 Multi-storied complexes at Electronic City industrial estate Bommasandra.
 ISI Complex at peenya established to test and certify the product manufactured by SSI
units.
 Multi-storied complexes with flatted factory accommodation established in each of the
three stages of Industrial Estate Peenya.
 Joint Venture: MOU is signed with M/s Karnataka State Industrial Investment Development
Corporation to construct Information Technology and Bio-technology park in Rajajinagar
Industrial Estate at a cost of INR.37 Crores. The construction is in progress.
 Wheel & Axel industry, with highest production unit in Asia.

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2. District at a glance:
S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics
1 Geographical features
(A) Geographical Data
i) Latitude 12° 39' to 13° 18'
ii) Longitude 77° 22‘ to 77° 52'
iii) Geographical Area Hectares
(B) Administrative Units 217410
i) Sub divisions 2
ii) Tehsils 4
iii) Sub-Tehsil 6
iv) Patwar Circle 17
v) Panchayat Simitis -
vi)Nagar nigam 1
vii) Nagar Palika 19
viii) Gram Panchayats 86
xi) Revenue villages 699
x) Assembly Area 11
2. Population (As per Census 2011)
(A) Sex-wise
i) Male 2011 Nos 50,25,498
ii) Female 2011 Nos 45,63,412
(B) Rural Population 2011 8,68,971
3. Agriculture
A. Land utilization
i) Total Area Hectare 217410
ii) Forest cover “ 5055
iii) Non Agriculture Land “ 115436
v) cultivable Barren land “ 4911
4. Forest
(i) Forest Ha. 5055
5. Livestock & Poultry
A. Cattle
i) Cows Nos. 127439
ii) Buffaloes Nos. 11254
B. Other livestock
i) Goats Nos. 41097
ii) Pigs Nos. 4522
iii) Dogs & Bitches Nos. 124163
iv) Railways
i) Length of rail line Kms 148
V) Roads
(a) National Highway Kms 147
(b) State Highway Kms 91.30
(c) Main District Highway Kms 682.09

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(d) Other district & Rural Kms 1421.35
Roads
(e) Rural road/ Agriculture Kms INCL.IN ITEM (D)
Marketing Board Roads
(f) Kachacha Road Kms 935.18
(VI) Communication
(a) Telephone connection 872095
(b) Post offices Nos. 251
(c) Telephone center Nos. 183
(d )Density of Telephone Nos./1000 -
person
(e) Density of Telephone No. per KM. -
(f) PCO Rural No. -
(g) PCO STD No. -
(h) Mobile No. 1033365
(VII) Public Health
(a) Allopathic Hospital No. 9
(b) Beds in Allopathic No. 1790
hospitals
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital No. 6
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic No. 396
hospitals
(e) Unani hospitals No. -
(f) Community health No. 3
centers
(g) Primary health centers No. 75
(h) Dispensaries -
(i) Sub Health Centers No. 15
(j) Private hospitals No. 195
No.
(VIII) Banking commercial
(a) Commercial Bank Nos. 793
(b) rural Bank Products Nos. 16
(c) Co-Operative bank Nos. 136
products
(d) PLDB Branches Nos. 3
(IX) Education
(a) Primary school Nos. 1030
(b) Middle schools Nos. 3099
(c) Secondary & senior Nos. 2031
secondary schools
(d) Colleges Nos. 545
(e) Technical University Nos. 26(Medical)+
73(Engg)
Source : Source : Directorate of Economics and Statistics

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2.1.1 Existing Status of Industrial Estates in the District :

S Name of the Numbers Numbers Numbers No. of

Estate units in

Land Developed
No

Land acquired
Formed Allotted vacant

(In Hectare)

(In Hectare)

rate per Sqm

Prevailing
. production

Sheds/

Sheds/
Sheds/
Sheds/

Plot s
Plot s

Plots

flats
Plots

flats
flats

flat
1 Jigani-I 18.05 18.05 4250 88 100 88 97 0 3 0 52
2 Jigani-II 16.05 16.05 4680 73 4 73 4 0 0 0 27
3 Dyavas andra 30.00 30.00 15300 19 170 18 170 1 0 0 153
4 NEF 15.16 15.16 12090 20 54 20 54 0 0 0 74
5 Rajajinagar 37.00 37.00 32230 9 277 9 277 0 0 0 112
6 Electronic city 10.00 10.00 11290 9 126 9 117 0 9 0 55
7 Veerasandra 1 14.33 14.33 8710 2 104 2 104 0 0 0 81
8 Veerrasandra II 10.00 10.00 8710 46 15 45 15 1 0 0 37
9 Bomma Sandra I 25.00 25.00 8710 8 101 8 101 0 0 0 105
10 Bomma Sandra II 10.00 10.00 8710 58 15 58 15 0 0 0 61
11 HAL 2.34 2.34 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
187.93 187.93 114680 342 966 340 954 2 12 0 757

Source : KSSIDC - Bangalore

2.1.2 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District :

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3 Industrial Scenario :

3.1 Industry at a Glance

Sr Head Unit Particulars

No (As on 31.03.2016)

1 REGISTERED MSME Nos. 91312

2 LARGE INDUSTRIAL UNIT Nos. NA

3 EMPLOYEMENT IN MSME Nos. 920299
4 NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA Nos. 16

5 No. of Industrial Estate Nos. 11

6 No. of Industrial Parks Nos. --

7 Total investments in MSMEs In lakhs 4484688

3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED

YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT
REGISTERED (lakh Rs.)
UNITS
Upto2006-07 55539 43262 3807664
2007-08 2652 49967 45280
2008-09 2373 56324 71672
2009-10 2767 58469 73290
2010-11 3696 45116 53119
2011-12 4478 48288 70335
2012-13 7130 78430 111941
2013-14 7526 72267 122834
2014-15 8031 70039 115943
2015-16 1483 8771 12610
Source: DIC

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 3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND
ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT

NIC TYPE OF NUMBER INVESTMENT EMPLOYMENT

CODE INDUSTRY OF UNITS (Lakh Rs.)
20 Agro based 84 1190.65 764
22 Soda water - - -
23 Cotton textile 804 3527.96 4052
24. Woolen, silk & artificial Thread - - -
based clothes.
25. Jute & jute based - - -
26. Ready-made garments & 600 8796.97 13183
embroidery
27. Wood/wooden based furniture 40 220.85 314
28. Paper & Paper products 64 805.23 766
29. Leather based 22 1155.48 2231
31. Chemical/Chemical based 283 3603.83 2527
30. Rubber, Plastic & petro based 185 2562.49 1626
32. Mineral based - - -
33. Metal based (Steel Fab.) 87 856.05 735
35. Engineering units
36. Electrical machinery and 1955 30295.53 19489
transport equipment
97. Repairing & servicing 8 114.08 122
01. Others 217 4772.28 2767
Kachori Making - - -
Source: www.karnatakaindustry.gov.in (As on 31.03.2016)

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings :

 Base of leading manufacturing companies such as Larson &Tubro , Kirloskar,

General Motors , General Engineering , Volvo, INTEL, SAP Labs, Huawei technologies
& Toyota Kirloskar

 Engineering industries such as National Aerospace Laboratories, BHEL, Indian

Telephone Industries, BEML, BEL & HMT are headquartered in Bengaluru along with
Wheel and Axle plant .

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3.5 Major Exportable Items :

 IT , IT related Products, Software, Readymade Garments, Agarbattis, Gem & Jewellery

, Machine Tools, Light ngineering ,Electronic Goods .

3.6 Growth Trend :

 The major industrial products included - Software Technology Park, IT/ITES,
Telecom, Plastic Furnitures, Service Health care centre, Metal Slitting, Village Heritage
Park, IT Park, Critical Reactors for Nuclear Power Plants, Automobile
Engineering, Software Development, Hospital Research, Zinc Plating, Cold Storage &
Transportation, Steam Turbines, Active pharmaceutical Ingredients and Aerospace
Components, Logistics & Warehousing, Gem & jewellery, Integrated Circuits & Designs
in modular units.

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry :

 Software Technology Park, IT/ITES, Automobile Engineering, Software Development,

Aerospace Components.

3.8.1 List of the units in Bengaluru Urban & Near By Area

National Aerospace Laboratories, BHEL,Indian Telephone Industries,BEML,BEL,HMT,Wheel

and Axle plant , L&T,Kirloskar, GM, GE, Volvo,Intel,SAP Labs,Huawei technologies,Toyota
Kirloskar

3.8.2 Major Exportable Items :

IT , IT related Products, Software, Readymade Garments, Agarbattis, Jewellery

Machine Tools, Light ngineering ,Electronic Goods .

3.9.1 Service Enterprises :

3.9.2 Potentials areas for service industry :

 K n ow ledge B ased I n du st ries
 Research & Development Centers
 Knowledge City.
 Private Universities

IT & IT related:

• Information Technology
• Cloud Computing Infrastructure
• IT/ITES
• IT Hardware and component manufacturing
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Training and Education Centers

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3.10 Potential for new MSMEs :

The major industrial products included - Software Technology Park, IT/ITES,

Telecom, Plastic Furnitures, Service Health care centre, Metal Slitting, Village Heritage Park, IT
Park, Critical Reactors for Nuclear Power Plants, Automobile Engineering, Software
Development, Hospital Research, Zinc Plating, Cold Storage & Transportation, Steam Turbines,
Active pharmaceutical Ingredients and Aerospace Components, Logistics & Warehousing.

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4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise :

 World Economic Forum identified Bengaluru as the Innovation Cluster.

 Business Week placed Bengaluru among the 'Global Hot Spots of the 21st Century
 4th Largest technology cluster in the world.
 Bengaluru is also known as silicon valley and Technology base in Asia.
 Bangalore is One of the pioneers in the concept of industrial clusters with
established Industrial clusters like Whitefield, Electronics City, Peenya etc.
 Peenya is the largest industrial cluster in Asia.
 IT firms in Bengaluru employ about 35% of India's pool of 1 million IT
professionals and account for the highest IT-related exports in the country.
 Bengaluru is the home to the biggest bio cluster in India with
137Biotechnology companies, making it 40% of the total 340 such units in the
country. Home to the biggest bio cluster in the Electronic City.
 Total 87 nos. of Fortune MNCs, 2084 nos. of IT Companies and 195 BT
companies are there in Karnataka.
 Peninsular Gneissic Complex (PGC) is the most dominant rock unit in the area and
includes granites, gneisses and migmatites, while the soils of Bengaluru consist of red
laterite and red fine loamy to clayey soils.
 Upcoming ‘Silk City’ with an investment of US $ 14.5 million (INR 70 Crores) in
north Bengaluru region

MSME Clusters:
Agarbatti, Rugs & Duries, Wood Carving, Shopping bag/ fancy Items, Toyes and
Decoration pieces, Brass and Copper Art Ware, Dolls from pulp, Jewellery,Metalware Grass,
Leaf, Reed & Fibre, Earthier ware/pottery, Embroidery by hand, Printing of cloth by hand
Printing of cloth by hand, Toyes and decoration Pieces, Wood Furniture & Fixtures, Textile
Handlooms .

Artisan Clusters :
Machine Tools, Power loom , Electronic Goods , Readymade Garments
engineering , Leather Products .

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4.1 MSE-CDP CLUSTERS :

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector

a. ELICA Cluster Bangalore: Electronic city association Bangalore, Common Facility centre
building is been completed and Machinery purchase are under progress.

ELICA Total project cost SPV GOI GOK Contribution

cluster Rs. 14.4102 cr contribution Contribution Rs. 2.16cr
Bangalore Rs. 2.16cr Rs. 10.08cr

Name of the Cluster: ELCIA Cluster, Bangalore

1 Principal products manufactured Electronics Home and Industry

Appliances
2 Name of the SPV Electronics City Industries
Association (ELCIA)
3 No.of functional units in the cluster 60
4 Turnover of the cluster Rs. 275 Cr
5 Value of exports from the cluster Rs. 60 Cr
6 Employment in cluster 3000 (Direct) 15000 (Indirect)
7 Average investment in plant & Rs. 20 Lakh to Rs. 2 Cr
machinery
8 Major issues / requirement Lack of Value addition &
Innovation, Lack of R&D lab, Lack
of Testing facility

9 Presence of capable institutions IISc, Bangalore

10 Thrust areas Electronic Product

11 Problems & constraints Lack of Value addition &
Innovation, Lack of R&D lab, Lack
of Testing facility

b. Electronic System Design CLIK cluster Bangalore: Submitted DSR and process of
identifying the land.

4.1.2 S e r v i c e Sector

Knowledge Based Industries

Research & Development Centers, Knowledge City, Private Universities. There is good scope
for clusters in Bangalore. But no clusters are developed.

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 5. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs
Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance to the entrepreneurs.

S.No. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

1. Registration of MSMEs Online Registration. www.udyogaadhaar.gov.in

Director, MSME-Development Institute

Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate,
West of Chord Road, Bangalore. 560010  Phone : 080-23151581/82/83
 e-mail: [email protected] www.msmedibangalore.gov.in
2. Identification of Project MSME-Development Institute
Profiles, Techno-economic and Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,
Managerial consultancy Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate, West of Chord Road, Bangalore. 560010
 Phone : 080-23151581/82/83  e-mail: [email protected]
Services , Market survey and
www. msmedibangalore.gov.in
economic survey reports.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Adviser
Technical Consultancy Services Organisation of Karnataka
th
(A Govt. of Karnataka Organisation) 4 Floor, Basava Bhavan,
Basaveshwara Circle, Bangalore 560 001.
 Phone : 080-22266134/2226152/41512382
 e-mail: [email protected] www. tecsok.com
3. Industrial Land Chief Exceutive Officer & Executive Member
Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB)
4th & 5th Floor, East Wing, Khanija Bhavan, Race Course Road,
Bangalore. – 560001  Phone : 080-22265383/22267900
 e-mail: [email protected] www.kiadb.in
4. Industrial Shed Chairman
Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation
Limited., (KSSIDC), Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate, West of Chord Road,
Bangalore. 560010  Phone : 080-23407011 www.kssidc.kar.nic.in
5. Financial Assistance All Nationalized Banks

Managing Director
Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC)
No. 1/1, Thimmaiah Road, Bangalore. 560052,  Phone : 080-2263322
 e-mail: [email protected] www.ksfc.in
6. For Raw Materials under Govt. Chairman
Supply Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation
Limited., (KSSIDC)
Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate, West of Chord Road, Bangalore. 560010
 Phone : 080-23407011 www.kssidc.kar.nic.in

General Manager
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
No. 25, First Main Road, KSSIDC Industrial Estate, 6 th Block, Rajaji Nagar,
Bangalore. 560010  Phone : 080-23109059/23307791/23147858
 e-mail: [email protected] www.nsic.co.in
7. Plant & Machinery under General Manager
hire/purchase basis National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
No. 25, First Main Road, KSSIDC Industrial Estate, 6 th Block,
Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore. 560010
 Phone : 080-23109059/23307791/23147858
 e-mail: [email protected] www.nsic.co.in
8. Power / Electricity Bangalore Electrical Supply Corporation, BESCOM
H.O. Bangalore

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9. Technical Know-How Managing Director
Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation (KCTU)
4th Floor, Basava Bhavan, Basaveswara Circle, Bangalore - 560001
 Phone : 080-22250722  e-mail: [email protected]
 e-mail: [email protected] www.kctu.kar.nic.in
10. Quality & Standard Scientist ‘F’ & Head
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Peenya Industrial Estate, 1 st Stage, Tumkur Road, Bangalore-560058
 Phone : 080-28394955/283949656  e-mail: [email protected]
www.bis.org.in
11. Marketing & Export Assistance Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC)
III Floor, ‘A’ Block, BMTC Complex, Shantinagar, Double Road,
Bangalore -560027.  Phone 080-22230853 / 22210633 / 22534444
 e-mail: [email protected] www.vtpckarnataka.gov.in

Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC)

Sub-Regional Office, 2nd Floor, Vinayaka Complex,
44/45 Residency Road Cross, Bangalore- 560025
 Phone : 080-25581396/25588619  e-mail: [email protected]
www.eepcindia.com

EXIM Bank India

Ramanashree Arcade, Floor 4, 18 M G Road, Bangalore.
 Phone : 080-25585755
 e-mail: [email protected] www.eximbankindia.in
12. Other Promotional Agencies Managing Director
Karnataka Udyog Mitra
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),
No.49, Race Course Road, Bangalore – 560 001
 Phone : 080-22282392/2228 5659/2238 1232/2228 6632
 e-mail: [email protected] www.kum.karnataka.gov.in

6. Any other important additional information of the district:

Bengaluru - IT & BT Capital :

 Bengaluru.. the name is synonymous to Silicon Valley of India, IT Hub of Asia

and IT Capital of India. The journey started in 1992 when country’s first satellite
earth station was set up in the city for high speed communication services to
facilitate software exports . At present, Indian Software exports is likely to
grow by 10.77% & expected to exceed US $ 54.41 billion in volume.
Bengaluru is contributing approximately 36% of the total exports.

 Highest contributor to the state economy with 33.8% contribution to

GDDP (2008-2009).2180 companies in Software Technology Parks of India,
Bengaluru, 2156 IT Companies are there.87 SEI CMM Level -5 IT companies in
the world and there are 63 in India; out of which more than 50% are in
Bengaluru.

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  Bengaluru Biotech Park- Spread over 100 acres with World-Class
Infrastructure, State-of-the art Biotech Incubators, Common Facilities Centre
and Digital DNA Park 196 Bio technology factories are there.

 Out of 30 top BT Schools in India, 20 are in Bengaluru Home to the biggest bio
cluster in the Electronic City Engineering.

 Bengaluru - the main expo hubs of the country and hosts IMTEX, the largest
machine tool trade fair in South Asia.

 Home to industrial Icons like – Toyota, Bosch, L&T, Kirloskar, Escorts Ltd
(Automotive Division), Saginaw India, Avasaralu Automotions and Omax Autos
Limited.

 Airbus Industries has located its Airbus Engineering Centre at Bengaluru.

Delphi Automotive Systems Pvt. Ltd. has expanded its technical centre in
Bengaluru with an investment of US $ 25 million.

 Aerospace : Aerospace SEZ in 250 acres of land near Bengaluru International

Airport.

 India’s first private aircraft factory Hindustan Aircraft Ltd. began its
operations in Bengaluru. Also, 4 out of 9 R&D centres of HAL are in
Bengaluru.

 Internationally renowned institutions like HAL, DRDO, ISRO, ADA, NAL,

IISC, Antrix are based in Bengaluru.
 Bengaluru is the headquarters of ISRO & DRDO, also DRDO has 5 aeronautic
centers in Bengaluru.
 Presence of renowned industrial icons - AirWorks India Engineering and
QUEST Global.

Knowledge Based Industries :

 Microsoft Research India is planning to open its 2nd R&D centre in Bengaluru.
The Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), the country's first university
exclusively focused on urban affairs to be based at Bengaluru with a proposed
investment of US $ 52.08 mn.
 Philips Innovation Campus in Bengaluru involved extensively in designing
innovative engineering, healthcare and consumer lifestyle solutions
 IBM, present in India since 1992, has one of its 10 global innovation centers in
Bengaluru
 GE Healthcare, Bengaluru is GE’s innovation centre providing innovative
solutions for healthcare industry

Agri and Food Processing :

 Flower Auction Centre & International Flower Auction Board is in
operation at Bengaluru for promotion of exports of flowers from the state

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  Hub for floriculture industries and accounts for 70% of all rose exports from
India.
 HOPCOMS, a co-operative society for marketing of Horticulture produce, handles
a quantity of approximately 100 metric tonnes per day in Bengaluru.

 District agriculture training centre located at R.K Shala, Anekal Taluk

 Around 10 % of the total MSME units in the district are engaged in Agri and Food
Processing
Economy & Industry Profile

Economy Profile

 Medical Hub due to the presence of World’s largest ‘healing center’ and
‘telemedicine center”

 Upcoming ‘Silk City’ with an investment of US $ 14.5 million (INR 70

Crores) in north Bengaluru region
 Business Week placed Bengaluru among the 'Global Hot Spots of the 21st Century‘
 Bengaluru is also known as silicon valley and Technology base in Asia.

 Major crops grown - Paddy, Ragi, Maize, Horse gram and oil seeds. Anekal
Taluk is called as Ragi Bowl in the State. The horticultural crops like Banana,
Grapes, Papaya, Mango sapota, Pomegranate Commercial plantation – Coconut and
also Rose crop

Tourism :

 Bull Temple - Magnificent pilgrimage of Nandi (the sacred bull as per Hindu
mythology) 15 feet tall and over 20 feet long.

 Bannerghatta National Park - Rich natural zoological reserve with white tigers
& lions. Also hosts first butterfly park in India.

 Bengaluru Palace - A minor replica of the Windsor Castle in England. Lalbagh

botanical garden - Well known botanical garden spread over 240 acres ;
 commissioned by the ruler of Mysore, Hyder Ali and home to over 1000 species of
flora

 Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum - famous for its

interactive exhibits. Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace - Beautiful two-storey ornate
wooden structure with exquisitely carved pillars, arches and balconies; built in 1791
and was Tipu Sultan's summer retreat

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