Karnataka
Karnataka–and particularly its capital, Bengaluru–shot to prominence in the 1990s as the home of India’s burgeoning IT industry. While Bangalore now faces steeper competition for the title of India’s “Silicon Valley,” it is still one of the most important destinations for foreign and domestic investment in India. Coupled with the successful establishment of aerospace and biotech industries in the state, Karnataka has emerged as a top knowledge, research and innovation hub in Asia. However, periods of leading and lagging on reforms are the state’s main impediments to delivering on the development promises to its citizens.
State Policies
Solar Policy: Solar Policy (2014-2021)
Electric Mobility Policy: Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy (2017)
Industry Policy: Industrial Policy (2020-2025)
State Summary
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Size
74,051 sq. miles -
Population
61.1 million -
State GDP
$94.99 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
224
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Rajya Sabha Seats
12 -
Lok Sabha Seats
20 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Climate Change
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Karnataka increases its electricity tariff by $0.0006 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
Posted on April 13, 2022
Karnataka leads the Ministry of Power’s State Energy Efficiency Index, 2020
Posted on November 3, 2021
Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
Subsectors
Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Karnataka increases free electricity limit to 75 units from existing 40 units for poor SC/ST families
Posted on May 18, 2022
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issues draft Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)
Posted on May 12, 2022
Karnataka increases its electricity tariff by $0.0006 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
Posted on April 13, 2022
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Karnataka reaches 7885.57 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Karnataka achieves 5268.15 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
Recent Articles
Karnataka announces a new project aimed at increasing telehealth access by establishing 28 smart virtual clinics in Bengaluru
Posted on March 15, 2023
Karnataka offers incentives to encourage the capacity addition of medical oxygen within the state
Posted on July 21, 2021
Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Kerala announce lockdown measures in response to the spike in Covid-19 cases
Posted on May 12, 2021
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Ministry of Electronics & IT sanctions the creation of a new greenfield electronics hub in Dhanwad, Karnataka
Posted on March 29, 2023
Ministry Of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways provides in-principle approval to four floating jetty projects in Karnataka and in-principle approval to four floating jetty projects in Tamil Nadu
Posted on March 15, 2023
Karnataka approves the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2022
Posted on March 15, 2023
Karnataka approves its Karnataka Aerospace and Defence Policy 2022-27 that envisages attracting investments to the state worth $5.65 billion
Posted on August 17, 2022
Infrastructure and Governance
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Election Commission of India announces the dates for Karnataka assembly elections
Posted on April 5, 2023
Karnataka restructures the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission (KSPPC)
Posted on August 10, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Karnataka approves the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2022
Posted on March 15, 2023
Karnataka allows self-survey of private lands using the Swavalambi app without waiting for a licensed surveyor
Posted on April 27, 2022
Water & Sanitation
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Karnataka approves its Karnataka Water Policy 2022 with focus on conservation and regulating water usage
Posted on August 17, 2022