Belagavi, the next industry hub

NT Correspondent

Belagavi: The government aims to develop industries in the Belagavi region by promoting an ecosystem supportive of the growth of industries as well as entrepreneurship, Minister for IT/BT and S&T, Dr C.N. Ashwath Narayana, said on Wednesday.

In his presidential remarks at the ‘CEOs Conclave’ organised by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as part of the ‘Beyond Bengaluru’ initiative, he said the state plans to become a 400 billion dollar digital economy in the next 5 years through the development of ‘Beyond Bengaluru’ clusters in several places including the Hubballi region.

“Being an entrepreneurial and educational hub, Belagavi is also blessed with a good climate. This will boost industrial growth. The VTU of Belagavi will be developed as an anchor institute on par with IISc and IIT and an action plan to make it a reality has been prepared,” he told.

The Minister who also holds the Higher Education portfolio said, “The National Education Policy (NEP-2020) envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be implemented from the pre-nursery levels.”