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Area: (sq. kms)
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191791
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Population:
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44977201
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Capital:
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Bangalore
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Literacy: (per cent)
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55.98
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Principal languages:
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Kannada
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Districts:
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27
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Growth Rate: (per cent)
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20.69
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Density of population: (per sq. km)
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234
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Per Capita State Income at Current Prices (Rs.) (1990-91):
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5,555
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Index of Development of Infrastructure (1990-91)\ :
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99
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Urban Population: (per cent)
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30.92
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Major Minerals: High-grade iron ore,
cooper, manganese, chromite, china clay, lime stone, magnetite,
Gold.
Major Industries: Aircraft, Rail
coaches, telephone instruments, electronic & telecommunication
equipments, glass, batteries, electric motors, textiles, silk,
hosiery, porcelain, ceramic, sugar, capacitors, mining-metal,
tools, cement, motorcycles, fertilisers.
Major Crops: Rice, ragi, jowar, bajra,
maize, cardomom, apricot, safflower, coconut, cotton, groundnut,
chillies, castorseed, sugarcane, tobacco.
Installed Generating Capacity(1994-95)
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MW *
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Percent
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Hydro
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2,409
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71.3
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Thermal
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968
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28.3
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Nuclear
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-
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-
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Total
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3,377
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100
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* Excludes the multi-State Projects.
Infrastructure
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Energy requirement (Mn. Units)
1994-95
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23,280
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Energy availability
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19,280
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Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)
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(-) 4,000
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Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)%
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(-) 17.2
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Number of Bank Branches (March
1993)
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4,334
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Railway Route Per '000 Sq.Km.
of Area (1991-92)
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15.98
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Road Length Per '000 Sq.Km.of
Area (1987-88)
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659
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Industrial Incentive Schemes
- Investment subsidy @ 25% to 30%.
- Additional investment subsidy
to SC/STs, minorities and Ex-servicemen, women and physically
handicapped.
- One time option for sales tax
exemption or sales tax deferment for new units.
- Exemption from entry tax on raw
materials.
- Exemption from stamp duty to SSI
units.
- Subsidy for manufacture of pollution
control and effluent equipment.
- Incentive for utilisation of renewable
sources of energy/captive generation.
- Special package for industrial
infrastructure projects.
- Projects with more than Rs. 100
crore in fixed assets to get special incentive.
- Special incentive for auto industry.
- Enhanced thrust subsidy for sector
industries.
- Special concessions for export.
- Special assistance, incentives
and concessions for the information technology industry
Contact:
Principal Secretary Industries
Government of Karnataka
M S Building
Dr. B R Ambedkar Road
Bangalore - 560 002
Tel. 80-2252443
Fax 80-225987
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