GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital : Bangalore
Area : 191,791 Sq. Km.
Population : 44,977,201
Principal Languages : Kannada, Tamil, Urdu
Urbanization rate : 30.91%
Literacy rate : 56%
State Domestic Product : Rs. 318,930 mln. (1993-94,
At current prices)
Per Capita State Income : Rs. 6,809 (1993-94,
At current prices)
No. of Districts : 20
Cities : Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Hubli,
Belgaum.
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRESS IN POWER SECTOR
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Unit 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
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I. Installed Capacity
(Cumulative)
(a) Hydel
KEB Plants MW 220.60 220.60 220.60
KPC Plants MW 2162.80 2257.90 2286.19
(b) Thermal (KPC) MW 630.00 630.00 630.00
(c) Diesel (KEB) MW -- -- 127.92
Total MW 3013.40 3108.50 3264.71
II. Electricity Generation
(a) Hydel
KPC Generation MU 9935.00 9178.00 9766.00
KEB Generation MU 742.00 847.00 773.00
(b) Thermal (KPC) MU 2585.00 2732.00 3538.00
(c) Diesel (KEB) MU -- -- 308.00
Total MU 13262.00 12757.00 14385.00
III. Electricity Imported from
(a) Central Project MU 3021.00 3628.00 3270.00
(b) Other States MU 5.00 -- --
Total MU 3026.00 3628.00 3270.00
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Number of Bank Branches (1993-94) : 4,375
Deposits:
(a) Commercial (1993-94) : 138,720
(Rs. mln.)
(b) RRBs (Rs. mln.) : 4,670
Advances:
(a) Commercial (1993-94) : 111,790
(Rs. mln.)
(b) RRBs (Rs. mln.) : 5,550
Railway Route Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area : 15.8 Km.
Road Length Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area : 599 Km.
Airports : Bangalore, Belgaum,Mangalore
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
Industries : Air Craft, Rail, Coaches, Telephone Instruments, Elec-
tronic Equipments, Glass, Batteries, Electronic Motors,
Textiles, Silk, Hosiery por/pan/celain,Ceramic, Sugar,
Capacitors, Mining Metal, Tools, Cement, Motor Cycles,
Fertilisers.
Crops : Rice,Ragi, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Cardomom, Apricot, Sun-
flower, Coconut, Cotton, Groundnut,Chilies,Castor Seed,
Sugarcane, Tobacco.
Minerals : High grade Iron Ore, Copper, Manganese, Chromite, China
Clay, Limestone, Magnetite, Gold.
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF KARNATAKA (1980-81=100)
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1990-91 1991-92
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Mining 149.03 153.61
Manufacturing 262.53 279.31
Electricity 188.46 195.87
General Index 258.90 275.25
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INCENTIVES
- Thrust Sector - Enhanced Scale of subsidy.
- Industrial units making New Industrial Investments under expan-
sion/diversification/modernisation - Scale of Investment Subsidy.
- Additional subsidy to special categories of entrepreneurs.
- Subsidy towards development of Industrial Infrastructure.
- Incentives for installation of equipment for utilisation of rene-
wable sources of energy.
- Specified high-tech and non-polluting industries in tiny, small,
medium and large scale sectors permitted to be located within
developed areas.
- Industrial investments in the tiny/SSI/medium and large scale
sectors would be provided with the option of either Sales Tax
Exemption or Sales Tax Deferral.
- Special concessions for Export Oriented Industries including 100%
EOU.
- Industrial investment in tiny/SSI/Medium and Large Scale Sectors
to be provided with Sales Tax Exemption of Sales Tax Defferal.
- Salex Tax Concessions for thrust sector Industries.
Contact Address
THE MANAGER (Entrepreneurial Guidance)
Karnataka State Financial Corporation
25, M.G.Road Shankaranayana Building
Bangalore - 560 001.
Phone: 91 080 54 4857 (6 lines)
Fax : 91 080 26 8913
Telex: 0845-8169 & 2239
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