Think Karnataka as partner in growth: Siddaramaiah at 'Invest Karnataka 2016' event

Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today urged the global investor community at 'Invest Karnataka 2016' to consider Karnataka as their partner for growth. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today urged the global investor community at 'Invest Karnataka 2016' to consider Karnataka as their partner for growth. Citing the Global Startup Eco-system Ranking Report 2015, Siddaramaiah pointed out that Bengaluru is the only Indian city to be ranked amongst the 20 Startup Eco-systems in the World. Addressing a galaxy of Indian businessmen and international delegates at the 'Invest Karnataka 2016' meet, Siddarmaiah said, "Karnataka is being put on a high growth trajectory. Our focus is to ensure economic growth for each and every person in the State. Our goal is to make our state highly prosperous. Our government is working towards propelling Karnataka to contribute to India's growth in a significant way." He claimed that ever since the Congress took over the office, Karnataka has received Foreign Direct Investment worth USD 5.2 Billion. "We rank as the state with the Second highest FDI in India. We have cleared more than 500 projects worth over USD 20 Billion. Our goal is to make Karnataka the growth engine of India," he added. The inauguration of the investors' meet saw the participation of Union ministers and business leaders including Tata Trust Chairman Ratan Tata, Infosys Co-Founder & Chairman N R Naryan Murthy, Walmart India CEO Kris Iyer, and several others. - MailToday