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Bengaluru, (DHNS): About 5.79 lakh jobs are in the pipeline in the state of Karnataka in the next six months, according to Minister for Medium and Heavy Industries R V Deshpande.
Karnataka has generated 13.91 lakh jobs in the last four years. The government has set target of creating 15 lakh jobs by 2019, he said.
Between 2013-14 and 2017-18, Karnataka has generated 12.03 lakh jobs in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector and 1.88 lakh jobs in the large industries sector, he said at the inauguration of India Today State of States (SoS) Conclave.
“Job creation is the government’s priority and labour reforms are now underway by amalgamating 44 central laws into just four labour codes is an important step in ensuring this,” he added.
Deshpande also said that with the aim of ‘Building a Better Ballari’ development projects worth Rs 1,062 crore, set to benefit over 2 lakh citizens have been announced.
“Recently, the State High-level Clearance Committee cleared four projects with an investment outlay of Rs 3,596 crore which is said to create employment for 3,842 persons. The investments are in the automobile, textile, chemical and service sector,” he said.
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