Disturbances from Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be quick and brand-new tasks will emerge, Karnataka’s IT and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge has actually stated, highlighting the state’s massive reskilling efforts are underway to prepare skill for new-age innovations.
In an interview with PTI, Kharge asserted that Karnataka keeps a comfy lead over others in innovation, with strong information and efficiency vectors backing its position.
The state motivates development and partnership, guaranteeing “that any entrepreneur or corporation who dreams of making it big globally, starts from Karnataka”he kept in mind.
On the problem of interruptions due to AI, the minister stated, Nipuna Karnataka, the state’s massive reskilling and upskilling effort, focuses on securing and future-proofing its skill swimming pool.
“While there might be certain job losses, new jobs will be created…And that is why we need a massive reskilling and upskilling programme. So, there will be disruption, but the disruption will be for a brief while, until we are able to reskill and upskill people,” he stated.
Nipuna Karnataka is a Rs 300 crore reskilling effort, industry-driven and industry-focused, with enthusiastic targets to train skill at scale, he included.
In the coming fiscal year, the state federal government intends to ability people in essential locations, like expert system, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and other innovations, in line with the worldwide tech needs.
“We intend to scale over 5,00,000 people in the coming financial year, in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and anything that the industry might need. So, we are closely talking to them through our skill council for emerging technologies, taking their feedback, taking their curriculum, and seeing how we can ensure that we give the most affordable and most talented human resources for them.
“And this program is simply not accommodating the regional environment, we are dealing with the international community likewise,” Kharge noted.
He said Karnataka retains its lead over others, and data ranging from IT exports to startups and GCCs play, underscores its competitive strengths.
“We are far ahead of the curve when it concerns our neighbours or neighbouring states. While we like competitors, we are not scared of it. It likewise assists us bring up our socks,” he said.
As many as 20,000 startups are registered with the state government, he said, adding that of 110 unicorns, more than 45 are from Bengaluru.
“We contribute 21 percent of the nationwide bioeconomy, and 65 percent of defence electronic devices producing occurs in Karnataka. And GCCs, we have near to over 800 GCCs and their systems, amounting to about 1,500,” Kharge said.
The same trend is evident in office space demand, real estate leasing, and GCC momentum.
“In 2015, we demolished near around 47 percent of the whole nation’s property for GCCs. This year, simply in the last 6 months, 13.1 million square feet has actually been offered just for GCCs. Where is the competitors? I do not see that,” Kharge said.
The minister emphasised that the state’s policies are backed by strong, actionable outcomes like the recent Quantum Roadmap.
“We are simply not revealing simple policies for the sake of revealing them. When we keep the Karnataka quantum roadmap in front, individuals think us … That is since over the years, we have actually handled to develop a strong structure of abilities.
“We have topped that with incubators, and we have topped up with centres of excellence across sectors. So, I run more than 25 centres of excellence from agritech to space tech. And through these, we are innovating and inventing. On top of that, we have put budgets. On top of that, we put policies,” Kharge stated.
Released on August 3, 2025
