Bengaluru: Karnataka aims to create 25,000 startups, 10,000 of which will be outside Bengaluru, as per the state government’s startup policy, which was approved by the Cabinet on Thursday.

Addressing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil said: “The Cabinet has approved the Karnataka Startup Policy (2025-30), which will cost Rs 518.27 crore in a span of five years. As per this scheme, Karnataka intends to establish up to 25,000 startups, of which 10,000 will be outside the Bengaluru cluster.”

The startups are expected to focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing and other deep tech domains.

According to a note by the IT/BT Department, India has the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, with 1.59 la

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