FII delegates meet CM, MB Patil on Foxconn plans for Rs 8,800 crore investment


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Bengaluru, Jul 17: Foxconn Chief Executive Officer Brand Cheng and other senior executives of Korean FII Company called on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Industry Minister MB Patil on Monday regarding the company’s plans for setting up a supplementary plant at the reputed I-Phone-maker’s Devanahalli unit.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah State owns an ecosystem to enable the growth of industries and said the State has coordination between academia and Industries.

Assuring full support, the chief minister said the government would take the initiative to make available human resources with the required skill sets.

Industry Minister MB Patil stated that the government would extend all cooperation for the proposed projects
He said that the government was ready to consider other proposals of the company such as setting up a semiconductor manufacturing unit if it comes forward.

The Industries Mminister MB Patil and IT/BT Minister Priyanka Kharge and Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma were present in the meeting convened at Vidhana Soudha.

As per the proposal, Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), a subsidiary of Foxconn, has a plan to invest Rs. 8,800 CroreThis. would create 14,000 jobs and the land required for the project is about 100 acres.
The delegates of the company will be taken to Tumakuru to examine the available land at Japan Industrial Township in Tumakuru on Monddayitself.

Fii will engage in manufacturing screens, and outer coverings apart from making mechanical components needed for phones. This would operate as a supplementary plant to the end assembly unit at Devanahalli.

Michel Ling, Jason Lau, Angie Lein, BharathDandi from Fii, ACS to Chief Minister RajaneeshGoel, Industries Department Principal Secretary Selva Kumar, and Commissioner Gunjan Krishna were present.

 

 

 

  

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