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Karnataka CM Urges Czech Firms To Invest Beyond Bengaluru

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar urged Czech companies to invest beyond Bengaluru across the state.
Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Karel Havlicek led a delegation that met Shivakumar at Vidhana Soudha.
Shivakumar highlighted opportunities in energy, automobile components, electric vehicles, aerospace, defence and precision engineering.
He invited Czech energy major EPH to explore projects at Karnataka’s large solar and historic hydroelectric plants.

History

Historical Context

Škoda Auto opened a plant at Chakan near Pune in the late 2000s, its first major Czech industrial foothold in India, with an annual capacity of about 200,000 vehicles. Approved by the Ministry of Commerce under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the venture inspired Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s invitation to Czech firms to replicate the Pune model across the state.

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Story summary

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar urged Czech companies to invest beyond Bengaluru across the state.
Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Karel Havlicek led a delegation that met Shivakumar at Vidhana Soudha.
Shivakumar highlighted opportunities in energy, automobile components, electric vehicles, aerospace, defence and precision engineering.
He invited Czech energy major EPH to explore projects at Karnataka’s large solar and historic hydroelectric plants.

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