Bengaluru is the capital city of Karnataka State in India and is estimated to have tremendous growth and development, even exceeding the national level. Cities can learn from what the City Government has done to make Bengaluru today.
Facts About Bengaluru
- Is the third most populous city in India
- Total population: 12.3 million
- Has the greatest number of two-wheelers in the world
- Has the greatest number of Engineering colleges in the country
- One of the world’s top 10 fastest-growing cities with an average economic growth rate of 8.5 % (india-briefing.com)
- Leader in India’s Biotechnology industry
- The Information Technology (IT) capital of India, often branded as the Silicon Valley of India, backbone of the city’s economy
- Bengaluru leads the cities with a Gross District Income of Rs 6.8 lakhs. This is more than four times the national average per capita GDP.
What Makes Bengaluru Today
- The city has invested heavily in road and public transportation projects in the last 10 years.
- Bengaluru has an extensive network of roads connecting it to other parts of Karnataka and India.
- The city has a scientific culture.
- The rapid growth of ICT-related activities … (was) encouraged by continued government.
- The state has been unstinting in its support of research.
- Karnataka was also the first state to announce policies to promote IT or even nanotechnology.
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