Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Karnataka to Establish ₹12-Crore AI Centre at Raichur IIIT
Karnataka plans to build a special artificial intelligence centre at the IIIT campus in Raichur.
The project is expected to cost ₹12 crore.
The centre is meant to support industry and new technology.
The government also wants more American companies to manufacture products in Karnataka.
It plans to create a policy for large data centres in several parts of the State.
India’s first AI City is also planned for KWIN City.
Industries are helping develop educational institutions and ITIs.
Officials say AI could help workers become more productive and strengthen Karnataka’s industries.
Karnataka will establish an AI Centre of Excellence at the IIIT campus in Raichur for ₹12 crore.
Industries Minister M.B. Patil urged U.S. companies to expand manufacturing in Karnataka and attend the Global Investors’ Meet.
The State plans a new data-centre policy supporting 1 GW-capacity data centres in North Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Tier-2 nodes.
India’s first AI City will be developed in the KWIN City project, while Karnataka has more than 20,000 chip designers.
The State is expanding industry-linked education, ITI Centres of Excellence and higher-education modernisation with World Bank and ADB assistance.
- Who
- The Karnataka Government, represented by Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil, announced the plans.
- What
- An AI Centre of Excellence will be established at the IIIT campus in Raichur for ₹12 crore, alongside other technology and industrial initiatives.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; the Global Investors’ Meet is scheduled for April next year.
- Where
- The centre will be at the IIIT campus in Raichur, Karnataka; planned data centres will be located in North Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Tier-2 nodes.
- Why
- The initiatives are intended to promote comprehensive industrial growth and use AI to strengthen Karnataka’s existing manufacturing and technology capabilities.
- AI centre location
- IIIT campus, Raichur
- AI centre cost
- ₹12 crore
- Planned AI city
- India’s first AI City in KWIN City
- Data-centre plan
- A new policy will support 1 GW-capacity data centres in North Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Tier-2 nodes.
- Chip-design talent
- Karnataka has more than 20,000 chip designers.
- ITI development
- More than 30 ITIs are being developed as Centres of Excellence with World Bank assistance.
- Higher-education assistance
- The sector is being modernised with ₹2,500 crore in Asian Development Bank assistance.