CII Karnataka Unveils FY27 Roadmap Focused On MSMEs, Innovation & Sustainability

Bengaluru, May 30 (KNN) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Karnataka, has outlined its priorities for 2026-27, with a focus on innovation, MSME empowerment, regional balance, and sustainability under the theme ‘Accelerating Karnataka's Competitiveness’.

Five Pillars of Focus

CII Karnataka announced its strategic roadmap for FY27 at a media conference in Bengaluru, built around five key pillars — growth, resilience, inclusion, sustainability, and trust. 

Guruprasad Mudlapur, Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council 2026-27 and President of Bosch Group India, said, “Through our focused initiatives and programmes, we are driving policy advocacy, ease of doing business, and AI-led industrial transformation, while equipping industries, especially MSMEs, through our Centres of Excellence (CoE),” The Hindu reported.

Karnataka has been growing at 9.1 per cent — well ahead of the national average — and expressed confidence that this momentum would continue into FY27, Mudlapur noted.

Beyond Bengaluru

A significant thrust of the roadmap is promoting inclusive and regionally balanced growth beyond Bengaluru. 

Sam Cherian, Vice-Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council 2026-27 and Managing Director of Mysore-based Schevaran Laboratories, said the focus would be on accelerating growth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities by strengthening local industrial ecosystems, fostering entrepreneurship, and improving infrastructure and market access.

"Karnataka stands at a pivotal moment in its growth journey, with significant potential to drive inclusive and regionally balanced development," Cherian said.

Key Priority Areas

CII Karnataka's agenda for the year covers a broad set of initiatives including AI transformation, decarbonisation, energy transition, water stewardship, supply chain resilience, skilling, and MSME competitiveness. 

The CoE will be expanded under cluster models across sustainability, digital transformation and MSME development.

The trade body will also focus on learning and development, strategic partnerships, and internationalisation to help member companies expand market access and compete globally — with particular attention to empowering MSMEs and family businesses through capability building and digital adoption.

(KNN Bureau)