Mathikatti to work for N-K development

Mathikatti to work for N-K development

Special Correspondent - The Hindu

Bangalore: Chairman of the Legislative Council Veeranna Mathikatti has said that he will strive hard to create employment opportunities for the educated youth in north Karnataka by encouraging information technology and biotechnology majors to expand their activities in that region, so that the pressure on Bangalore would reduce to a great extent.

Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Mathikatti, who was recently elected to the post, said that he wanted to contribute to the development of north Karnataka, as he hailed from that area.

Coordination

Fortunately, he said that Speaker Jagadish Shettar also hailed from Hubli and hoped that both could help in coordinating development activities in the backward districts.

Asked to elaborate his plans, the Congress leader said that some of the eminent persons in the IT field such as Gururaj Deshpande, Nandan Nilekani and Sudha Murthy were from north Karnataka.

These industry leaders, he said, would certainly lend a helping hand, if he and Mr. Shettar requested them to start operations in north Karnataka towns such as Belgaum, Hubli-Dharwad, Gulbarga, Bidar and Davangere, which had a large number of educational institutions.