State plans preferential public procurement policy to fuel growth of start-ups – The Hindu – Bangalore

He was speaking at ‘Techceleration 2023’, an event organised by the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission to showcase the State’s thriving IT, ESDM, and S&T sectors in the Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi Cluster. “Along with our sector-specific ease of doing business initiatives, we are trying to develop a preferential public procurement policy that ensures government support for start-ups with unique intellectual property registered with our start-up cell and if invested and engaged in ‘Beyond Bengaluru’ initiative of the Government of Karnataka,“ the Minister said.