Electronics City

Electronics City ಎಲೆಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಸಿಟಿ
neighbourhood
Electronics City
Coordinates: 12°51′N 77°40′E / 12.85°N 77.67°E / 12.85; 77.67Coordinates: 12°51′N 77°40′E / 12.85°N 77.67°E / 12.85; 77.67
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Founded by	Rama Krishna Baliga
Area
• Total	134 ha (332 acres)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KA-51

Electronics City, usually referred to as Electronic City, is an IT hub in Anekal taluk, Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka, India.^[2] It is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks, spread over 332 acres (1.3 km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, inside Bangalore, India. It consists of three zones called phases – Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. Electronics City was established by Keonics, Karnataka Electronics,^[3] a pioneer in information technology infrastructure development. Keonics Electronics City houses major IT /ITES companies. There are approximately 200 IT/ITES companies located in Electronics City.

History

Electronics City was the brainchild of R.K. Baliga, the first Chairman and Managing Director of Keonics, Karnataka Electronics.^[3] He dreamt of making Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India when he developed the concept of Electronics City. In 1978, Keonics established Electronics City on 332 acres of land in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages. The liberalisation of the Indian economy in the early 1990s by the then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and then Indian Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh helped Electronic City to become what it is today — the outsourcing capital of the world.

In 1997, the maintenance and upkeep of Electronics City was handed over by Keonics to ELCIA, the Electronics City Industries Association, having representatives from units in the enclave, for effective local governance and management. The security of the entire area is taken by ELCIA themselves, who have deployed around 500 security officials and also installed CCTV cameras on strategic locations. On 18 March 2013, a notification by the Urban Development Department has brought Electronic City Phases I, II, III under the E-City Industrial Township Area.

Development

Biotech Park Helix, has been set up by the Department of Bio Technology in Electronic City.^[4] Transport facility has seen commendable improvement over the last couple of years. BMTC buses to all parts of the city and BIAL ply through Electronic City. Several luxury residential projects like Ajmera Infinity, Concorde Manhattans, Concorde Silicon Valley, Ganga Vertica, Genesis Ecosphere, Concorde Cuppertino, Ajmera Willows and Ajmera Avenue are developed in the stretch between Wipro and Neeladri. A knowledge park named Alexandria Knowledge Park is also being built on the same road. This stretch also has all daily need stores like Nilgiris and Village Hypermarket, food chains like Dominos, KFC and Barbeque Nation, and all medical facilities. There is a Doddathougur road, which host all sorts of shops of daily need and various apartments including SJR Equinox. Also, there is Neotown Area, which is being developed by Patel Realty, that is a mixture of residential and commercial spaces. Neo mall, south Bangalore's largest mall is being developed in the same area. Reputed builders like Prestige Group have their projects coming up in this area.

At the same time, electronic city also suffers from the apathy of the authorities responsible for its upkeep.Some areas of both Phase I and Phase II are in poor shape.^[5] This is especially true for the Neeladri area, where most of the residential communities have no proper underground drainage.^[6][7][8]

Elevated Highway

The four-lane mixed corridor elevated highway from Silk Board Junction to Electronic City was opened on 22 Jan 2010. The 9.985 km long expressway is one of the longest elevated national highway in the country. This elevated stretch, promises to help a commuter reach Electronic City from Silk Board in less than 15 minutes.^[9]

The highway or Hosur Road, also has some buildings of some major IT players like Bosch, Sasken, Convergys etc., along with showrooms of major auto manufacturers like Volvo, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Porsche etc.

Educational institutes

Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship

1. International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore(IIIT-B)
2. Delhi Public School (DPS - Electronic city)
3. Achievers Academy
4. ACTS Group of Institutions
5. Brookfield High
6. BTL Institute of Technology
7. CDAC – Formerly NCST
8. IFIM Business School (IFIM)
9. IFIM College
10. IHMR – Institute of Health Management Research
11. Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)
12. ICFAI
13. International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore
14. ISBR Business School
15. NTTF – Nettur Technical Training Foundation
16. P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus
17. Redbridge International Academy
18. SIBM (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management)
19. TREAMIS World School
20. Tadmore Academy
21. WeSchool or Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Bangalore
22. Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
23. Alliance Business School
24. Candor International School
25. Christ Academy
26. Ebenezer International School
27. IZEE Business School
28. Noble Institute of Education Society
29. Sorsfort International School (SIS)
30. SFS School and College
31. VIBGYOR High

Industries

Wipro Floating learning Centre in Electronic City.

Some of the companies in Electronic City are:

1. APC
2. Airpush
3. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
4. Biocon
5. Bosch
6. C-DOT
7. CGI Group
8. 

   Inside Infosys
   Fanuc
9. General Electric
10. Genpact
11. GE Fanuc Systems
12. HCL Technologies
13. Hewlett-Packard
14. iGate Global
15. Infosys Limited
16. Tech Mahindra
17. Trolex
18. Siemens Information Systems Limited
19. STPI
20. Tata Consultancy Services
21. Tata Power Solar
22. Tejas Networks
23. Timken India Limited
24. TUV Rheinland India Pvt Ltd
25. Wipro technologies
26. Yokogawa
27. 3M India
28. Yokogawa India Limited
29. Infotech Enterprises
30. Happiest Minds
31. OnMobile
32. Ninestar Motorcycles Bangalore Pvt ltd

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Electronics City.

• ^ Electronic City Bangalore