Bengaluru, July 19 -- Karnataka Minister for IT/BT Priyank Kharge said on Saturday that 174 Fortune Global 500 firms have set up Global Capability Centres in India, with Bengaluru remaining their top choice

"The world's biggest companies continue to choose Karnataka," Priyank Kharge said in a post on X, adding, "174 of the Fortune Global 500 firms have set up GCCs in India, and Bengaluru remains their first choice."

Retweeting a news article, he said that with over 9.5 lakh professionals and a thriving innovation ecosystem, Karnataka is driving the digital transformation of the world's top enterprises.

Kharge added that under its GCC Policy, the Karnataka government has introduced a Rs.100 crore Innovation fund and an AI Centre of Exce...