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Bengaluru is a city where creativity finds capital, says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at GAFX 2026
Bengaluru is not merely India’s technology capital, it is a city where imagination meets engineering, where art meets algorithms and a city where creativity finds capital, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated after inaugurating the 7th edition of the State-sponsored GAFX - Games, Animation and Visual Effects - conference in Bengaluru on February 27 From software to space research, from biotech to deep-tech, Bengaluru has always been at the frontier of revolutions, he said. We have been pioneers,” he claimed, elaborating that, in 2017, Karnataka became the first State in India to implement a dedicated AVGC policy. AVGC-XR to create 20 lakh jobs in 5 years With the potential to create 20 lakh jobs in the next 5 years, this sector can generates employment across design, coding, storytelling, music, motion capture, AI modelling and production management, and it also integrates art, mathematics, psychology and technology, Mr Siddaramaiah said.