India, Aug. 8 -- Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has urged industries to partner with the government through CSR funds to ensure children in rural Karnataka receive quality education and are exposed to technology from the primary level.

He was speaking at the Greater Bengaluru IT Companies and Industries Association (G BITCIA) Vision 2030 - CSR Summit 2026, held here on Friday.

"We must remember former President Pranab Mukherjee, under whose leadership amendments were made to the CSR law during the UPA government's tenure. The objective of CSR is to ensure that we live not only for ourselves but also for others," he said.

The chief minister pointed out that in the state budget, Karnataka has announced a plan to develop 2,000 government s...