Mysuru, Aug. 17 -- The Mysore District Small Scale Industries Association held an interaction and felicitation meeting with the newly elected representatives of the Karnataka State Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) from the Mysuru region.

The discussions centred on key challenges faced by industries in the district, including inadequate infrastructure in industrial areas, issues with property tax collection by KIADB and the urgent need to attract large-scale engineering industries to Mysuru.

Members expressed concern that micro and small enterprises in the city were struggling due to a lack of orders from major industries such as Automotive Axles and the TVS Group, which have outsourced a majority of their requirements to supp...