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Why did Bengaluru grow rapidly after the 1950s?

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Bengaluru experienced rapid growth following the 1950s primarily due to significant state investment in the public sector and education. This strategic focus created tens of thousands of employment opportunities, attracting large-scale immigration to the city.1

For several decades, this expansion was driven largely by manufacturing industries. The city’s development was further bolstered by the establishment of various research and educational institutions, such as the University of Agricultural Sciences and the expansion of university-level education in the 1960s.1

In the early 1990s, this foundation—combined with national economic liberalization policies—facilitated the emergence of a robust information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which transformed Bengaluru into a major national and global technology hub.1