The Full Form of KIADB is‍ Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board.

Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) is a wholly owned infrastructure agency of Government of Karnataka, set up under Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act of 1966.

This Board functions as per statutory provisions, rules and regulations enacted there under. The Board comprises of senior government officers in their ex-officio capacities. The Board of members meets regularly to take decisions and monitor the functions. KIADB holds pride in being the first government organization in Karnataka to obtain ISO 9001 certification in the year 1997.

Now the KIADB is following ISO 9001:2000 module covering its functions of Land Acquisition, Development and Allotment functions in Bangalore Urban and Rural districts.

Aims and Objectives:

• Promote rapid and orderly development of industries in the state.
• Assist in implementation of policies of Government within the purview of KIAD Act.
• Facilitate in establishing infrastructure projects.
• Function on “No Profit – No Loss” basis.

Functions:

• Acquire land and form industrial areas in the state.
• Provide basic infrastructure in the industrial areas.
• Acquire land for Single Unit Complexes.
• Acquire land for Government agencies for their schemes and infrastructure projects.

Karnataka is a state in south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu to the southeast,and Kerala to the southwest. The state covers an area of 191,976 square kilometres (74,122sq mi), or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the seventh largest Indian state by area.

With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population, comprising 30 districts. Kannada, one of the