West Bengal to host ‘Business and Industry’ Conclave: Event likely later this 12 months; things to know

The West Bengal authorities will host a ‘Business and Industry Conclave’ later this 12 months, Amit Mitra, chief monetary adviser to CM Mamata Banerjee, introduced on Tuesday. The initiative is being considered as a push to speed up industrialisation within the state. Mitra mentioned the conclave can be organised after the Puja festivities to give additional momentum to West Bengal’s industrial growth. “There will be a Business and Industry conclave after the Pujas. To take this conclave forward, the state-level investment and synergy committee has been tasked to prepare the roadmap for the conclave,” mentioned Mitra, who can also be the previous finance minister of the state. He mentioned that the choice was taken at a gathering chaired by Banerjee, which was additionally attended by chief secretary Manoj Pant and different senior officers. This 12 months, Durga Puja can be celebrated within the final week of September, whereas Diwali falls within the third week of October. According to Mitra, the roadmap for the conclave will concentrate on elements similar to development potential, employment depth, export prospects, the state’s nationwide benefit and income technology. He added that after the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a key growth was the formation of the state-level funding and synergy committee to create a single-point interface for industrial proposals. “The committee, chaired by the chief secretary, meets twice a month. In the last three months, it has cleared proposals to establish 3,165 projects,” Mitra mentioned. These tasks span a variety of sectors, together with actual property, data know-how, meals processing and tourism, in accordance to a supply within the state secretariat. While the whole potential funding in these tasks has not but been revealed, Mitra mentioned the figures are fairly vital. He additionally confirmed that the Bengal Global Business Summit will proceed as traditional subsequent 12 months.