Bengal govt holds roadshow in Chennai for business summit
Kolkata Mar 28 PTI The West Bengal government on Monday held a roadshow in Chennai to promote the sixth edition of a state business summitThe roadshow was organised in association with Assocham to highlight the states unique business opportunities strategic location advantage and availability of human resource capital with investor-friendly policiesThe next edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit will be held on April 20-21Around 200 delegates participated in the roadshow and 20 meetings with potential investors were held the official saidDuring the outreach programme a government delegation led by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation chairman Rajiva Sinha highlighted the potential areas for investments in various sectors such as biotechnology food processing mobility IT E services logistics and ports with traditional industries of tea and juteThe government delegation also pointed out the states capacity of withstanding the macro-economic shocks due to COVID-19 as West Bengal was one of the two states to record positive growth in the pandemic era the official saidThe state witnessed a growth of 12 per cent despite the pandemic in 2020-21 Post-COVID Bengals economy is projected to achieve higher growth much more than the national average Sinha saidHe also elaborated on the facilitative policy environment for setting up manufacturing units and the growth of the service sector in the regionThe two-day summit in April will have plenary and sectoral sessions business-to-government and business-to-business interactions apart from providing digital space for exhibitions and business networkingThe focus sectors for this summit include infrastructure agriculture and allied activities MSMEs health and education tourism international trade IT ITeS and miningThe state has received business proposals worth Rs 1235578 crore in the earlier five editions of BGBS PTI BSM BDC BDC
Kolkata Mar 28 PTI The West Bengal government on Monday held a roadshow in Chennai to promote the sixth edition of a state business summitThe roadshow was organised in association with Assocham to highlight the states unique business opportunities strategic location advantage and availability of human resource capital with investor-friendly policiesThe next edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit will be held on April 20-21Around 200 delegates participated in the roadshow and 20 meetings with potential investors were held the official saidDuring the outreach programme a government delegation led by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation chairman Rajiva Sinha highlighted the potential areas for investments in various sectors such as biotechnology food processing mobility IT E services logistics and ports with traditional industries of tea and juteThe government delegation also pointed out the states capacity of withstanding the macro-economic shocks due to COVID-19 as West Bengal was one of the two states to record positive growth in the pandemic era the official saidThe state witnessed a growth of 12 per cent despite the pandemic in 2020-21 Post-COVID Bengals economy is projected to achieve higher growth much more than the national average Sinha saidHe also elaborated on the facilitative policy environment for setting up manufacturing units and the growth of the service sector in the regionThe two-day summit in April will have plenary and sectoral sessions business-to-government and business-to-business interactions apart from providing digital space for exhibitions and business networkingThe focus sectors for this summit include infrastructure agriculture and allied activities MSMEs health and education tourism international trade IT ITeS and miningThe state has received business proposals worth Rs 1235578 crore in the earlier five editions of BGBS PTI BSM BDC BDC
