Bengal to get Rs 78,263 worth investments
15 Nov 2014 6:28 AM IST
Speaking to the media persons during the inauguration of Bengal’s Pavilion at India International Trade Fair (IITF)-2014 in Delhi, state finance minister Amit Mitra, said, ‘The state is in the process of getting Rs 78,263 crore investments, under the leadership of our chief minister. We are also inviting more business communities to participate in the Bengal Global Business Summit, which is scheduled to held on 7-8 January, 2015, in Kolkata.’
He said, the state government has adopted ‘friendly’ industrial policies, which include creation of a 3,000 acre of land bank, which is with the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and another 7,000 acres of land was approved by the state cabinet in its recent meeting.
‘We have also doubled tax collections from Rs 21,000 crore to Rs 40,000 in 2013-14 and we are aiming to reach Rs 45,000 crore in the current financial year,’ Mitra said.
Praising good response from the industrialists, he recalled that Puneet Dalmia, managing director, Dalmia Bharat Cement in his statement applauded the Bengal government and his experience of dealing with us was extremely positive. ‘He is setting up a 1.5 million tonne per annum cement plant in the state with an investment of Rs 600 crore,’ the finance minister said.
He said, the state government has adopted ‘friendly’ industrial policies, which include creation of a 3,000 acre of land bank, which is with the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and another 7,000 acres of land was approved by the state cabinet in its recent meeting.
‘We have also doubled tax collections from Rs 21,000 crore to Rs 40,000 in 2013-14 and we are aiming to reach Rs 45,000 crore in the current financial year,’ Mitra said.
Praising good response from the industrialists, he recalled that Puneet Dalmia, managing director, Dalmia Bharat Cement in his statement applauded the Bengal government and his experience of dealing with us was extremely positive. ‘He is setting up a 1.5 million tonne per annum cement plant in the state with an investment of Rs 600 crore,’ the finance minister said.
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