Roadmap for West Bengal’s industrialisation soon: Mitra
29 Aug 2014 5:05 AM IST
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a meeting with the top industrialists at the state secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday. The delegation had accompanied the chief minister on her recent visit to Singapore.
About 45 industrialists from various sectors attended the meeting. The Minister of Finance, IT, Industries and Commerce, Amit Mitra said after the two-hour long meeting that it was ‘extremely positive’ and a roadmap for future industrialisation was in the making.
‘The talks with industrialists will continue. Structures will be developed. In the next meeting ideas will be exchanged. Representatives of several sectors were present today (Wednesday). A roadmap is being developed,’ Mitra said.
Thanking the captains of the industry who responded to the chief minister’s invitation, the industry minister said, ‘The process of industrialisation has picked up pace after Singapore trip. A lot of suggestions and proposals have come from different sectors. We will crystalize those ideas and share on 5 September.’
The delegation of industrialists has told us they are getting good feedback from Singapore. ‘A dialogue has begun,’ he said.
Interestingly, Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation (GIC) will invest in a planned town in Kolkata through private equity (HDFC Property Fund), while InfraCo Asia will help develop a food park. The GIC will invest in a 262-acre township called Calcutta Riverside, which will incorporate a medical college and a corporate hospital, a school, a cricket and football academy, a film city, other social infrastructure, along with residential facilities.
The sovereign wealth fund will also participate in the development of a 7.4 km elevated road (in association with L&T) that will provide vital connectivity to the south/south west of Kolkata. When complete, Calcutta Riverside will represent an investment of approximately $1 billion in West Bengal, said a statement issued by the state government.
The InfraCo Asia of Singapore, in association with Kolkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, will build a food park at Dankuni worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore. Axsys Compass Energy Pvt Ltd, a Singapore-based engineering design, in association with Compass Energy Pvt Ltd, will work on ship building and oil and gas exploration sectors in Bengal.
About 45 industrialists from various sectors attended the meeting. The Minister of Finance, IT, Industries and Commerce, Amit Mitra said after the two-hour long meeting that it was ‘extremely positive’ and a roadmap for future industrialisation was in the making.
‘The talks with industrialists will continue. Structures will be developed. In the next meeting ideas will be exchanged. Representatives of several sectors were present today (Wednesday). A roadmap is being developed,’ Mitra said.
Thanking the captains of the industry who responded to the chief minister’s invitation, the industry minister said, ‘The process of industrialisation has picked up pace after Singapore trip. A lot of suggestions and proposals have come from different sectors. We will crystalize those ideas and share on 5 September.’
The delegation of industrialists has told us they are getting good feedback from Singapore. ‘A dialogue has begun,’ he said.
Interestingly, Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation (GIC) will invest in a planned town in Kolkata through private equity (HDFC Property Fund), while InfraCo Asia will help develop a food park. The GIC will invest in a 262-acre township called Calcutta Riverside, which will incorporate a medical college and a corporate hospital, a school, a cricket and football academy, a film city, other social infrastructure, along with residential facilities.
The sovereign wealth fund will also participate in the development of a 7.4 km elevated road (in association with L&T) that will provide vital connectivity to the south/south west of Kolkata. When complete, Calcutta Riverside will represent an investment of approximately $1 billion in West Bengal, said a statement issued by the state government.
The InfraCo Asia of Singapore, in association with Kolkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, will build a food park at Dankuni worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore. Axsys Compass Energy Pvt Ltd, a Singapore-based engineering design, in association with Compass Energy Pvt Ltd, will work on ship building and oil and gas exploration sectors in Bengal.
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