West Bengal plans to offer over one-lakh acres of land that is lying with various state government departments to industries.
“Scarcity of land in Bengal is a myth,” said Amit Mitra, finance minister, on a roadshow to promote West Bengal Global Business Summit, which will be held in January.
“We also have additional 4,400 acres available with industrial parks to offer,” he said.
"The state government received Rs 2.43-lakh crore (Rs 2.43-trillion) investment commitments at the maiden event this year.
"Of this, Rs 91,000-crore (Rs 910-billion) projects are already at various stages of implementation.
"The state government is expecting investments for IT, cement, fertilisers and steel.
It has also chalked out a plan to attract start-ups to the state.
Mitra cited Tata Consultancy Services’ plan to add a 20,000-staff facility in the state.
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