Mamata rolls out red carpet to India Inc

West Bengal CM meets industry leaders in Mumbai, invites them to invest in the state

 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rolled out a red carpet to Who's Who of India Inc for their investments. Terming her state ‘Gateway to the northeast and to neighboring countries’ including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, she said her government had transparent functioning and business savvy policies.

"Law and order is quite normal. We have put in place a new industrial policy, land bank, policy, land use policy, employment policy. Investors can invest in home, tea, eco tourism and also in infrastructure, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, engineering and IT (information technology)," said Banerjee.

"Bengal has huge potential. Earlier, due to bandhs and strikes it was a minus point, but during our tenure, there are no bandhs and strikes. Work culture is very good. We believe there must be good relations between industry and workers," she told industry representatives.

"My expectations from industrialists are 100 per cent. They will supercede my expectations," she noted. The chief minister added Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had already launched its investment in 4G in West Bengal while Essar and Anil Ambani’s  Reliance Group were pursuing their projects. Apollo Hospitals is also setting up super speciality hospital.  

Today's interactive was attended by 45 chiefs of industries and banks including RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, Mahindra charman Anand Mahindra, ICICI Bank managing director Chanda Kochar and Kotak Mahindra Bank MD Uday Kotak.

Mamata for Federal Front
Mamata on Thursday said she supported the idea of a Federal Front at the Centre.

"It is the people’s choice. The people will decide about the Federal Front.”

Her statement comes when parties have entered into the Lok Sabha election mode. She has distanced from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress.

"Let the national and state parties decide if they want to go together."