West Bengal

Bengal Silicon Valley Hub: Launched in 2018, it has 100+ acres of land plots allotted to  20+ organizations including organizations like Reliance Corporate IT Park, Tata Consultancy Services, First-source Solutions Ltd, Indo-Japan Horological Pvt. Ltd., Vikram Solar, Airtel, etc..

West Bengal is one of the preferred IT & ITES destination in the country and is a home to big names in IT industry like IBM, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, HSBC, Genpact etc. There are 17 Govt. IT Parks. 4 more IT Parks are in different stages of construction.

Other initiatives include Webel fujisoft Vara Centre of Excellence, Nasscom 10K Startup, Webel - BCC&I Tech Incubation Centre continues to promote emerging technologies and start-ups.

West Bengal is one of the country’s leading states for export of finished leather goods.

Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) is one of the largest integrated leather complexes in India – spreading over 1150 acres and comprising of tanneries and leather goods manufacturing units.

Handloom products of Bengal have a rich tradition ‒ Some of the exquisite varieties of handloom products of the state are Baluchari, Tangail, Jamdani, Korial, Santipuri and Dhaniakhali Sarees

TexPro Bengal: To facilitate creation of plug and play infrastructure for textile sector, Seven Textiles Parks (Govt. and Govt. supported private parks) are being developed involving 320 acres land. These will be focusing on all back-end and front-end work: spinning, dying and processing to garmenting.

Mega Carpet Clusters: For focused growth of existing carpet producing pockets in (Sattri, Malda, Malgaon) Uttar Dinajpur and (Moyna & Panskura) Purba Medinipur, 3 mega clusters are being developed in these districts.

A mega garment cluster is also being developed in Metiabruz, Kolkata.

The state has six agro climatic zones ‒ helps in production of myriad crops. West Bengal is one of the major producers of vegetables, fruits, spices and flowers.

Agriculture contributes 30% in the SDP and employs 57% of the workforce. The state accounts for 30% of potatoes, 27% of pineapples, 12% of bananas and 16% of India’s rice production. Largest producer and supplier of fish and supplies nearly 80% of the carp seed demand of the country.

Cold storage and food processing facilities have been planned through PPP mode. Eight Food Parks are in operation in various parts of the state. 

West Bengal is 3rd largest in India in terms of mineral production and accounts for around 1/5th of total mineral production.

West Bengal is 3rd largest in India in terms of mineral production and accounts for around 1/5th of total mineral production. Coal accounts of 99% of extracted minerals. The state has 11% of total national coal reserves with India’s largest coal mine located in the South Western part of Birbhum Coalfield in West Bengal.

Other mineral sources such as Apatite, Wolframite, Kyanite, Decorative stones, Base Metal, Sand form a considerable chunk of the total mineral base of the state
 

West Bengal has the largest number of heritage clubs with all kinds of recreational facilities

With rich history, cultural heritage, diverse socio-ethnic tradition along with natural beauty, the state has emerged as all season tourist destination. The state has natural benefits of mountains in North, Gangetic plains and World’s largest mangrove forests in South in Sundarbans and the rich coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It also has 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and Sunderbans National Park.