April 20, 2022
During the pandemic, while Bengal’s GDP grew, the country’s GDP fell: Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration of BGBS
Today, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the sixth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS). It is being attended by several business tycoons and foreign delegates.
In her speech, the chief minister stated that during the pandemic, while Bengal’s GDP grew, that of India took a dip. “While Bengal’s GDP was in plus, the GDP of the country’s was in minus.”
She said her government has brought down person-days lost due to strikes and disruptions to zero, from 75 lakh per year during the erstwhile Left Front rule.
She also stressed on creating job opportunities through a twin thrust on industry and agriculture. “My thrust area is industry and agriculture, and job opportunities in Bengal should go up,” she said.
Harping further on the Bengal government’s intent to bring further prosperity for the people of the state, Mamata Banerjee said, “Bengal is the first state to organise a physical business summit since the Covid pandemic struck.” The annual summit could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to the spike in COVID-19 infections.
