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Trinamool Congress deploys two young grads for poll-related research

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Two young graduates with strong academic backgrounds are working with the Trinamool Congress to do research work for the West Bengal Assembly elections beginning next month.

Sumedha Jalote and Piyush Gupta, both in their twenties, are working with party MPs Derek O’Brien and Sudip Bandyopadhyay as part of a LAMP (Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament) fellowship.

Jalote holds a degree in economics and political science from Singapore Management University, while Gupta is an electrical engineering graduate from Thapar University.

Gupta, who aspires for a job in public administration, said since he comes from a background of engineering, he could provide with non-partisan inputs and out-of-the-box ideas on various topics.

Jalote said they were researching on various issues which could figure in election debates.

Keeping track of what is being reported in the media and what’s trending on social media is another aspect of their work profiles.

Before the 2011 State Assembly elections too, Trinamool Congress had taken two interns from IIM Calcutta to work on campaign strategies. Similarly, in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, there were two IIMC graduates interning with the party.

 

নির্বাচনী প্রচারে সাহায্য করবে দুই তরুন গবেষক

পশ্চিমবঙ্গের বিধানসভা নির্বাচনের জন্য বিভিন্ন বিষয়ে গবেষণা করার জন্য দুই তরুণ স্নাতক তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের সঙ্গে কাজ করছে।

সুমেধা জালোটে এবং পিয়ুস গুপ্তা দুজনেরই বয়স ২০-র আশেপাশে। তারা দুজনেই ডেরেক ও ব্রায়েন এবং সুদীপ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের সঙ্গে LAMP (Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament) ফেলোশিপ নিয়ে যুক্ত।

সুমেধা অর্থনীতি ও রাষ্ট্র বিজ্ঞান নিয়ে সিঙ্গাপুর ম্যানেজমেন্ট ইউনিভার্সিটি থেকে পড়াশোনা করেছে এবং পিয়ুষ থাপার ইউনিভার্সিটি থেকে ইলেকট্রিক্যাল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং-এর ছাত্র।

পিয়ুস গুপ্তা ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং-এর ছাত্র হলেও প্রশাসনিক কাজে নিজেকে নিয়োজিত করতে চান।

সুমেধা জানিয়েছেন যে তারা নির্বাচনী প্রচারে কাজে লাগতে পারে এমন তথ্য নিয়ে তাত্ত্বিক গবেষণা করছেন।

২০১১ সালের বিধানসভা নির্বাচনের আগে ইন্ডিয়ান ইন্সটিটিউট অফ ম্যানেজমেন্ট ইন্ডিয়ার ২ জন তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের প্রচার অভিযানে কাজ করেছিল। একইভাবে ২০১৪ সালের লোকসভা নির্বাচনের সময় ইন্ডিয়ান ইন্সটিটিউট অফ মাস কমিউনিকেশনের ২ জন দলের সঙ্গে কাজ করেছিল।

West Bengal has embarked upon smart public administration: Dr Amit Mitra

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West Bengal has embarked upon smart public administration which is crucial for industrial competitiveness, state Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra said in Delhi.

This would cut through time consuming, resource-draining procedures to spur the state’s economic growth, he said.

The Minister is on a visit to the country’s capital to promote the forthcoming Bengal Global Business Summit 2016 scheduled to be held between January 8-9 next year in Kolkata.

Dr Mitra said the most effective change in his state has been the digitisation of services where new and old businesses are required to submit data less frequently, and services can be provided more efficiently and more securely for everyone.

The pricing policy of land in industrial parks is also provided online apart from the disbursement of incentives which has resulted in a more transparent system.

A new web portal has also been put in place that allows entrepreneurs to post their business proposals on it after which the person is connected to investors and professional experts or mentors.

While simplification in the process of issuing trade licences has already been implemented, necessary amendments in the state’s labour laws are underway.

He said West Bengal is strategic in terms of its geography, as it is the only gateway to north-east India by land or waterway, and is also the largest vegetable and fish producer in India. It is among the largest producers of rice, fruits and tea.

At a roadshow, which was the precursor to the promotional event, organised jointly by the State Government and industry body FICCI, the Minister said that apart from the low cost of doing business in West Bengal, the state was also the leader in drawing investments in the micro, small and medium industries in the country during 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Under an agreement with IIM Calcutta, 400 departmental officers are being trained to change the business environment in the state.

During the first quarter of 2014-15, the state’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 8.9 percent in comparison to the 5.7 percent growth nationally. The industrial sector also rose by 6.28 percent in comparison to 4.2 percent at the national level.

WB Govt to work with IIM-C and NSE to boost MSME sector

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The West Bengal Government will work in association with IIM-Calcutta and National Stock Exchange (NSE) to help firms after they avail the state’s Rs 200-crore venture capital fund.

The State Government had earlier in January proposed to create a Rs 200-crore venture capital fund for the small and medium industries. The aim was to help budding entrepreneurs and startup companies. The government had also proposed to develop applications and solutions related to cloud computing and mobile value added services.

It has now tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which will provide 15% of the fund. While the state government will provide Rs 100 crore to the corpus, SIDBI will provide Rs 30 crore. The rest of the amount will come from other private investors. The fund will provide equity capital to the startups and 20% of the corpus will be earmarked for providing incubation support to such firms.

“We have tied up with IIM-Calcutta Innovation Park (IIP) to provide incubation support to these startups. They will help them through the entire process — from screening the proposals to suggesting changes to make them viable,” said the Secretary to the MSME & textiles department. The IIP has designated an IIM-C faculty and an alumnus for the purpose. The entrepreneurs can even apply online with their project and seek handholding. Around 40 projects have been submitted online in the last two months.

Given the fund requirement of the small and medium companies, the state has also tied up with the National Stock Exchange to help them raise money from the market. The idea is to encourage them to come up with an IPO, so that they can grow in a self-sufficient manner without depending on other agencies to help. National Stock Exchange will provide these companies with necessary support and know-how to take it to the level of coming up with an IPO.

In a bid to make the entire process simpler for the small and medium enterprises, state government has designed a website — www.msmebengalinvest.in — where an entrepreneur can log in and submit his proposals which will later be screened by the IIP. As part of the single window policy of the government, the state has also started websites through which an entrepreneur can get all necessary approvals and licences to start up a unit.

In the budget, the State has already tried to bring some respite to MSMEs by bringing a large chunk of it out of the ambit of compulsory appointment of chartered accountants. According to estimates, more than 10,000 new MSME units are registered in Bengal every year. While more than half of them are in the manufacturing sector, the rest are in the service sector. While it is difficult to quantify the units by turnover, most of these units have an investment of Rs 1 crore on an average.