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Videocon to set up mobile making unit in Bengal

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The Videocon Group will invest approximately Rs 50 crore to set up a mobile handset making facility in West Bengal. This was announced after senior functionaries of the company met West Bengal Finance and Industries Minister, Dr Amit Mitra at Nabanna.

According to Anirudh Dhoot, Director, Videocon, the assembly unit will come up at its existing facility at the IT Township of Salt Lake, on the north eastern part of the city.

Another Rs 100 crore, sources said, will be spent in ramping up its Phulbari facility in Jalpaiguri district. The facility located in north Bengal caters to computer peripherals and assembly of devices.

According to sources, around Rs 25 crore has already been invested in the facility. The remaining amount will be spent towards expanding the facility and include manufacturing of mobile accessories and peripherals like batteries and chargers.

WB Govt to open ‘Roudra Brishti’ outlets across the State

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In 2014, West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation (WBECSC), under the state food and supplies department, had launched its own retail chain of commodities, to promote exclusive products of the state in agriculture and food sector, with a distribution outlet in Kolkata called ‘Roudra Brishti’.

The government is now planning to take ‘Roudra Brishti’ outlets to the districts so that people of the entire State can benefit. The state food and supplies department had called for tenders from various municipalities in the State and got a fabulous response. Several municipalities like Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Suri, Nabadwip, Barasat, Madhyamgram have expressed interest.

At these outlets while consumers will get branded commodities at discounted prices, producers of agricultural products will also get a fair price. Currently, average daily transactions at ‘Roudra Brishti’ outlets is worth Rs 50000. They register monthly profit of Rs 10-12000 as per the minister.

Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick said, “We did not set up ‘Roudra Brishti’ with profit in mind. Our aim is to provide goods to people at a fair price. We are glad these outlets are making profits.”