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10 things that delegates said at BGBS 2016

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The first day of the Bengal Global Business Summit 2016 passed off very well. A host of industry honchos from 25 countries as well as from India, along with quite a few international and national political personalities attended the opening day. Praises were heaped on the West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee by all of them for her exemplary leadership. Many of them fondly called her ‘Mamata Didi,’ proving her endearing nature. Not only praises, but concrete investments were announced by the bigwigs as well. All is well for the State of West Bengal.

Here are what some of the delegates said at the summit:

MUKESH AMBANI, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES

Bengal ranks high in terms of ease of doing business. I congratulate CM Ms Mamata Banerjee for her leadership.

TSHERING TOBGAY, PRIME MINISTER, BHUTAN

Mamata Banerjee is a household name in Bhutan. We were honoured to host her last year.

TUFAIL AHMED, COMMERCE MINISTER, BANGLADESH

We are impressed with the achievements of Bengal in the last four years.

PRITI PATEL, MINISTER OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT, UK

Our partnership with Bengal has deepened. Under the current Chief Minister, Bengal has developed immensely.

PIYUSH GOYAL, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), COAL, GOBVERNMENT OF INDIA

It was Mamata Didi who helped me navigate the logjam in Parliament after 200-odd coal block allocations were cancelled.

SURESH PRABHU, MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, GOBVERNMENT OF INDIA

West Bengal is a hub of railway operations. We will fast track metro projects in Kolkata.

YOGESH CHANDER DEVESHWAR, CHAIRMAN, ITC

In the last few years there has been rapid transformation in Bengal under Mamata Banerjee.

ARVIND KEJRIWAL, CHIEF MINISTER, DELHI

The West Bengal Chief Minister is a gutsy leader but on a personal level she is a great host, a warm person. I request all of you to whole-heartedly invest in Bengal.

SAJJAN JINDAL, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, JSW STEEL

Bengal is one of the best states to invest in.

RAKESH BHARTI MITTAL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, BHARTI ENTERPRISES

Giant strides have been made throughout the State in the last three years … I will definitely go away today as the brand ambassador of West Bengal.

NIRANJAN HIRANANDANI, DIRECTOR, HIRANANDANI GROUP

Ease of doing business has improved in Bengal. We congratulate the West Bengal Chief Minister.

Bengal Global Business Summit 2016 begins today

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The Bengal Global Business Summit 2016, West Bengal government’s annual investors’ summit will be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister today at 11 AM at the Milan Mela Prangan in Kolkata.

Honourable Prime Minister of Bhutan, UK Labour Minister Priti Patel, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, delegates from Japan, UK, US, Italy and 45 nations will be present on the occasion.

Japan is this year’s Partner Country.

Union Minister for Finance, Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of State for Coal, Power and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, are expected to be present on the occasion.

Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries is expected to join this year’s event.

N Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Jyotsna Suri, chairperson of Bharat Hotels, Swati Piramal, vice-chairperson, Piramal Enterprises, Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder, Hiranandani group, and Adi Godrej, chairman of Godrej Group are expected to be present as well.

According to the programme plan, there will be Plenary Sessions, addressed by national and international entrepreneurs of stature, who will share their thoughts and experiences, There shall be Sectoral Breakaway Sessions, with participation from leading industrialists of each sector

Also the summit will witness Business-to-business (B2B) and government-to-business (G2B) interactions along with opportunities for expositions and exhibitions.

Last year, Bengal Global Business Summit got West Bengal government proposals worth Rs 2.4 lakh crore.

WB CM calls for national iron ore policy

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the central government needs to frame an iron-ore policy which will benefit the states.

“For coal, there is a national policy but for iron-ore there is none,” she said in the presence of union Coal and New and Renewable Energy Minister.

“If you can set up an iron-ore policy then states will be benefited,” she told the union minister.

WB CM was attending the inauguration of coal behemoth Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) new corporate headquarters at Rajarhat.

“Coal and iron are very important,” she said.

According to the Chief Minister, with the modernisation of the steel industry picking up pace in the state, the potential for steel plants is good.

“The industry potential is very good,” she said.

She also assured the union minister of all possible help and assistance for projects in the energy, coal and power sectors.

“Whatever help you need for renewable energy project or coal project or power project, we will always extend our cooperation,” she said.