WB CM to focus on revival of auto industry in Bengal

Kolkata, June 9 (KNN) Pointing out that state was once the hub of manufacturing, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to reach out to the global car makers to invest in the state.

In this regard, she has asked state finance minister Amit Mitra to schedule business meetings with the auto giant during her visit to Vatican city.

“I am going to Vatican City for a day to attend the canonisation of Mother Teresa by Pope Francis. I will ask finance minister Dr Amit Mitra to schedule business meetings around that date, with particular emphasis on automobile and other manufacturing sectors,” the West Bengal CM said.

She was addressing a meeting organized by nine chambers to felicitate her for the emphatic victory in the recently-concluded assembly elections.

Expressing the necessity to get “automobile back” in Bengal, she pointed out that the state was once the hub of manufacturing.

Banerjee also made it clear that the government had sufficient land in its bank. Even otherwise, she said industries could form consortium to hold land in excess of the ceiling.