2200 new factories, mostly medium scale, came up in Bengal in last 4 years

Kolkata, Aug 26 (KNN) As many as 2200 new factories, mostly in the medium scale sector, have come up in West Bengal in the last four years, according to an official data.

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) said in a statement, “Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s initiative to boost up medium scale industries has resulted in action as around 2,200 new factories have come up in West Bengal in the last four years.”

The state government has simplified the process of registration by introducing online submission of fees for the grant and renewal of license through the GRIPS (Government Receipt Portal System) portal of the state Finance department.

These new factories that have come up in last few years are mostly of large and medium scale. During FY 2011-12, there were a total of 15,592 registered factories in the state while in FY 2015-16 the number has gone up to 17,803.

Even the fees collected as registration has gone by a huge margin. The department has altogether collected an amount of around Rs 8.6 crore in 2015-16 as the registration of new factories whereas the figure stood at Rs 1.4 crore in 2011-12, AITC revealed.