Kolkata, Aug 24 (KNN) The 7th edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) will have the spotlight on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.

The international business summit of West Bengal is scheduled to take place from November 21-22 with an aim to generate more employment opportunities.

“The focus of this year’s BGBS will be the MSME. This sector generates more employment. I will ask everybody to draw investment to the MSME sector,” said the CM while inaugurating an exhibition of handicraft items at Milan Mela in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Acknowledging the job-generating might of MSME sector, she said larger industries like cement-producing units brought investments but they generated fewer jobs compared to the MSMEs.

“The Bengal government will extend all kinds of assistance to those who would invest in the MSME sector. Leather units have shifted to Calcutta from Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 2.5 lakh employment opportunities have been created in the leather units in the state. In the future, five lakh more employment opportunities will be created as the state would spend about Rs 500 crore to develop infrastructure,” said the CM.

The chief minister also announced several facilities for the MSME sector during the programme at Milan Mela.

She invited the weavers to set up exhibition units for their produce. If they come up, the government will provide land to set up the units. At the programme, the chief minister inaugurated two outlets for sarees of Bengal virtually.

Moreover, the CM instructed the chief secretary to provide identity cards to all the MSME investors and asked the administration to ensure that they were not harassed by police or anybody claiming compensation or any kind of tax.  (KNN Bureau)