mamata banerjee: Rs 10,480cr investment in Howrah in 2 years to create 1 lakh jobs: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated on Thursday that her authorities is anticipating Rs 10,480 crore funding within the Howrah district over the following two years, which can result in the creation of job alternatives for greater than 1 lakh folks.

Addressing a evaluate assembly within the district, Banerjee stated 882 new tasks would come up in Howrah within the subsequent two years.

“Within the subsequent two years, investments to the tune of Rs 10,480 crores will are available in Howrah district. Round 882 new tasks and industrial parks would come up within the district, producing greater than 1,16,000 jobs,” she stated.

Banerjee urged industrialists to recruit locals reasonably than bringing in employees from different states.

“We’re conscious that folks from different states come right here seeking jobs. We stay in peace and concord. However I might request all of you (industrialists) to recruit locals for the upcoming tasks,” she stated.

Banerjee additionally requested the district authority and the Land Division to settle the land-related points on the earliest.

“There was an absence of coordination. I might request the district and the Land Division officers to look into the issues and resolve them on the earliest. On December 14, a synergy programme will probably be organised to look into the issues,” she stated.

The chief minister’s announcement of the investments in Howrah is a part of the state authorities’s renewed efforts to herald big-ticket investments.

Banerjee additionally introduced that the state authorities is planning to develop a brand new dairy agency — ‘Bangla Dairy’ — underneath the state Animal Husbandry Division.

“It’s going to promote numerous sorts of dairy merchandise. Round 512 retailers would set as much as promote these merchandise,” she stated.