Bengal Summit fetched Rs. 2.2-trillion-worth investment proposals: Mamata Banerjee

At the summit, CM Banerjee thanked Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani for the group's Rs. 50-billion-worth investment proposals.

She said of the 20 lakh potential employment opportunities, over one lakh would be generated by Reliance Industries itself.

She added, "More than one lakh jobs will be created in the telecom industry, going by the investment proposal of RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani."

Adani Group's Pranav Adani said his group wants to replicate Mundra port of Gujarat's Kutch in West Bengal.

He said Adani Group manages the "largest number of ports" in India; they want to bring their expertise to West Bengal.

He added the group invested Rs. 750cr in WB and wants to double over the next five years; Adani would explore renewable energy-related investments.

Mamata Banerjee said that the West Bengal government believes in the "holistic development" of the society; discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, and religion doesn't exist in the state.

She added the state government also believes that if the "down-trodden" are unhappy, other sections also can't be happy. So, they are working on the development of both agriculture and industry.

On the concluding day of BGBS 2018, Banerjee said 50% of the business proposals received in the 2017 edition of the summit were already in the process of implementation; last year, the state received over Rs. 2.35-trillion-worth investment proposals.

According to WB government, the 2016 BGBS edition fetched business proposals worth over Rs. 2.5 trillion and the 2015 edition, over Rs. 2.43 trillion.

CM Mamata Banerjee said BGBS 2018 was "hugely successful" and thanked business delegates, guests, and the state government on social media.

She added, "We have to work even harder in the days ahead to fulfill the aspirations and prove that truly Bengal means Business."

Also, she announced that the next edition of BGBS would be held on 7 and 8 February in 2019.