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Suvendu Adhikari Plans Mukesh Ambani Meeting to Boost Bengal Investment

West Bengal wants more companies to build projects and create jobs in the state.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari plans to meet Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai.

Ambani leads Reliance Industries, which already has major investments in Bengal.

Reliance has said it could invest another Rs 50,000 crore by the end of the decade.

The state says this could bring its projected Reliance investment to about Rs 1 lakh crore.

Adhikari also discussed projects in petrochemicals, technology, healthcare, ports and defence.

He said land has been cleared for 33 industries.

He wants promised investments to become real projects and jobs, not just announcements.

Key facts

Proposed meeting: Suvendu Adhikari plans to meet Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai.
Reliance commitment: An additional Rs 50,000 crore investment in West Bengal by the end of the decade.
Projected Reliance investment: About Rs 1 lakh crore in West Bengal, including existing and planned investment.
Employment estimate: The planned Reliance outlay is expected to generate about one lakh jobs.
Haldia project: A Rs 6,000-crore phenol and acetone project was described as completed and scheduled for inauguration on October 14.
Amul project: A proposed Rs 700-crore dairy plant at Sankrail Food Park in Howrah.
Industrial land: The government said it had cleared land for 33 industries and would hand over plots before Durga Puja.

thestatesman.com · 2 hrs ago