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Sanjeev Sanyal Says Kolkata Should Anchor Eastern India’s Growth
Sanjeev Sanyal said Kolkata could help lead economic growth in eastern India.
He suggested connecting Kolkata to Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Guwahati and Patna.
Together, these cities could form a larger network for jobs, businesses and investment.
He said simply spreading money and infrastructure everywhere may not create strong growth.
Instead, he believes powerful cities can help nearby areas develop.
Sanyal also said western parts of India are generally wealthier than eastern parts.
He pointed to other growth groups, such as Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai in the south.
He also named Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Delhi-NCR as important growth centres.
Sanjeev Sanyal said Kolkata could become the main growth anchor for eastern India.
He proposed linking Kolkata with Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Guwahati and Patna in a wider urban network.
Sanyal argued that concentrating infrastructure, human capital and investment in key hubs is more effective than spreading them generically.
He described a major east-west wealth divide, with western parts of several regions generally richer than their eastern counterparts.
He said growth elsewhere is concentrated around hubs including Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Chennai, Mumbai-Pune-Ahmedabad and Delhi-NCR.
- Who
- Sanjeev Sanyal, who discussed India’s regional economic development.
- What
- He said Kolkata should anchor eastern India’s growth and proposed linking it with several other cities.
- Where
- India, particularly Kolkata and the eastern region.
- When
- Why
- To strengthen urban growth hubs and help address India’s east-west wealth divide.
Key facts
- Proposed anchor
- Kolkata
- Suggested connected cities
- Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Guwahati and Patna
- Core development approach
- Concentrate infrastructure, growth and human capital in dynamic urban hubs
- Regional disparity
- Sanyal described a significant east-west wealth divide in India
- Southern growth zone
- Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Chennai triangle
- Western growth zone
- Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad, with Rajkot also emerging
- Northern growth zone
- Delhi-NCR, extending toward Jaipur, Noida and Chandigarh
Quotes
Sanjeev Sanyal
Economist discussing urban concentration and eastern India’s growth strategy
“But getting Kolkata right is very important, and that's why you have to begin to concentrate it. Generically spreading, sort of attempting to spread infrastructure, growth, human capital, etc. will not generate that.”
businesstoday.in
“We have a serious east-west divide in this country. If you took Visakhapatnam and drew a longitudinal line north-south through Visakhapatnam, everything west of it is significantly richer than everything east of it.”
businesstoday.in
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