Bengal Global Business Summit 2015 Press Release

Bengal Global Business Summit 2015
Press Release
The Bengal Global Business Summit concluded today, underlining the theme of “Come To Bengal, Ride The
Growth”. Businesses from across India and 20 countries participated in the Summit, reposing their faith in
the attractiveness of West Bengal as an investment destination.
Shri Subhas Chandra, Chairman of the Essel Group, who was to be present at the closing event, could not
make it due to fog at Delhi. Shri Chandra, however, joined through a video link and announced investments of
Rs 15,000 crore in townships and urban infrastructure in Bengal.
A total of Rs 2,43,100 crore of business announcements, business document exchanges, expressions of
interest and investment proposals were received at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2015, as follows:
Sl.
Particulars
Amt. (Rs. Cr.)
1
Private Sector Investment in Township by Essel Group
15,000
2
Private Sector Investment in 22 other Townships and Smart Cities by Forum
Group , Hiland , Ambuja Neotia Group, Salarpuria, Mayfair Group, Mani Group, PS
Group, Swarna Ganga Realty, Sherwood Realty, Amtek Dealer P Ltd, Merlin
Projects, Dhoot Group, Greentec City, Infinity Group, Unimark, Panchvati, Ideal,
South City, Siddha, Primark.
NTPC investments (Katwa, Adra and Rammam Power Plants)
67,703
Private Sector Investments in Nine sectors
(reported by sector committees)
(see Annexure 1 for names of companies and other details)
SAIL's expansion plans
40,197
6
Private Sector Investment in Solid Waste Management in Howrah
(in collaboration with a consortium of German companies)
2,900
7
Private Sector Investment by Super Smelter
2,200
8
Private Sector Investments by Great Eastern Energy to develop more wells
1,500
9
Sagar Port entitled Bhorsagar and Highways
(announced by Union Minister on 7th January, 2015)
41,600
10
Development of Deochapachami Coal mines
(JV signed between 6 states and SJVN)
12,000
3
4
5
Total
20,000
40,000
2,43,100
The Hon’ble Chief Minister in her valedictory address, mentioned some of these investments cutting across
industries, ranging from manufacturing, heavy engineering, port, mining, health & education, power and
natural gas, transport, tourism, urban infrastructure, food processing, financial services, fisheries, ARD, IT and
many others.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister has also declared the formation of a dedicated Core Committee headed by the
Minister-in-Charge of Commerce & Industries Department supported by the Chief Secretary, West Bengal,
along with concerned officials and experts to review these projects towards their fructification.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister announced that the next Bengal Global Summit will be held on January 8-9, 2016
at Kolkata.
Annexure 1
Sector
Project
Proposed
Invst
(Rs in
crore)
Manufacturing
BAPL - MOU Scomi Group,
Including Township Authority,
manufacturing of public transport & new airline connection - Pinnacle Air, Go Air
1000.00
MCC PTA
Coal based hot oil heater project &
Grid pwer Project
H-Energy: Floating Storage Regassification Unit (FSRU) - Offshore Digha
329.40
Amul Dairy: Fully automated dairy unit
190.00
Gems & Jewllery Park at Ankurhati (Domjur) Allotment of 12 units for 53500 sq.ft.
39.90
Paridhan - Garment Park at Belighata
17.23
Globus Spirit Ltd.
100.00
ETC Agro Processing (india) Pvt. Ltd.
250.00
Shriram Infrastructure
6500.00
Sector Total
Health Care
5100.00
13526.53
Apollo Hospitals
400.00
AMRI Hospitals
800.00
Ambuja Neotia Group – Hospital
300.00
M P Birla Group Hospital
610.00
Techno India- Hospitals - PPP Sector
300.00
Camellia - Hospitals - PPP Sector
300.00
SingHealth, arm of Temasek Holding, Singapore
Sector Total
2710.00
Food
Processing,
ARD and
Fisheries
Sector
Ananda Group of Companies, Purba Medinipur
230.00
Chareon Pokphand India Pvt Ltd, Kharagpur (WBIDC)
500.00
Amrit Feeds, Panagarh
88.00
Anmol Feeds, Panchla
25.00
M K Feeds, Digha
20.00
Mohan Acqua, Digha
15.00
Kajal Aqua Tech, Digha
10.00
Madhav Agro Tech,Digha
20.00
DAT Laboratories, Falta
10.00
Varma Ocean, Canning, Kalyani
51.00
Raj Hatcheries, Tajpur/ Digha
3.00
D M Sea Food Exporter, Hooghly
25.00
Thacker Dairy, Kalyani
90.00
Venkateswara hatcheries
263.00
Thacker Group, Kalyani
60.00
JVL Agro Industries ltd.
195.00
Sector Total
Higher
Education/
School
Education
JIS University, Kolkata
300.00
Neotia University, South 24 Parganas
300.00
University of Engg & Management, Newtown Rajarhat
150.00
Amity University, Newtown
478.00
South Point New Campus, Near Peerless Hospital EM Bypass
185.00
M P Birla Group-Hybrid Projection System
Sector Total
Skills
1605.00
NSDC & Technical Education Department & Javed Habib Foundation - Skill Dev.
Programme
Sector Total
25.00
1438.00
0.00
0.00
MSME Sector
A T CAPITAL, (Singapore)
2500.00
PFP Industries(Chemical- Ashok De Sarkar,USA)
Kang Na Hsiung Enterprise KNH, Taiwan
180.00
Altius Resources (Joydeep Mukherjee) Singapore
200.00
EIGMEF Apparel Park, Salt Lake
500.00
WB Hosiery Park, Howrah
1200.00
SFA PL Logistic Park
130.00
Regent Garment & Apparel Park, Barasat
1000.00
Jalan Industrial Park - Expansion
2500.00
Patton Industrial Park
946.00
Regional Synergy-Proposals received -
5127.00
ILPA Leather Goods Park
1200.00
Shivamani Exports, Calcutta leather Complex, Bantala
33.00
FASII(Federation of Association of Small Industries of India)
71.00
FACSI(Federation of Association of Cottage & Industries)
40.00
Private Industrial Parks by various companies
Sector Total
Tourism &
Hospitality
Finanical
Services
30.00
Major proposalsreceived for setting up Hotels and Resorts
1. The Park, Kolkata (Rs500 Cr),
2. Airport Hotel, Kolkata (Rs 300 Cr),
3. Crowne Plaza (Rs450 Cr)
4. Ambuja (5 resort hotel at Newtown, Makaibari Tea Estate, Kurseong, Sonargaon,
Sundarbans, Digha, Ghoom, Darjeeling, Lataguri, Gorumara Forest) (Rs 500 Cr)
are investing in the State
PPP projects under Tourism Department, Government of West Bengal under
implementation
Sector Total
2000.00
17657.00
1750.00
200.00
1950.00
State Bank of India
427.00
Bandhan Bank Ltd.
232.12
Andhra Bank
113.00
Syndicate Bak
113.00
Canara Bank
203.04
Sector Total
IT
Trinity Infra Park
220.00
Startups Warehouse of NASCOM with assistance of West Bengal Government
1.95
Centre for Wxcellence of Microsoft with assistance of West Bengal Government
0.61
Sector Total
GRAND TOTAL
(All Sectors)
1088.16
222.56
40197.25