- overview
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India's 2nd largest producer of tea, home to the Darjeeling tea.
2nd highest number of MSMEs, 14% of India's total MSMEs.
Siliguri connects the eight North-Eastern states to rest of India.
Vital international frontiers with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
Kolkata is often referred to as the “Cultural Capital of India.”
As of March 2022, West Bengal had a total installed power generation capacity of 10,700.29 MW
Kolkata
Mining
3rd largest in India in mineral production. Coal accounts for 99% of output, apart from limestone, copper, iron, manganese, dolomite.
2nd
largest number of MSMEs (close to 3.7 million enterprises) and the country’s highest bank credit flow to MSMEs (nearly US$15bn).
Connectivity
The state has 2 large container ports, 2 international airports, 3rd largest road coverage in India, and high rail density and expanding.
Manufacturing
Some of the country's oldest manufacturing and engineering centers are dotted around Kolkata, still commanding global trade.
Agriculture
Largest producer of vegetables and paddy in India, strong agri set-up has led to a food processing industry covering milk, meat, fish.
SE Asia
WB is an entry point for markets in Southeast Asia. The cost of operating a business is lower in Kolkata than other Indian metros.
Tourism
WB with a rich historical and cultural heritage and natural beauty spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal attract global tourists.
Confederation of West Bengal Trade Associations
+ 91-33-46012525
CWBTA is an active Apex Body of Traders, operating for more than one and half decades, representing Trade Associations of West Bengal, which number about 50 as on date.
West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation
+91-33-22553700/705
The State Level Promotional agency provide inter-institutional co-ordination for various clearances concerning other State Government Institutions towards speedy implementation of any project.
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
+91-33-22303711
The Chamber works as a forum for networking and as an enabler of development of the state economy and infrastructure.
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry
+91-33-2248-2951/2/3
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the oldest indigenous Chamber in India was established on 2nd February, 1887.
Calcutta Chamber Of Commerce
+91-33-22290758; 22298961
