Bengal CM Suvendu pitches business-friendly climate to industrialists

The West Bengal government on Saturday invited industrialists and business groups to invest in the state, asserting that the new government was working to create a conducive business environment through new policies and incentives.

Speaking at a summit organised by a news channel, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the government would soon unveil new industrial and land policies and amendments to the land ceiling Act, along with a package of incentives for investors, though he did not give a timeline or further details.

Adhikari said industrialisation would help generate employment in the state, where, he claimed, a large number of educated youths were without jobs.

He also claimed that nearly one crore migrant labourers from the state were currently working outside.

"This is a truly patriotic government functioning properly.

We are working on the industrial policy, the industrial land policy, the Land Ceiling Act, incentives and other investor-related measures.

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