Bengal secured investment of over Rs 250,000 cr: Mamata

The 2-day Bengal Global Business Summit got underway in Kolkata on Friday. Highlighting the advantages of doing business in the State, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wooed investors from the country and abroad. Making a strong pitch for more investments, Mamata Banerjee said the State has been clocking a growth rate higher than that of the country. About Rs 12,000 crore investment proposals have been announced so far. The Bhutan Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay; the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley; the Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal; the West Bengal Finance Minister, Amit Mitra; and business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Sajjan Jindal were among those present. Photos: Ashoke Chakraborty