Lok Sabha Question No. 2925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Industrial Growth
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2925.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

## 2925.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of current status of industrial growth and manufacturing activities in West Bengal, including key industries contributing to the State's economy;
- (b) the  details  of  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  attract  new investments and support existing industries in the State;
- (c) the  details  of  measures  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  improve industrial infrastructure, such as industrial parks, logistics and power supply; and
- (d) the details of support provided by the Government for innovation, research and development and technology adoption in West Bengal's manufacturing sector?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to (d): West Bengal is home to top companies from a wide range of sectors, including iron and steel, tea, leather, jute, FMCG, metals and minerals, cement, textiles and  apparels,  logistics,  chemicals,  rubber,  gems  and  jewellery,  pharma, plastics, IT, and petro-products.

The  State  Government  of  West  Bengal  has  introduced  the  Industrial  and Economic Corridor Policy, 2023, to systematically develop industrial corridors across  the  state.  This  policy  has  been  developed  with  the  objective  of unleashing the  immense economic and employment potential of the State by leveraging  on  quality  industrial  infrastructure  and  an  enabling  business friendly environment along the identified corridor, thereby attracting investors and into industrial development and generating economic activity employment.

To meet the requirement of power in the State, the Government has taken several steps for capacity building including proactive monitoring of generation projects, expanding the National Grid from 75,050 MW (2016-17) to 1,18,740 MW (Dec 2024).

In terms of actual power supply, position in the State of West Bengal during the last three years and current year 2024-25 (upto February 2025), is as under:

| Year                         | Energy Requirement   | Energy Supplied   | Energy Supplied   | Not   |
|------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
|                              | MU                   | MU                | MU                | MU    |
| 2021-22                      | 54,001               | 53,945            | 57                |       |
| 2022-23                      | 60,348               | 60,274            | 74                |       |
| 2023-24                      | 67,576               | 67,490            |                   | 86    |
| 2024-25 (upto February 2025) | 65,075               | 64,985            |                   | 91    |

Keeping in view India's vision of becoming 'Atmanirbhar', Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for 14 key sectors were announced with an outlay of Rs.  1.97 lakh crore to enhance  India's Manufacturing  capabilities  and Exports. Total manufacturing units under the scheme are 1305 of which 10 are in West Bengal.

The Government is implementing Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) to provide the industry with state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities for setting up their textile units. Under the scheme, 02 parks in West Bengal are at various stages of completion.

As per the India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) which provides a GIS enabled data base of industrial areas including clusters, parks, nodes, zones, etc. across the country 15 industrial parks of West Bengal are mapped on IILB portal.

With  a  vision  to  improve  the business  climate  at  the  State  level,  attract investments and foster economic growth by making the regulatory environment more business-friendly in the country, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal  Trade  (DPIIT) in  collaboration  with  State  Governments  has  been implementing  the  Business  Reform  Action  Plan  (BRAP)  since  2014,  which covers a wide range of reforms such as  simplification, digitization,  removal of redundancies, Single Window Systems, Inspection Reforms etc.

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