Major Cities in West Bengal

·         Kolkata

·         Asansol

·         Siliguri

·         Durgapur

·         Bardhaman

·         Malda

·         Baharampur

·         Habra

·         Kharagpur

·         Shantipur

·         Dankuni

·         Dhulian

·         Ranaghat

·         Haldia

·         Raiganj

·         Krishnanagar

·         Nabadwip

·         Medinipur

·         Jalpaiguri

·         Balurghat

·         Basirhat

·         Bankura

·         Chakdaha

·         Darjeeling

·         Alipurduar

·         Purulia

·         Jangipur

·         Bangaon

·         Cooch Behar

 

West Bengal is situated in eastern India and shares its borders with Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim and Assam. The state also shares international borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The Bay of Bengal is in the south of the state.

West Bengal is India's sixth largest economy, and recorded a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of US$ 140.56 billion in 2015-16. The state's GSDP expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.57 per cent from 2004-05 to 2015-16. Agriculture is the chief occupation in the state and contributed 18.8 per cent to the GSDP in 2014-15. West Bengal is the largest producer of rice in India. Rice production for the state totalled 16.1 million tonnes in FY 2015-16. West Bengal is also the largest fish producing state in India. During 2015-16, the state produced a total of 1.63 million tonnes of fish in comparison with a produce of 1.61 million tonnes during 2014-15. As of June 2016, West Bengal had a total installed power generation capacity of 9,988.4 megawatt (MW).

West Bengal is the second largest tea-producing state in India. During 2014-15, it produced 329.3 million kg of tea, accounting for 27.8 per cent of India's total tea production and is home to the globally acclaimed Darjeeling tea variety. Total tea production in West Bengal from April-September 2015 stood at 211.1 million kilograms. Kolkata is the prime centre for India's jute industry. The state stands first in the country in terms of jute production. In 2015-16, the state produced around 2.38 million tonnes of sugarcane and 3.1 million tonnes of fruits. West Bengal is also a leading exporter of leather and has about 666 manufacturing units producing leather and leather goods. About 22-25 per cent of India’s tanning activity is undertaken in Kolkata.

West Bengal has abundant natural resources of minerals and suitable agro-climatic conditions for agriculture, horticulture and fisheries. It is in vicinity to mineral rich states like Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha. It offers excellent connectivity to the rest of India in terms of railways, roadways, ports and airports.

 

Project Opportunities in West Bengal:

Mineral

West Bengal stands third in the country in terms of mineral production. The state contributes about one-fifth to the total production of minerals in the country. Coal constitutes 99% of the minerals extracted in West Bengal; fireclay, china clay, limestone, copper, iron, wolfram, manganese and dolomite are mined in small quantities. There are good possibilities of obtaining mineral oil and natural gas in the areas near the Bay of Bengal.

West Bengal is the third largest state for coal production, accounting for about half of India's total. Lignite mined in Darjeeling is used to make briquettes. West Bengal ranks next to Bihar and Madhya Pradesh in production of fireclay. China clay used in the pottery, paper, textile, rubber and paint industries are unearthed at Mohammad Bazar in Birbhum and Mejia in Bankura. Limestone which is used in cement industry is mined in Bankura, Purulia, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. There are copper mines in Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. Small quantities of low quality iron-ore are mined in Bardhaman, Purulia, Birbhum and Darjeeling. There are manganese in the Jhargram region of Paschim Medinipur, Purulia and Bardhaman. The state’s production of dolomite comes from the Dooars region of Jalpaiguri.

Iron and Steel

The growth of steel industry in the State is largely related to the proximity of raw materials, skilled manpower, port facilities and the vast market for steel products. Given these location advantages, large numbers of mini integrated steel plants have already been set up in the state manufacturing a wide range of products such as sponge irons, mild steels, iron pipes etc. The neighbouring Eastern States of India viz. Jharkhand, Orissa and Chattisgarh are endowed with huge iron ore reserves along with cooking coal and non-cooking coal. The establishment of Bengal Iron Works at Kulti in Burdwan district of West Bengal in 1870 where the first commercial blast furnace was set up in 1875 heralded the commencement of this industry in the State.

Leather

West Bengal has been functioning as a vast raw material resource base for the leather industry in the form of hides and skins. However, Indian leather export has undergone a transition from the export of raw hides and skins in the fifties to value added finished leather in the nineties. In the context, leather processing industries in West Bengal needed a strong structural support and proposal was mooted for setting up an eco-friendly complex near Calcutta with modern technical and training facilities. In this full scale integrated leather complex, facilities for leather-finishing, computer-aided design centres, modern training centre for up gradation are also being provided. This mega complex will also have manufacturing units to produce footwear uppers, finished foot wears, leather goods and garments to catering to the expanding domestic and export markets.

Petrochemicals

The state of West Bengal accounts for almost 4% of India’s production of petroleum products and 13% of India’s polymer production. The production has almost doubled in the last decade. Crude throughput at Haldia refinery increased to 5,502 million tones and its capacity utilization increased to 91.7% during 2005-06.

The growth of the Petrochemical sector has been very impressive both in terms of units set up and investment volume. The main reason for the recent growth of this industry is due to upstream and downstream industry linkages by the oil refining and petrochemical units set up in the state.

Food Processing

West Bengal is one of the three front running states in India in food and agro processing sector. Fruits, vegetables and cereals grow in abundance in West Bengal. The state accounts for 30% of potatoes, 27% of pineapples, 12% of bananas and 16% of India’s rice production. Additionally fruits like mangoes, papaya, guava and jackfruit and vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflowers, cabbage, brinjal, pumpkin, are available in plenty.

West Bengal is the largest producer of rice, pineapple, vegetables and fruits in the country and second largest producer of potatoes and lychees. It ranks 1st in total meat production (including poultry) in the country and accounts for 10% of the country’s edible oil production.

Textiles

The textile industry of Kolkata plays a significant role in the economy of the capital city of the state of West Bengal. West Bengal has traditionally been a major producer of cotton textile as well in the country. Jute textile manufacturing is the most prominent industry in West Bengal due to availability of raw jute in the state. At present there are 59 Jute mills in West Bengal. Main jute products are Hessian, sacking, jute bags, and other items produced by jute. Most of the jute mills are located on the banks of river Hooghly near Kolkata. West Bengal is the leader and pioneer in the country for the manufacturing of Jute textiles. Hosiery industry in West Bengal has a huge grow potential as Bengal was the birthplace of hosiery industry in India.

Biotechnology

West Bengal has a vast knowledge base with few of the premiers institutes of India located here. Presence of Kharagpur IIT which over the years have done path breaking research in this sector is a major resource of biotechnology development. It has rich bio diversity, characterized by several species of medicinal & aromatic plants and diverse agro climatic zones. A matrix of 75 deliverable products is ready for commercialization in the agro and medical sector. Increase awareness among people about the adverse side effects of synthetic drags.

Automobile and Auto Components

West Bengal has traditionally been very strong in the engineering industries and has been an important manufacturing base in the past. West Bengal’s Hindustan Motors was one of the pioneers by commencing production of vehicles in the state in the year 1948. Recently it has collaborated with Mitsubishi Company of Japan to diverse into a wide range of cars and manufactures everything related to automobile industry like trekkers, trucks, and also luxury cars like Mitsubishi Lancer and touching a consolidated net sale of US$ 233.47 million in the last fiscal year.

Tea

West Bengal is the second largest tea growing state in the country contributing almost 21% of the total production in the country. There are three tea-growing zones in the state; Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars. Darjeeling tea is considered to be the finest in the world. There are 343 tea gardens in West Bengal covering 1,03,950 hectares planted area. Some of the major players in the Tea industry in West Bengal include Tata Tea Ltd, James Finlay & Company. Both of them together are representing world’s second largest global branded tea operations with product and brand presence in over 50 countries. Goodricke Group Ltd. (GGL) a part of the UK-based Cammelia Plc, the world’s single largest tea producer in the private sector. In India it is the third largest tea producer and the leading producer of Darjeeling tea.

Tourism

West Bengal has the widest variety of attractions in terms of tourist spots from the bustling Kolkata Megapolis with its historical and modern charms, to the zones of tranquillity like the Himalayan terrain in the north to the Sunderbans in the south. The state is endowed with all the diversities of nature that is a tourist’s dream. From the arid Chhota Nagpur plateau region in the west, forests in the north and south, mountains in the north, sea beaches in the south and rivers crisscrossing the whole of the state the varied panorama offers the discerning traveller a very wide choice and caters to the requirements of varied travel segments.

Waste Management

There are 609 hazardous waste generating units in West Bengal. Amongst the nineteen districts of the state, two districts (Darjeeling and South Dinajpur) do not generate hazardous waste. The total quantum of hazardous waste generation from West Bengal is 2,59,776.24 metric tonnes per annum. (MTPA), out of which 46 per cent (1,20,596.41 MTPA) is landfillable, 49 per cent (1,26,596.38 MTPA) is recyclable and the remaining 5 per cent (12,583.45 MTPA) is incinerable by nature. Interestingly, it was observed that the majority of hazardous waste generating units in the state is small and is generating meagre quantity of waste, whereas the units generating substantial amount of hazardous wastes are limited in number.

 

Here are Few Projects for Startup:

COAL WASHING UNIT

Coal washing unit is one of the most important unit for upgradation of coal in sense of fed value by reducing of ash contents in the coal. It is basically associated with seive position to get the quality coal…..Read more

SOLAR PANEL

A solar panel is a collection of solar cells. Lots of small solar cells spread over a large area can work together to provide enough power to be useful. The more light that hits a cell the more electricity it produces, so spacecraft are usually designed with solar panels that can always be pointed at the Sun even as the rest of the body of the spacecraft moves around, much as a tank turret can be aimed independently of where the tank is going…..Read more

COAL TAR PITCH

Coal tar pitch is the residue from the processing of coal tar. Since pitch constituents over 50% of crude tar, its utilization has a major effect on the economics of tar processing. Coal tar pitch is binder for carbon electrodes base for paints and coating…..Read more

PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT GRADES OF LIME FROM LIMESTONE (TECHNICAL GRADE LIME, REFRACTORY GRADE LIME, AGRICULTURE GRADE LIME, FCC GRADE LIME)

Lime is manufactured from lime stone. Lime is mainly used for manufacture of hydrated lime. Hydrated lime is a dry powder obtained by treating quick lime with water. It consists essentially of calcium hydroxide and some magnesium hydroxide. The project envisages production of lime by calcinations of limestone on vertical oil fired kiln…..Read more

LED Light Assembling

A light emitting diode (LED) is a device which converts electrical energy in to light. LEDs are preferred light sources for short distance (local area) optical fiber network because they are inexpensive, robust and have long life (the long life of an LED is primarily due to its being a cold device, i.e. its operating temperature being much lower than that of, say, an incandescent lamp), can be modulated (i.e. switched on and off) at high speeds….Read more

ENAMELED COPPER WIRE

Enameled wire is an insulated wire used in winding of armatures in transformers, switch gears and other electrical equipments. When connected to the main supply a magnetic field is developed around the enameled wire coil and it helps to the conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy as case of motors….Read more

LOW CARBON FERRO MANGANESE

Manganese ores, containing more than 35 % manganese are suitable for the manufacture of high or low grade ferro-manganese. Low carbon ferro manganese required where carbon control in steel is strictly necessary 7% C and 74 - 78 % Mn is a standard ferro manganese used for the purpose allowing and deoxidation…….Read more

SANITARY NAPKIN & BABY DIAPERS

A diaper or nappy is a kind of underwear that allows one to defecate or urinate in a discreet manner. Diapers are primarily worn by children who are not yet potty trained or experience bedwetting. Thus, due to this property, the diapers are gaining huge consumption amongst the baby as well as adult population……Read more

DISPOSABLE PLASTIC CUPS, PLATES & GLASSES

The plastic industry in India plays a very important and key role in Industrializations. A wide spectrum of plastics and articles manufactured by the industry has touched the life of every Indian in many ways through consumer plastics. The disposable plastic cups are manufactured by thermoforming technique…..Read more

ELECTRIC MOTORS

The extensive utilization of many types of constructional variants of electric motors in industry, commerce and the home would make a comprehensive guide for their selection, application and maintenance runs into many pages……Read more

MOSQUITO REPELLENT LIQUIDATOR

There are some essential oils which have property to repellant of mosquito. Mosquitoes cannot bear the flavour of essential oil though they do not die but they run away. Raw material required for manufacturing of essential oils are easily available in the market……Read more

SOLAR PANEL ASSEMBLING & SOLAR POWER INVERTER ON GRID, OFF GRID WITH SOLAR PUMP CONTROLLER

A solar cell, sometimes called a photovoltaic cell, is a device that converts light energy into electrical energy. Solar panels generate free power from the sun by converting sunlight to electricity with no moving parts, zero emissions, and no maintenance……Read more

DOLOMITE BRICKS

Refractories are necessary in the metallurgical, cement, glass, and machine tools industries where kilns and furnaces are used for value addition process to materials. Dolomite refractories are currently in use in some countries such as China, France, and England India etc…….Read more

STEEL STRUCTURE UNIT

The importance of iron and steel among other materials is well known for industrialization and national economy. Basically all industries depend on iron & steel for their structural, machinery & raw material requirements…….Read more

LEATHER FINISHING

Leather making in India is spread right from backward tanning unit to sophisticated modern unit in view of the versatility of leather product in modern times, the demand of finished leather is increasing day by day……Read more

POTATO POWDER

The protection of food stuffs from spoilage by moulds and bacteria is a major concern of the food technologist. Potatoes can be consumed in varied forms. In fact, it is a vegetable that can easily be combined with any other food item including other vegetables, cereals, pulses, meat and poultry…….Read more

BANANA PRODUCTS (BANANA POWDER, BANANA PUREE AND BANANA CONCENTRATE)

Banana is the largest produced and maximum consumed amongst the fruits cultivated in India. India ranks first amongst the banana cultivating countries of the world. Banana when ripened is a soft and delicate fruit with a post-harvest shelf life of 5- 10 days……Read more

DISPOSABLE PLATES FROM BANANA LEAVES

Disposable cutlery and containers are products that are a part of our day to day life. Disposable items like cups, plates, saucers are being increasingly used. Such disposable items are made with natural materials like leaf as well as man made products like paper, plastics. Leaf cups, plates have greater hygiene value……Read more

PRECIPITATED SILICA FROM RICE HUSK ASH

Precipitated silica (also called particulate silica) is compound of aggregates of ultimate particles of colloidal size that have not become linked in massive gel network during the preparation process……Read more

CEMENT FROM RICE HUSK

Rice husk gives a good quality of pozzolanio ash containing silica, which is considered a good substitute for cement. It is prepared by first burning husk to form ash and then mixing it with lime and grinding it to a very fine powder…….Read more

LYCHEE JUICE

Lychee is one of the tropical fruits which is mainly available in Bihar, and Eastern part of India. It is one of the healthy fruit juice. It will help to grow the health. It is sweet tasty with good flavour. It is used by the domestic people throughout the year……Read more

SPICES (MASALA)

Spices are non-leafy parts (e.g. bud, fruit, seed, bark, rhizome, and bulb) of plants used as a flavoring or seasoning, although many can also be used as an herbal medicine.They impart aroma, color and taste to food preparations. The volatile oils from spices give the aroma and the oleoresins impart the taste…….Read more

INTEGRATED COCONUT PROCESSING UNIT

Coconut is one of the important fruit having large use starting from bakery, confectionery, pharmaceutical to beverage and many more industries. Several products from coconut kernel can be manufactured such as Coconut Powder, Coconut Flour, Coconut Cream, Coconut Oil, Coconut Water, Coconut Milk etc……Read more

ACTIVATED CARBON FROM COCONUT SHELL

Activated carbon is a amorphous from of carbon which has been treated to produce a highly developed pore structure resulting in a very large internal surface area. It is pore structure which gives the activated carbon its ability to absorb gases and vapours from gaseous phase and dissolved or dispersed substances from liquid phase……Read more

ACTIVATED CARBON FROM CASHEW NUT SHELL

Carbon is probably the most widely distributed element in nature. It occurs in two allotropic crystalline forms, viz. Graphite (hexagonal system) and diamond (isomeric system), the former is soft and black where diamond is hard and transparent……..Read more

CASHEW NUT PROCESSING UNIT

The cashew nut is a popular dessert nut, eaten out of hand, with other mixed nuts and used in baking and confections. Sixty percent of cashews are consumed as salted nuts. It is also made into cashew butter and nut milk. The nut is high in protein, oil and also vitamins, especially thiamin…….Read more

DISPOSABLE PAPER PLATE

Disposable cutlery and containers are products that are a part of our day to day life. Disposable items like cups, plates, saucers are being increasingly used. Such disposables items are made with easily degradable materials which are manmade products like paper from wood pulp, biomass etc…..Read more

ARECA (BETELNUT) PROCESSING

India leads the world is arcanut production, with most of the plantation in Southern and Eastern regions. Processing of arcanut yields many important products including supari, pan masala, ropes & brushes, tannin etc. are all indigenously available……..Read more

FISH OIL (PRODUCTION AND REFINING) WITH FISH MEAL

Fish is used as a source of food either in raw or dry state. It has protein which is amino acids. Another means of utilization of fish is the manufacture of fish meal and fish oil. Fish oil is consisting triglyceryl esters of fatty acids and minor proportions of free fatty acids, vitamins, coloring matters, hydrocarbons, sterols, phosphatides etc……..Read more

COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING

Gin implies a machine especially is for hoisting a cotton-gin. Ginning pertains to clear of seeds by a cotton-gin, whereas ginner is one who gives cotton and ginnery or gin house refers to a place where cotton is ginned……Read more

JUTE GARMENTS

Jute Garments are gaining popularity in recent time these fashion Garments in many new and innovative design are fetching the market and their demand is increasing at a tremendous pace. The country export around 5,00,000 tonnes of jute goods in a year……Read more

PAPER NAPKINS, TOILET ROLL & FACIAL PAPER FROM TISSUE PAPER ROLLS

Hygiene is an essential component of healthy living, integral to achieving health and preventing disease. Not just selecting the right food choices but also cooking & consuming them in a hygienic way is equally important in preventing the infectious diseases. Adopting hygienic practices and promoting hygiene in the community, schools and workplace prevents innumerable infectious disease…..Read more

READYMADE GARMENTS

India is the major supplier of high quality fashion garments, with the changes in life style, rising tailoring costs and relatively low prices of standardized products. The Indian consumer is preferring readymade garments…….Read more

AUTOMOBILE HOSES (AC HOSE, FUEL HOSE, HYDRAULIC HOSE, PETROL PUMP HOSE) AND PRODUCTION OF TYRES

A hose is a flexible hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes, or more generally tubing. The shape of a hose is usually cylindrical…….Read more

TEA PROCESSING AND PACKAGING

Tea is one of the most popular beverages and is consumed by nearly half of the world population. Tea growing & processing is one of the major plantation based industries in India & plays a vital role in India’ economy. It is the largest employer of organised labour in private sector…….Read more

E-WASTE RECYCLING PLANT

E waste is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their useful life. Computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines are common electronic products. Many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled. Unfortunately, electronic discards are one of the fastest growing segments of our nation's waste stream…….Read more

THERMOCOLE (EPS) CUP, GLASS & PLATES

Thermocole or expanded polystyrene as the name suggests, is polystyrene expanded to more than two times the volume of polystyrene. Polystyrene foam is an excellent packaging material because of combination of various properties such as lightness, rigidity, shock absorption, thermal insulation, resistance to moisture, snow white colour etc……Read more

 

 

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