West Bengal Finance Minister Mitra Leads Industrialists To China

11 June,Kolkata

West Bengal Finance, Industries and IT Minister Amit Mitra will land in China Thursday in a bid to attract investment in manufacturing and trading in the state.

Leading a host of home grown industrialists representing Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Dr Mitra is also expected to ink a number of MoUs for promoting tourism and travelling in the Kolkata-Kunming sector.

Before leaving, Mr Mitra said India will be the partner country of the 3rd China South Asia Expo in Kunming and Bengal will be the focus state.

We will have a 450 sq m stall at the venue with 28 stalls displaying the potential of Bengal, Dr Mitra said.

He is expected to address the joint opening ceremony of the exposition.

There will be a special cultural programme from Bengal, he added.

The minister said there will be a session today about shifting manufacturing to India, which will be addressed by members of ICC.

There will be business-to-business meetings with Chinese counterparts as well.

Bengal will have special session on China-India economic and tourism co-operation to be addressed by Dr Mitra.

There will be a special presentation by MSME secretary Rajiva Sinha