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• West Bengal, India‟s sixth largest economy, had a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of
One of the largest state
US$ 117.4 billion in 2013-14. The state‟s GSDP expanded at a CAGR of 14.5^ per cent
economies
during 2005-14.
• India‟s former President, Pratibha Patil, set the foundation for a US$ 482.2 million IT hub
(to be jointly developed by Techno India Group, Webel and IT department of the state
Kolkata as the next IT
government) in Kolkata in September 2010, and work commenced in December 2010.
hub
The state government is also planning to develop a software and hardware technology
park and negotiations are underway with Intel.
Leading exporter of • West Bengal has about 500 tanneries, and accounts for 55 per cent of India‟s leather
leather goods exports. About 22-25 per cent of India‟s tanning activity is undertaken in Kolkata.
• Kolkata is the prime centre for India‟s jute industry. During 2012-13, West Bengal
Largest producer of jute produced 8,228.2* bales of jute, accounting for 79.6 per cent of India‟s total jute production
during the same period.
• West Bengal is the second largest tea-producing state in India. During 2013-14, it
Second largest tea
accounted for 25.8 per cent of India‟s total tea production with production of around 312.1
producing state
million kgs.
Source: Planning Commission Databook, June 2014, Aranca Research
*'000 Bales of 180 kg, ^In Indian Rupee terms
• West Bengal is the second largest producer of potato in India, accounting for about 25 per
Major producer of
cent of the country‟s potato output. The state‟s potato production stood at 12.0 million
potato
tonnes in 2012-13.
• West Bengal is the largest producer of rice in India. In 2012-13, rice production totalled
Largest rice producer 15.0 million tonnes. In 2011-12, the rice production stood at 14.6 million tonnes, 45 per
cent higher than the normal output, driven by the Green Revolution.
• West Bengal is the third largest state in India in term of mineral production, accounting for
Coal rich state about one-fifth of total mineral production. Coal accounts for 99 per cent of extracted
minerals.
• West Bengal is the largest producer of fish and shrimps in the country, accounting for
Leading fish producer
around 16.5 per cent of total fish production (9.6 million tonnes) in 2013.
Source: Aranca Research
Geographic and cost Rich labour pool
2012 Growing demand 2022-23 T
advantage
• There are 22 universities and sizeable
research institutes in West Bengal. It
Annual • Location advantage makes the state a Annual
is host to top-notch institutes like IIT
textile sales traditional market for eastern India, textile sales
Kharagpur and NIT-Durgapur.
the Northeast, Nepal and Bhutan. It is
US$ 2.9 US$ 21.5
also a strategic entry point for markets • Knowledge of English is an advantage
billion for the workforce of West Bengal, billion
in southeast Asia.
especially in Kolkata.
• Cost of operating a business is lower
in Kolkata than in other metropolitan
cities.

Advantage
West Bengal
Scope for industrial Excellent connectivity
progress
• West Bengal offers excellent
connectivity to the rest of India in terms
• West Bengal has abundant natural
of railways, roadways, ports and
resources of minerals and suitable
airports.
agro-climatic conditions for
agriculture, horticulture and fisheries. • Major stretches of the golden
It is in vicinity to mineral rich states quadrilateral project also pass through
like Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha. the northern districts of the state.
• The contribution of the textile industry
to the state‟s GSDP is targeted to rise
to 10.0 per cent by 2022-23 from 5.2
per cent in 2009-10.
Source: West Bengal Vision 2022-23
T - Target
• Development of sanitation and • Red tapism to be minimised or
hygiene infrastructure, supporting removed and encouraging
urban development. transparency in governance.
• Ensuring fresh water supply and • Encouraging technological
clean drinking water in rural innovation in providing services
areas. and governance.
• Facilitating road connectivity • Building niche for
throughout the state, manufacturing and services
Sanitation &
upgrading air transportation, Governance sector in state.
Hygiene
transformation of the state‟s • Providing funding support,
port to world class facilities for infrastructure, land and
container management and Transportation Economic logistics to high importance
shipping. infrastructure Vision development sectors.
2022
• Providing appropriate • Ensuring primary education to all.
Education
transportation, irrigation and Agriculture • Upgradation of capacity,
storage facilities. infrastructure and teaching
• Training farmers to use methods of higher educational
scientific agri practices. Health Power generation institutes.
• Use of innovative crop • Encouraging skill based education
production methods, (vocational training).
research, new seed
technologies. • Implementation of social security • The state to act as an
schemes and enforcing various exporter of power.
health & food policies. • Introducing reforms in sector
• Improving medical infrastructure to improve overall efficiency.
by improving quality of • Encouraging renewable
healthcare. energy power plants.
Source: Confederation of Indian Industry
HYV: High Yielding Variety
Kolkata, Siliguri, Asansol, Durgapur, Raniganj, Kharagpur,
Haldia, Darjeeling, Malda, Midnapore, Cooch Behar and
Howrah are some of the key cities in the state.

West Bengal's climate varies from tropical savannah in the
southern portions to humid sub-tropical in the north.
West
Parameters
Bengal
Capital Kolkata
Geographical area (sq km) 88,752
Source: Maps of India Administrative districts (No) 19
Population density (persons per sq
1,028
West Bengal is situated in eastern India and shares its km)*
borders with Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim and Assam.
Total population (million)* 91.3
The state also shares international borders with
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The Bay of Bengal is in the Male population (million)* 46.9
south of the state.
Female population (million)* 44.4

Bengali is the official language of the state, though English Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)* 950
and Hindi are also widely used. Nepali is spoken primarily in
Darjeeling district. Literacy rate (%)* 77.1
Source: West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation website, www.wbidc.com
Planning Commission Databook, June 2014,*Provisional Data – Census 2011
Parameter West Bengal All States Source
Economy
Planning Commission Databook, June 2014,
GSDP as a percentage of all states‟ GSDP 6.8 100.0
current prices
Planning Commission Databook, June 2014,
GSDP CAGR (%)* 14.5 15.5
current prices
Planning Commission Databook, June 2014,
Per capita GSDP (US$) 1,282.0 1,414.4
current prices
Physical infrastructure
Installed power capacity (MW) 8,958.8 249,488.3 Central Electricity Authority, as of June 2014
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as of
Wireless subscribers (No) 42,291,017 910,157,975
May 2014
Ministry of Communications & Information
Broadband subscribers (No) 579,975** 65,330,000
Technology, as of May 2014
National highway length (km) 2,909.8 79,116.0 National Highways Authority of India
Major and minor ports (No) 2 + 0 13+187 Indian Ports Association
Airports (No) 3 133 Airports Authority of India
*In Indian Rupee terms for the period 2004-05 to 2013-14; **As of December 2011
Parameter West Bengal All States Source
Social indicators
Literacy rate (%) 77.1 73.0 Provisional Data – Census 2011
SRS Bulletin (www.censusindia.gov.in),
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 16.1 21.6
September 2013
Investments
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 2.7* 223
April 2000 to March 2014
Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 108.4 2,414.2 CMIE (2013-14)
Industrial infrastructure
PPP projects (No) 36 1,339 www.pppindiadatabase.com
SEZs (No) 9 392 Notified as of July 2013, www.sezindia.nic.in
*FDI inflows for Reserve Bank of India„s (RBI‟s) Kolkata region, which includes West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
PPP: Public-Private Partnership, SEZ: Special Economic Zone, SRS: Sample Registration System
At current prices, the gross state domestic product (GSDP) GSDP of West Bengal at current prices
of West Bengal is estimated at US$ 117.4 billion in 2013-14. (in US$ billion)

114.8 114.2 117.4
The average annual GSDP growth rate from 2004-05 to
CAGR 101.1
2013-14 was about 14.5 per cent*.
14.5%*
84.1
74.1
74.4
52.2 58.0
46.6
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-4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -0 -1 -2 -3
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Source: Planning Commission Databook, June 2014
*In Indian Rupee terms