Mamata to meet top officials over BGBS preparations
The Statesman|November 29, 2024
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting with the senior bureaucrats tomorrow to prepare a road for successfully holding the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS).
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Mamata to meet top officials over BGBS preparations

The two-day conference will be held in February 2025. Chief secretary Manoj Pant, home secretary Nandini Chakrabatri and other state government officials will be present at tomorrow's meeting.

The state government will highlight the MSME and IT sectors. It may be mentioned that a US-based firm has agreed to set up a firm to produce semiconductors in West Bengal.

Meanwhile, the 5th edition of Kolkata Jewellery and Gem Fair (KJGF) ended at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan recently.

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