Kolkata: The West Bengal government has decided to set up 17 industrial clusters to boost growth of small and medium scale industries with orders issued to identify the land.
The 17 industrial clusters would come up in 17 districts which have demanded more clusters for industrial growth, Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said.
Chatterjee also said that steps were being taken to assess the present status of land of the closed industrial units and how they could be utilised.
No land allotted for setting up industries, he said, would be allowed to remain unutilised for long.
"We are looking at how land lying unutilised for long can be utilised effectively," the minister said.
Reiterating the party stand, Chatterjee said that no land could be acquired for industry without the consent of owners.
He said that he would convene a meeting on Wednesday to assess the present status of 13 state PSUs.
Chatterjee, who met former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee on the advice of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said "we sought his experience as a former WBIDC chairman which could be utilised for the state's development."
"I have sent his suggestions to Mamata Banerjee along with Somnathbabu's best wishes to her."
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