Durgapur Steel plant

Freshly sown saplings of paddy; in the background are stacks of jute sticks

Economy of West Bengal, a state in eastern India, is highly dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is the chief occupation of the people of the state. Majority of the state population are cultivators and agricultural labours. Rice is considered to be the principal food crop of West Bengal. Other major food crops include maize, pulses, oil seeds, wheat, barley, potatoes and vegetables. The state supplies nearly 66% of the jute requirements of India. Tea is another important cash crop. Darjeeling is famous for tea plantation. Tobacco and sugarcane are also grown in the state.
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1492x1158, 514 KB) Pic courtesy DSP PR Source: Pic taken by the Public Relations department of Durgapur Steel Plant. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1492x1158, 514 KB) Pic courtesy DSP PR Source: Pic taken by the Public Relations department of Durgapur Steel Plant. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1126 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): West Bengal Agriculture in India Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1126 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): West Bengal Agriculture in India Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... This article is about the maize plant. ... For other uses, see Pulse (disambiguation). ... Vegetable oil or vegoil is fat extracted from plant sources, known as oil plants. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... Binomial name L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. ... For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ... A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... For other uses, see Darjeeling (disambiguation). ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical...

Once upon a time, West Bengal was known for its position among one of the leading industrialized states of India. However, during the last twenty years the state of West Bengal has fallen back in terms of economic and social developments as compared to the other states of India. The one of the main problems associated to the image of West Bengal is the pathetic work-culture along with the negative attitude of the people towards labour and development of the state. The remodeling of the age-old educational systems and syllabus is a long due and has never been addressed. There are up to 10,000 registered factories in the state and the West Bengal state government has opened Shilpa bandhu, a single window agency in order to provide investors with all kinds of assistance in establishing and running industrial units. However, the most of the industries are struggling to cope up with labour resurgence and negative attitude to the work-culture. As a contrast to Karnataka, Maharastra, Mumbai and Delhi, the image of West Bengal is associated with red-tapism, bureaucracy, negative political activism and corruption retarding the socio-economical growth. Apart from these reasons, the retardation of the industrial investments in the state is also contributed by the shabby public/private transport system/vehicles, distorted road conditions and pathetic traffic management. According to the BBC report, the city of Calcutta (renamed to Kolkata) is one of the leading most polluted city in India boasting the possibility of lung cancer. The city of Calcutta has recently seen the drastic change in the climates due to added environmental pollutions. The wide spread poverty is much visible in all parts of West Bengal including the capital, Calcutta [2]. Calcutta is noted as one of the major centre for industries including the jute industry. There are numerous steel plants in the state apart from the alloy steel plant at Durgapur. Currently, the Durgapur steel plant is struggling to keep its existence in the era of competitive open economy of the country. The centre has established a number of industries in the areas of tea, sugar, chemicals and fertilizers. Natural resources like tea and jute in and nearby parts has made West Bengal a major centre for the jute and tea industries.

A significant part of the state is economically backward, namely, large parts of six northern districts of Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur; three western districts of Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum; and the Sundarbans area.^[2] Years after independence, West Bengal was still dependent on the central government for meeting its demands for food; food production remained stagnant and the green revolution bypassed the state. However, there has been a significant spurt in food production since the 1980s, and the state now has a surplus of grains.^[2] The state's share of total industrial output in India was 9.8% in 1980–81, declining to 5% by 1997–98. However, the service sector has grown at a rate higher than the national rate.^[2] For other uses see Cooch Behar (disambiguation) Cooch Behar (Bengali: কোচবিহার Pronunciation: kOOch bÄ­här`) is the district headquarters and the largest town of Cooch Behar District of Indian state of West Bengal. ... For other uses, see Darjeeling (disambiguation). ... Jalpaiguri (Bengali:জলপাইগুড়ি) is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. ... Malda is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Dinajpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Dinajpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... The Green Revolution is a term used to describe the worldwide transformation of agriculture that led to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. ...

West Bengal has the third largest economy (2003–2004) in India, with a net state domestic product of US$ 21.5 billion.^[3] During 2001–2002, the state's average SDP was more than 7.8% &mdash.^[4] The state has promoted foreign direct investment, which has mostly come in the software and electronics fields;^[5] Kolkata is trying to become a major hub for the Information technology (IT) industry. West Bengal is now the third fastest growing economy in the country and needs massive rebuilding of social and educational infrastructures.^[6] However, the rapid industrialisation process has given rise to debate over land acquisition for industry in this agrarian state.^[7] NASSCOM–Gartner ranks West Bengal power infrastructure the best in the country.^[8] West Bengals state domestic product (SDP) grew in 2004 with 12.7 % and in 2005 with 11.0 %. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Foreign direct investment (FDI) is defined as a long-term investment by a foreign direct investor in an enterprise resident in an economy other than that in which the foreign direct investor is based. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian chamber of commerce that serves as an interface to the Indian Software Industry and Indian BPO Industry NASSCOM’s member companies are in the business of software development, software services, and IT-enabled/BPO services. ... Gartner, Inc. ...

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