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West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari urges skilled Bengalis to return home
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday urged skilled professionals from the state who are working elsewhere in India or abroad to return, promising opportunities under the "double-engine government." He spoke…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday urged skilled professionals from the state who are working elsewhere in India or abroad to return, promising opportunities under the "double-engine government." He spoke at the inauguration of LTM's new IT campus, Ananda Niketan, in New Town.
Adhikari said the government's priority is to create jobs for the state's educated youth and rebuild Bengal as an investment destination. He assured LTM, an L&T Group company, that the government would hand over an additional 10 acres for a data centre. The company had sought the land two months ago.
Phase-I of the campus spans nearly eight lakh square feet and can accommodate around 5,800 engineers. Adhikari stressed focus on AI, cybersecurity, chip design, automation and digital manufacturing, and pledged full government support for LTM's future investments in the state.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The pitch to lure back professionals is a striking departure from the predecessor government's defensive posture on migration, which treated the outflow of talent as a natural loss. The same workforce that West Bengal once struggled to retain is now being courted as a catalyst for revival. The government will need to match this rhetoric with visible improvements in law and order, infrastructure, and ease of doing business, the very factors that drove workers out. The next signal to watch is the speed of delivery on the 10-acre land transfer to LTM and whether other companies announce similar expansions before the next round of industry meets.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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