Bringing Central funds to Bengal a top priority : Supriyo

Union Minister Babul Supriyo has said bringing Central funds to West Bengal remains one of his most important endeavours.

Supriyo made this comments on Sunday while attending the ground breaking ceremony of the Industrial Research and Innovation Unit for MSMEs and Start-ups at IIT Kharagpur Sunday, stated to be the first one in eastern India.

"I am happy to give away the funds from my ministry because bringing Central funds to West Bengal is one of the most important endeavours I have set for myself," the Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said.

While the total cost of the proposed project is pegged at Rs. 65.19 crore, the ministry has granted an initial funding of Rs 47.62 crore.

Additional funding of Rs 17.57 crore is being raised from the industrial partners through projects.

The IIT Kharagpur has already provided land, technological and infrastructural support to the extent of Rs 25 crore.

Supriyo, who had first mooted the project ...