WB received Rs 2.84 lakh cr biz proposals from summit: Mamata

The fifth edition of 'Bengal Global Business Summit' has generated investment proposals of Rs 2.84 lakh crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Friday.

Terming the state's showpiece annual industry event as a "remarkable success", Banerjee said that West Bengal was the safest and warmest place to invest in the country.

"The outcome is fantastic. This is reflected by the amount of investment proposals we received," she said.

During the previous edition of the summit, the state had received investment proposals of around Rs 2.19 lakh crore.

As many as 140 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed across sectors, while 45 B2C (business to consumer) and 1,200 B2B (business to business) meetings were held during the two-day summit that concluded today.

The state government expects 8-10 lakh jobs to be created from the investment proposals.

"There is no strike, no suspension of work and no workers' unrest. While two crore jobs got reduced due to demonetisation and GST