A team from the Bengal Chamber comprising of Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, Chairperson, North East Initiative Committee of the Bengal Chamber & Chairperson, Energy and Environment Committee; Mr. Joydeep Phukan, Secretary, Tea Research Association; Mr. Subhodip Ghosh, Deputy Director General, BCC&I and Ms. Sukanya Bose, Assistant Director, BCC&I met Shri MGVK Bhanu, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary to CM & Addl. Chief Secretary, Home & Political, GAD & SAD, Government of Assam, in Guwahati on 18th February 2015.
Shri MGVK Bhanu, IAS shared his interest in collaborating with the Bengal Chamber in improving the perception about Assam as a safe and preferred destination for investors. He also spoke about the need for identifying the areas and analyzing the scope of bringing business to the State. He spoke about reduction in the cost of production by developing proper packaging infrastructure.
Shri Bhanu advised that the Chamber should focus on utilizing the existing facilities in the State and bring in investors to create employability in the State. A Golfing meet for industrialists in Kaziranga was also suggested. Shri MGVK Bhanu also spoke about signing a MoU between BCC&I and the Industry Department of the Assam Government in order to take things forward.