The Bengal Chamber, following its annual tradition, organized a Press Meet for the Office Bearers of the Chamber on 20th October 2016 at the Chamber premises. The Press Meet was addressed by the President, Mr. Sutanu Ghosh and Mr. Indrajit Sen, Senior Vice President along with Mr. Subhodip Ghosh, Director General.

Mr. Sutanu Ghosh, President, The Bengal Chamber shared the theme, ‘Looking Back to Think Ahead’. He said that the overarching focus of the Chamber would be at fulfilling 3 distinct but interconnected roles:

• Being of use to the Business Fraternity

• Being of use to the Government

• Being of use to the People

Mr. Sutanu Ghosh, President shared with the media the snapshots of our activities till date and also updated them about our various projects and activities. He shared his views on the proposed Tajpur Port and about the turnaround of Shalimar Works in the context of barge manufacturing, for which a proposal had been submitted to the State Government. The Senior Vice President, Mr. Indrajit Sen, spoke about the GST issues and its impact on the industry. Mr Subhodip Ghosh, Director General, briefed about the agricultural initiatives of the Chamber. He spoke about the 5 villages adopted by the Chamber in Birbhum District and also about the mega Pulses Summit which the Chamber would be organizing in Shantineketan in the month of November along with Government of West Bengal and Visva Bharati University with BCKV as the Knowledge Partner.

The Press Meet concluded with a walk through of our newly minted “Calcutta Gallery” which was tremendously appreciated by everyone present.