স্পেন থেকে লগ্নি টানতে বাংলার মুখ মহারাজই,মেদিনীপুরে গড়ছেন তৃতীয় ইস্পাত কারখানা

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স্পেন থেকে লগ্নি টানতে বাংলার মুখ মহারাজই,মেদিনীপুরে গড়ছেন তৃতীয় ইস্পাত কারখানা                 ~ED.1~

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00:00 I have been a sportsman all my life, but a sportsman who had a business background in

00:06 the family.

00:07 We started 50, 55 years ago when my grandfather started a small business in the state of West

00:13 Bengal and that provided us so much support to achieve what we have achieved over a long

00:18 period of time.

00:19 As we sit in this wonderful room among so many delegates from Spain and the city of

00:26 West Bengal and the state of West Bengal and the city of Kolkata, there are so many young

00:30 faces which I see in this room who have actually grown over the years living in the state of

00:35 West Bengal and taking their businesses forward.

00:38 They are not just successful in Bengal, but they are successful all over the country.

00:43 So it is a state which helps in progress.

00:46 It is a state which invites you to come to that part of the world and invest with safety

00:54 in West Bengal.

00:55 The reason why the Honourable Chief Minister and the delegates are here in a trip to Madrid

01:00 and Barcelona and then to the UAE is to showcase to you that they really mean business.

01:07 They are interested in the development of the state.

01:10 They are interested in the development of the youth of the state because when you invest,

01:14 when you bring in business, the biggest beneficiaries are the young boys and girls who spend so

01:21 much time on their education and want to have their careers.

01:25 So when you invest in our state, it is not just bringing in the money, it is not just

01:30 business, it is not just profit and losses, but it is also about shaping so many careers

01:37 in the state.

01:38 I remember holding a small development program five years ago on the request of the Honourable

01:43 Chief Minister in the MSME sector.

01:45 I was completely new to business and she said if you could be a part of the seven-week program

01:52 and I agreed to do it.

01:54 I was just amazed to see the talent and the interest and how small boys and girls and

02:00 entrepreneurs from the villages who come up with special ideas and to create a life of

02:05 their own.

02:06 Business does not mean the billions and the millions only.

02:09 It is also about the small sectors who make their lives and their careers through various

02:16 aspects which was actually a huge eye-opener to me.

02:20 We are a state, as you have heard from various business people who have spent a lot of time

02:26 in the state of West Bengal with so many opportunities, as they say.

02:29 They have spoken about the MSME, the manufacturing industry, the leather industry, the textiles,

02:35 the agriculture.

02:37 Education is a very, very important segment of our part of West Bengal because of the

02:42 bright students.

02:43 It is a sector which has developed immensely, which provides a platform for young students

02:51 to develop their careers.

02:52 It is a state of culture.

02:54 It is a state of entertainment because I have seen all three of them, sports, culture, entertainment

03:00 personally and I have been involved over a long period of time.

03:04 It is a state where culture blends in with entertainment, with sports.

03:09 Sports is an amazing industry and the Spanish football which speaks about billions and billions

03:16 of euros.

03:17 We have a gentleman in the room who was a part of a 10 billion sports industry in the

03:23 state of West Bengal and in India.

03:26 It is not just about football, it is about cricket.

03:29 We have two teams, I would not say two teams, but two very closely connected people from

03:34 Bengal who are a part of the 10 billion industry of sports.

03:39 So it is not just about the productions or the mines or the jute mills or the power or

03:47 the energy, but it is about the business of sports also which has a huge opportunity in

03:54 our part of the world.

03:55 And that is why the start of the academy with Spanish football in West Bengal, it is the

04:02 beginning of something very, very good.

04:04 And I always keep saying, don't just invest in academies, build the football of the state

04:10 because you have so much of experience and so much of technical support.

04:14 It is a different platform, I know it is a platform for many of you from Spain and India

04:19 to speak about, but I just take this opportunity to thank Mamata Didi, Divya Didi and Vandana

04:26 ma'am.

04:27 We have just started building our third steel plant in the state of West Bengal.

04:32 You know, a lot of us believe that I only played the sport, but we started a small steel

04:37 plant in 2007 and in the next five to six months we will start building our new steel

04:43 plant in Mednipur.

04:46 And I must tell you this is from practical experience and not because I am with the Honorable

04:50 Chief Minister here or the delegates here.

04:52 The entire process just took four or five months to complete.

04:56 So from the bottom of my heart, from my family and friends, I thank you so much for facilitating

05:01 the entire process and we will build a state of art facility within a year's time in the

05:08 district of Mednipur.

05:09 I thank all of you for coming here because there are so many important people who have

05:15 travelled all the way from West Bengal just to showcase our state and most importantly

05:19 showcase the intent of what we want to go back with.

05:25 And I am sure they will go back with a lot of happy memories after meeting all of you

05:30 and hopefully you will keep coming back to our state because all I can tell you is that

05:35 you will not go back disappointed.

05:36 Yes, there will be hindrances, there will be minor issues, but they will make sure that

05:41 they are all solved and you go back with the reason you have come for.

05:45 So thank you so much Didi for inviting me here.

05:48 I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon yesterday with the La Liga president and the football

05:53 fraternity here because this country is famous for everything but most famous for football.

05:59 So thank you so much for having me and it is my first visit to Madrid.

06:02 I have been to Barcelona because I kept running after Messi to watch him play football.

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