BENGAL IS THE BIGGEST MARKET FOR LOGISTICS SECTOR AND SUPPLY CHAIN & WAREHOUSE | AMAZON TO FLIPKART

According to TOI The Bengal government is working on an integrated logistics sector development policy and expects to roll it out in the next few months. It will be among very few states to have such a policy and the government feels this will be a sunrise sector for Bengal, which shares three international borders and has 10 landlocked states as its neighbours.
During the 13th CII Logistics Colloquium, state finance and industries minister Amit Mitra said the logistics sector in Bengal was worth $20 billion. He said the draft policy had been prepared and the government had sought suggestions from stakeholders.
According to Mitra, the WBIDC is now actively focusing on the logistics sector. Kolkata alone has 14 million (1.4 crore) consumers besides over 46 million (4.6 crore) from the northeast, and this makes Bengal an attractive market. The minister said Siliguri, Durgapur, Dankuni, Malda and Tajpur had been identified as logistics hubs.
On the other hand
Walmart-owned e-commerce giant Flipkart’s first integrated logistics hub, set to come up in West Bengal, is expected to be operational by mid-2021. Similar logistics hubs are also being explored in other parts — one each in North, South and West, sources said.

Located on the outskirts of Kolkata, the hub – expected to house several warehouses – is coming up at a cost of ₹1,000 crore and will be the first of its kind project by the e-tailer. Land acquisition has already happened and construction is on.

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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/flipkarts-1000-cr-logistics-hub-in-bengal-to-go-onstream-by-mid-2021/article30812399.ece

https://home.kpmg/in/en/home/insights/2018/11/positioning-west-bengal-as-a-key-logistics-hub.html

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/west-bengal-can-become-a-logistics-hub-attract-rs-50-bn-investment-mitra-118112400470_1.html


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