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Adani pledges INR1 lakh crore investment for West Bengal

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Adani Announces WB Investment

Adani Group announced a INR1 lakh crore West Bengal investment by 2035.
It will spend INR4,000 crore on a 2,000-bed not-for-profit hospital in New Town, partnering with Mayo Clinic and SingHealth.
The hospital will reserve 1,000 beds for poorer patients under state and central health-insurance schemes.
Adani signed MoUs for ports, power, roads, green cement, data centres, Writers’ Building restoration, creating over 10,000 jobs.

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Adhikari Credits BJP

Minister Suvendu Adhikari credited the BJP’s industrial agenda with reviving Bengal after Trinamool rule.
He blamed Communists and former chief minister Mamata Banerjee for causing state damage.
State Industries Minister Tapas Roy urged corporations to invest, citing streamlined procedures and incentives.
A Defence Research and Development Organisation project is slated for Junput in Purba Medinipur district.
At the hospital foundation, Adhikari tied the project to the ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ vision.

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Historical Context

In July 1991 Finance Minister Manmohan Singh launched LPG reforms that ended License Raj, cut tariffs and opened infrastructure to capital. The reforms drove a 316.9% rise in foreign direct investment from 1992 to 2005, creating a precedent for projects. Today Adani Group’s INR1 lakh crore West Bengal plan with Mayo Clinic and SingHealth is cited by BJP leaders as a continuation of the liberal-era model.

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Adani Announces WB Investment

Adani Group announced a INR1 lakh crore West Bengal investment by 2035.
It will spend INR4,000 crore on a 2,000-bed not-for-profit hospital in New Town, partnering with Mayo Clinic and SingHealth.
The hospital will reserve 1,000 beds for poorer patients under state and central health-insurance schemes.
Adani signed MoUs for ports, power, roads, green cement, data centres, Writers’ Building restoration, creating over 10,000 jobs.

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