North Bengal, which is traditionally known as a business hub for tea, timber and tourism, is eager to transcend boundaries and reach the next level of development by offering a wide variety of options to investors and entrepreneurs to put their money in emerging sectors such as real estate, IT and ITeS, healthcare, education, manufacturing, etc.
North Bengal’s strength is its strategic location. It shares international borders with three South Asian countries — Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It shares state borders with Assam, Sikkim and Bihar. It is also known as the gateway to the Northeast, and serves as a corridor to China and some South East Asian countries like Myanmar and Thailand. Its water resources are vast and its natural beauty is fascinating. Almost every town is situated on the banks of a river — The Teesta, Mahananda, Balason, Karla and Torsa.
This report details the economic profile, the key industrial sectors and the present industrial scenario in the districts of North Bengal.