The possibility of success that exists in the case of Iron & Steel industries of West Bengal has not yet fully materialised although Tata Metallic, Kajaria Iron Castings and Electro Steel Casting have invest in the mini blast furnace for the production of pigeon. The reawakening of this industry in the last three years has been of the power sector has led to investment in the mini steel plants. At present Vetoray Corporation at Falta development centre, Tata Metallics (with foreign collaboration) and many others are showing keen interest in investment in the Foundry castings and Alloy Steel.

It is very necessary to attract new investments in the field of Electronics and Hardware in West Bengal. In order to curtail the transport cost Videocon words to set up its production units in close proximity to the market and for this purpose the state is having talks with the Videocon authorities. The recent of financial take over of the Philips colour TV producing factory by Videocon at the Salt lake Electronics Complex and due investment of 200 crores to set up a manufacturing unit is a more in the positive direction. In the context of evergrowing competition in due Electronic industry. It can be said that both domestic and foreign organisations should have Calcutta as the base to build up their production region of the country. More over special mention must be made of the efforts of ACC-Alqua Signthetic Ferric Oxide plant at Falta and ACC at Kalyani in the generation of an International Ferric Unit.

Major success is gradually starting to show in the field of fool, processing, leather industry etc, in respect of construction of industrial Unit, in West Bengal excepting Haldia Petrochemicals and downstream industrialisation in PTA project. After thirty years the cotton spinning Mill Called Pacific Cottspin, at Falta, has brightened the prospects of state Knitting Industry.

In the past few years, the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) has taken the initiative to send a team of industrial delegates to foreign countries on more than one occasions. There is a positive aspect associated with this Prior 1991, West Bengal did not benefit much from the foreign tour, of Indian delegation for exchange of views in respect of Commerce & Economic affairs. The main reason for this is that those representatives did not have any specific ideas a Specific matter, in their minds. But in the last 4/5 years, One thing observed is that the arrangements made by WBIDC with the help of various businesses concerns, to a send the delegation foreign tours have led to favourable outlook of foreign investors towards West Bengal. The person should continue for consistently good results.