Gateway to South-East Asia and North-East India

  Shares international frontiers with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

  Well connected with the booming hubs of Asia such as Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia

  Hinterland comprises mineral-rich states such as Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh

  Naturally beautiful: The Himalayas, the Dooars, Riverine Delta of the Sunderbans and beaches

  3rd largest road network, of more than 3,15,404 KM, of the country

  Richly endowed with natural maritime advantages, has 950 KM of water front

  2 International Airports – Kolkata and Bagdogra

  Leading in the country in terms of spread, density and reach of National Inland Waterways

  About 4,000 KM of Railway tracks

  2nd largest Metro Rail network in the country

  Birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought

  Kolkata is referred as the “Culture/literary capital of India”

  Pioneer of cosmopolitan culture in the country

  Land of Saint Mother Teresa, Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray and many more

  Largest in India in Power distribution, quality and availability

  ~US$ 15 billion: India’s highest bank credit flow to MSMEs in last 5 years since 2011-12

  Highest producer of vegetables in the country

  2nd largest in terms of number of MSMEs (~3.7 million enterprises)

  2nd in Tea production, after Assam. State is land of the famous Darjeeling Tea.

  3rd largest in mineral production in India accounting for about 1/5th of total mineral production of the country

  Zero Man-days lost in last 5 years

  Kolkata is the 1st metro city in the country with Wi-Fi connectivity on 4G