Kolkata, April 21 (TIWN) The Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS)-- 2022 has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 3.42 lakh crore, according to the state Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.

“The BGBS — 2022 has attracted a total investment proposal worth Rs 3,42,375 crore, which is the highest among all the six editions of BGBS. In the past five editions of BGBS combined, our state received investment proposals worth Rs 12.5 lakh crore,” Banerjee said on Thursday at the closing programme of the BGBS, an annual event to showcase the state as an ideal investment destination.  She added that these investment proposals will create employment for 40 lakh people.