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Darjeeling, Sept. 12: An eight-member team of the Confederation of Indian Industry's north Bengal zone today left for the United Kingdom to meet British entrepreneurs and explore business opportunities in various sectors like tea and tourism.
The team consists of Laxmi Limbu Kaushal, head of the CII’s north Bengal zonal council, Sushil Kumar Berlia, Surendra Kumar Marda, Sangeeta Roy, Sujit Kumar Raha, Debabrata Sarkar, Kalikinkar Roy and Manju Berlia.
“The objective of the mission would be to interact with UK companies to explore business opportunities for Indian firms and to talk to government officials, keeping in view the social, cultural and economic dimension of mutual benefit,” Kaushal told The Telegraph before her departure.
The Indian delegation will hold a meeting with the mayor of Liverpool and will undertake a tour of the industrial centres there during the week-long trip.
“An interaction is also being organised with the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce,” said Kaushal.
The CII team will visit a tea garden at Cornwall and will hold a meeting with the Dennis U.K. Chamber of Commerce at the London Stock Exchange.
“One of the major objectives of the mission is to promote Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars tea in the UK. The country has always been a traditional market for India tea,” said Kaushal. The Indian team is hopeful that they would be able to market north Bengal as a tourism hub before the British.
“The trip is an opportunity to invite tourists and make them aware of various destinations in north Bengal, particularly tea tourism,” said Kaushal. A meeting with the Tata Global Beverage in London also figures in the itinerary.
“A detailed interaction will be held with many UK companies on infrastructure and real estate development. Investors in the UK will be invited to start businesses in north Bengal in view of the warm Indo-British relations,” said Kaushal.
-TT
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