Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the five projects by GRSE and Yantra India will create jobs and revive the state's industrial base. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh linked the push to self-reliance.
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West Bengal will receive about ₹3,500 crore in defence and shipbuilding investments, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said Sunday. The five expansion projects, run by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Yantra India Limited (YIL), cover shipbuilding and ship repair. YIL's facilities will focus on metallurgical and defence production.
The largest component is a GRSE shipbuilding yard at Raichak. The company plans to invest more than ₹2,500 crore there. The facility will build warships up to 200 metres long and commercial vessels of up to 60,000 tonnes deadweight. GRSE is also expanding at Timber Pond in Shalimar, Howrah, and the Damodar facility in Kidderpore for smaller vessel construction and repairs. The two YIL projects at Ishapore, involving over ₹750 crore, will produce heavy forgings and specialised metal products for defence.
Adhikari, speaking at a virtual ground-breaking ceremony attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, said the state government was cooperating with the Centre to attract investment. "Bengal must now become a prime destination for investment," he said. He cited the state's land, human resources, infrastructure and raw materials. He acknowledged unemployment as a major challenge. "The climate is shifting, and the atmosphere is changing," he said.
Adhikari also highlighted cooperation on national security. Since his government took office, about 90% of the land needed by the BSF along the border had been handed over, he said. "This was not a political issue; providing land to the BSF along the border is a patriotic duty."
Defence Minister Singh said the projects would strengthen India's pursuit of self-reliance in defence manufacturing. "Self-reliance is not merely a policy; it is a force multiplier for battlefield capability," he said. Singh added that rising global demand for shipbuilding, combined with declining capacity in some traditional shipbuilding nations, gives India a major opportunity to emerge as a global shipbuilding hub.
The state government said the projects would generate employment and create opportunities for ancillary industries and MSMEs. The investments are part of a broader push to restore West Bengal's industrial prominence and deepen India's domestic defence production base.
"In this endeavor, the roles of GRSE and YIL will be crucial," Singh said.
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