New Bengal industrial policy offers PF incentives, higher sops for women, priority areas

Kolkata, Nov 5 (UNI) With the BJP government set to complete six months in office in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a new industrial policy aimed at attracting investments, generating employment, encouraging industrial growth in backward areas and reviving sick and closed units. The policy places considerable emphasis on employment generation, with reimbursement of employers' contributions to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) being one of its major incentives. The government has proposed higher reimbursement rates for women employees to encourage their participation in the workforce. Under the scheme for eligible micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),…