The Electronics Industry will continue to witness a buoyant growth in India.

The demand for consumer electronics is expected to continue to remain strong across the country with the eastern region showing a gradual waking up to its full potential. The state government’s increasing focus on electronics industry’s infrastructure and a growing desire to provide an adequate platform for growth, has prompted several electronic giants into looking eastwards.

Elcina – the august body which is committed to the promotion of electronics manufacturing culture in the country, focusing on components-the building blocks of electronics industry – has partnered with Webel – a nodal agency of the IT Department of the Govt. of West Bengal whose main focus is to nurture growth in the IT/ITeS and Electronics sector in West Bengal – in an all-out effort to empower the electronics market participants, by providing an interactive forum and a proactive platform to showcase products offerings and to discuss issues related to this industry. The objective of this partnership was to influence a large infusion of funds into this sector and to mobilize quality manpower.

The 8th of February 2008, the Pala Banquet Hall of the ITC Sonar, saw a large and enthusiastic audience eager to participate in the Webel- Elcina Seminar. Eighty nine corporates, eleven entrepreneurs, hundred students & faculty members  and several media representatives listened in rapt attention to the eleven erudite speakers from various segments of the industry. They asked questions and exchanged views. The event was presided over by the Hon’able Minister-in-charge Dept. of Information Technology – Dr. Debesh Das , Principal Secretary Mr. Siddharth, Mr. Debanjan Datta and Mr. Om Wadhwa. Senior representatives from Videocon, R P Group, WBSEB, WEBREDA, ERTL etc. made extremely informative presentations. Mr. Rajoo Goel was the Master-of-ceremonies  while Mr. Datta and Mr. Srinivas and Mr. Wadhwa put in an enormous effort to ensure a successful and thoroughly enjoyable event experience to all 220+ participants.

The electronics industry in India has shed its traditional image for an aggressive and bullish approach. Webel’s support to this event, is in line with our vision to promote and nurture the electronics industry in West Bengal, so that it is able to drive economic and social progress in the East. Elcina has matched our effort step-for-step with a vision to fuel accelerated growth in this sector and to foster innovation.

Together Webel and Elcina along with the active support of our electronics industry partners, proposes to promote a growth trajectory in the Electronics industry in Bengal that will transcend all existing boundaries.