Respected Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Agrawal, distinguished members of the government, respected doctors and members of the medical fraternity, leaders of industry and my dear friends, namaskar. Kolkata, pronam. Banglar mati amar pronam.
It is an honor to stand here today on a ground that will soon become an institution of health, hope and human dignity for generations to come. And I am grateful to the honorable chief minister for his presence here today.
Earlier this morning, I went to Kalighat and prayed to Ma for Shakti, the strength to lead with courage. For Ichashakti, the will to dream boldly and for Kriyashakti, the energy to execute fearlessly. And I left with one thought. Great moments of possibility demand great responsibility.
Bengal is living through such a moment and at the center of this moment is a leader entrusted with turning those possibilities into progress. Suvendu Adhikari. Honorable Chief Minister, yours is the story of a real Bhumiputra, a son of the soil on whom the people of this state have a massive expectation for jobs, for infrastructure, for education, for healthcare and for opportunity.
Under your leadership, I have every reason to believe Bengal will redefine the possibilities ahead of her and we at Adani are committed to contributing to those possibilities.
My dear friends, this is the land that has demonstrated generation after generation an extraordinary ability to produce ideas, institutions and individuals that have saved India. This is the land of Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Jagadish Chandra Bose, a land whose ideas, courage, science and culture have helped shape the destiny of our nation.
Her history is immense. Her talent is immense. And today India is looking east once again with hope that Bengal will renew her strength as she writes her next great chapter.
My dear friends, we at Adani want to help build that chapter alongside the people of Bengal. And today our commitment begins with the Adani Arogya Mandir. The Adani Arogya will be a world-class, not-for-profit medical institution that will have 2,000 beds with a thousand beds catering to the economically weaker section of society eligible under state and central health insurance schemes. And at the heart of this institution will be a medical college supported by advanced research and care facilities.
This will lay the foundations for a highly skilled healthcare workforce for Bengal. We will invest over 4,000 crore rupees in this hospital, college and research facilities. And this institution is expected to generate over 10,000 jobs across the healthcare ecosystem of the state.
However, my dear friends, building a stronger Bengal must go beyond any one institution. While healthcare can transform individual lives, infrastructure can transform the opportunities available to millions. And this is where our larger commitment to Bengal begins.
At the Adani Group, infrastructure is the heart of what we do and no place in India has Bengal's extraordinary combination of geography, talent and economic potential. Bengal is the natural maritime and logistic bridge connecting India's vast industrial heartland and the northeast with the Bay of Bengal. Bengal is also best positioned to connect with the maritime trade routes deep into Southeast Asia and beyond.
This gives Bengal a structural advantage few regions can match and the potential to become not just a gateway but also one of Asia's greatest integrated industrial and economic platforms. And when this platform connects and expands, something powerful happens in and around Bengal.
Ports strengthen logistics. Logistics attracts industries. Industries drive manufacturing. Manufacturing needs energy. Energy enables digital infrastructure and digital infrastructure brings in the industries of the future and most importantly, jobs multiply.
It is with this conviction that we expect to invest in Bengal over one lakh crore rupees by 2035 in sectors spanning ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges, ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centers.
However, my friends, progress cannot be measured only in kilometers of roads, megawatts of power or rupees invested. A society must also care for its people and protect the culture, memories and institutions that give it identity.
And Bengal's identity is precious, its gods, its architecture, its art, its literature, its festivals. These are not separate from Bengal's development. They are part of what makes Bengal worth building for.
And therefore alongside our industrial and healthcare initiatives, we are also committed to supporting the restoration of historic Writers' Building, the revitalization of Kumartuli Ghat and initiatives that showcase the art of Kolkata's Durga Puja to the world.
My dear friends, three decades ago, our port in Mundra in Gujarat became our first Karmabhumi in the west. This morning as I prayed to Ma at Kalighat, I asked for her blessings that Bengal becomes our second Karmabhumi in the east because for me, Bengal is not simply an investment destination. It is a place where I want to build, to serve and most importantly, to belong.
with the maritime trade routes deep into Southeast Asia and beyond. This gives Bengal a structural advantage few regions can match and the potential to become not just a gateway but also one of Asia's greatest integrated industrial and economic platforms. And when this platform connects and expands, something powerful happens in and around Bengal.
Ports strengthen logistics. Logistics attracts industries. Industries drive manufacturing. Manufacturing needs energy. Energy enables digital infrastructure and digital infrastructure brings in the industries of the future and most importantly, jobs multiply.
It is with this conviction that we expect to invest in Bengal over one lakh crore rupees by 2035 in sectors spanning ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges, ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centers.
However, my friends, progress cannot be measured only in kilometers of roads, megawatts of power or rupees invested. A society must also care for its people and protect the culture, memories and institutions that give it identity.
And Bengal's identity is precious, its gods, its architecture, its art, its literature, its festivals. These are not separate from Bengal's development. They are part of what makes Bengal worth building for.
And therefore alongside our industrial and healthcare initiatives, we are also committed to supporting the restoration of historic Writers' Building, the revitalization of Kumartuli Ghat and initiatives that showcase the art of Kolkata's Durga Puja to the world.
My dear friends, three decades ago, our port in Mundra in Gujarat became our first Karmabhumi in the west. This morning as I prayed to Ma at Kalighat, I asked for her blessings that Bengal becomes our second Karmabhumi in the east because for me, Bengal is not simply an investment destination. It is a place where I want to build, to serve and most importantly, to belong.
This one. For Bangla Jag, Bangla, Banglari Bari. Thank you. Joy Bangla, Jai Hind.
