00:00 Respected Mamta Didi, today from this podium, let me assure you that Reliance will leave
00:07 no stone unturned to accelerate Bengal's growth.
00:12 Bengal has been one of the largest investment destinations for Reliance.
00:19 After you invited me, Reliance has invested close to 45,000 crores in West Bengal.
00:32 Today I am happy to announce that we plan to invest an additional 20,000 crores in the
00:39 next three years.
00:42 These will be in three areas.
00:44 First is to further enhance digital life solutions aimed at augmenting livelihoods in Bengal
00:53 and providing quality education, healthcare and agricultural solutions at scale.
01:00 Jio is about to complete the world's fastest 5G rollout in India before the end of this
01:09 year, that is 2023.
01:12 And we have covered most parts of Bengal.
01:15 We are taking the revolutionary power of 5G to every nook and corner of the state, particularly
01:23 to enrich and transform rural Bengal.
01:27 With a rapid rollout of Jio Fiber and Air Fiber, every home in Bengal will be converted
01:35 into smart homes very soon.
01:37 With this, Bengal will be able to use artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other disruptive
01:45 technologies to modernize every sector of its economy.
01:50 This transformation will unleash new employment and entrepreneurial opportunities to millions
01:57 in Bengal.
01:58 The day is not far when Bengal will become a magnet for top-notch talent from all over
02:05 India and beyond.
02:07 I am happy to announce today that we have achieved 98.8% population coverage in the
02:15 state and 100% within the Calcutta Telecom Circle.
02:20 I am grateful to the people of West Bengal who have adopted Jio as their own.
02:27 Second, Reliance Retail 2 is fast increasing its footprint in the state.
02:35 Our network of nearly a thousand retail stores will expand to over 1,200 within the next
02:43 two years.
02:44 Our retail business is supporting hundreds of MSMEs.
02:48 We are bringing national fame to many regional brands of Bengal.
02:54 For example, we have partnered with Prabhuji, with Mukha Rochak, City Gold, Bisk Farm and
03:03 others and provided them an unprecedented distribution reach all over India.
03:10 Furthermore, thanks to Jio Mart, 5.5 lakh kirana merchants in the state have been brought
03:17 under the umbrella of modern organized retail, bringing them higher productivity, income
03:24 and benefits of scale.
03:26 We currently operate nearly 20 lakh square feet of warehouses in Bengal and this will
03:32 increase manifold.
03:35 Dear friends, third is in the area of bioenergy.
03:40 Today, every country and every corporate have big responsibility to fight the climate crisis
03:48 and save our planet.
03:51 To make the world a better place for our future generations, we must act now and transition
03:57 speedily from fossil fuels to clean, green and renewable energy.
04:03 Reliance is carrying out this responsibility with multiple initiatives in new energy including
04:10 bioenergy.
04:12 India has the potential to become the largest producer of bioenergy in the world.
04:18 Reliance has become India's largest bioenergy producer based on the company's own indigenous
04:25 developed technology.
04:28 We target to establish 100 compressed biogas plants in the next three years, consuming
04:35 5.5 million tons of agricultural residue and organic waste.
04:40 We will also help farmers to grow energy plantations on a large scale.
04:45 This would help mitigate nearly 2 million tons of carbon emissions and produce 2.5 million
04:51 tons of organic manure annually.
04:53 We are planning to set up CBG plants in Bengal that will enable Bengal farmers to increase
05:01 their income by doubling up as annadatas and urjadatas, producers of food as well as energy.
05:10 With our current and new investment in these three businesses, Reliance will march together
05:16 with the great people of Bengal towards a future of shared prosperity, technological
05:22 innovation, inclusivity and harmony.
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