No. of SLPEs

80

Investment (as on 31.3.2000)

Rs. 14081 crores (excluding grants and borrowings)

Net accumulated loss (as on 31.3.2000)

Rs. 3382 crore

Identified for disinvestment 2
Process initiated Webel Ltd. and Great Eastern Hotel
Out of 80 SLPEs in West Bengal, 54 are reported to have incurred losses as on 31.3.2000, and 3 are reported to be non-working.
Thirteen different electronic units of Webel Ltd. have been partially/wholly privatised.
Government has decided to privatize the Great Eastern Hotel.
Government is planning to improve working of SLPEs "to be operated on a time - bound viability basis", such units being Electronics Communications Systems Limited, Carter Poller Engineering Company Limited, Indian Health Pharmaceuticals Limited, Durgapur Chemicals Limited, National Iron & Steel Co.Ltd., Neo Pipes & tubes Company Limited, Westinghouse Saxby Farmers Limited; West Bengal Sugar Industries Development Corporation Limited; Shalimar Works Ltd.; Engineering Products and Services Limited; West Bengal Live Stock Processing Development Corporation Ltd.; West Bengal Film Development Corporation Limited; West Bengal Industry Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.; West Bengal State Leather Industries Ltd.; Greater Calcutta Gas Supply; State Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd; Burdwan Milk Supply Scheme Department; WB Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Ltd.
Gluconate India Limited has been merged with Indian Health Pharmaceuticals Limited, to form Gluconate Health Limited.

(Source: IPE / State Government)