"As per partner state, they will invest in West Bengal which was not taking place due to the political situation in the past", Banerjee told reporters after a meeting with Clinton at the Writers' Buildings, which began with a handshake and a namaste.
Clinton dressed in a blue suit and Banerjee in her trademark white sari with blue border and chappals, both declared among the 100 most influential persons globally by Time Magazine, held talks for 52 minutes.
"A few states of USA will be partners for development in West Bengal", she quoted Clinton as assuring her.
She said that the areas identified for US investment were IT, transfer of technology, the software sector, manufacturing, deep sea port, tourism, health care and education.
"They will give full support for economic and business development. They saw many new opportunities in the state and promised all help for development and said there was a lot of scope for employment generation in West Bengal", Banerjee said.
She said that a committee comprising Chief Secretary Samar Ghosh and US Ambassador Nancy Powell has been formed for continuous coordination and monitoring of progress of projects, which could also be taken up in PPP mode.
The chief minister said "We are facing a USD 40 million debt condition which we have stated we will overcome." (MORE)