West Bengal hosts a mix of old industrial names, public-sector entities, diversified conglomerates, IT firms, tea companies, and port-linked businesses.
## Notable companies headquartered or strongly based in West Bengal - **ITC Limited** — diversified Indian conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata. - **Bandhan Bank** — major private sector bank headquartered in Kolkata. - **UCO Bank** — public sector bank headquartered in Kolkata. - **Allahabad Bank** was historically headquartered in Kolkata before merger into Indian Bank. - **Emami** — diversified consumer goods group based in Kolkata. - **Shree Cement** has significant eastern presence, though not headquartered in the state. - **Berger Paints India** — headquartered in Kolkata. - **Exide Industries** — long associated with Kolkata. - **Balrampur Chini Mills** — corporate base in Kolkata. - **Lux Industries** — apparel company based in Kolkata. - **Peerless** group — long-established Kolkata-based business house. - **Eveready Industries India** — historically associated with Kolkata. - **RPSG Group** — major conglomerate based in Kolkata. - **Tega Industries** — industrial company based in Kolkata.
## Public sector and strategic employers - **Coal India Limited** — headquartered in Kolkata, one of the state's most significant corporate presences. - **Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)** — defense shipbuilding company in Kolkata. - **Kolkata Port** and **Haldia Dock Complex** support extensive logistics and maritime employment. - Public-sector steel, power, rail, and engineering organizations have substantial footprints in the Durgapur-Asansol and Kolkata belts.
## Industrial clusters - **Durgapur-Asansol** — steel, alloy, power, engineering - **Haldia** — petrochemicals, port-linked industry - **Howrah** — foundries, light engineering, fabrication - **North Bengal** — tea industry and agro-linked enterprise - **Salt Lake Sector V / New Town** — IT, software services, back-office operations
## Startups and emerging firms A growing number of smaller technology, design, logistics, education, and service startups operate from Kolkata and New Town, though the ecosystem is still developing compared with India's largest startup hubs.