WEST BENGAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD
Webel Bhawan, Block-EP&GP, Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 091Tel # : (033) 2357 1710/8392, Fax # : (033) 2357 1711/1739
E-mail : debanjan.datta@webel-india.com, Website : www.webel-india.com
Head : Mr Debanjan Datta, Managing Director & CEO
Description
Incorporated in 1974
Legal Structure A Government of West Bengal Undertaking
Scale Small
Activity Description We Are An Electronics & IT, ITes and Semiconductor Industry Promotion & Service Company. Besides, We Have Unique Solutions In The Area of: Telemedicine, Braille, Community Radio, ISP Services etc.
Services Rendered Promoting Electronics & IT, ITes and Semiconductor Industry in West Bengal, India
No. of Employees 124
Capital Rs.197.42 Crores
Annual Turnover Rs.24.60 Crores
Senior Contact Persons
HRD Mr Sujit Sen
Brand Name Webel
Brief Profile
West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (Webel) was incorporated in 1974 with an objective of developing electronics industry in the State of West Bengal. The corporation through its subsidiary companies was in the business of manufacturing various electronic components & equipment. With a quiet revolution taking place in West Bengal, Information Technology and
IT- enabled Services (ITeS) Industry penetrated its roots firmly in line with the State Government's vision to position West Bengal as one of the top three IT states in the country by 2010. Webel quietly broadened its activities from electronics to Information Technology and is now also the nodal agency for IT & ITeS of the Government of West Bengal. Webel's role was to attract knowledge-based industries on a global scale and also to facilitate e-governance for the entire state of West Bengal. Webel's prime task however, is now to create world-class infrastructure and facilities, encourage, entrepreneurship and establish institutions that produce quality manpower more in numbers & would spearhead the future. Webel has successfully implemented a number of e-governance projects not only in West Bengal, but also for some other neighboring states. West Bengal State Wide Area Network (WBSWAN) that connect all district head quarters, the block level and the gram panchayat; Internet Bandwidth, IT education in schools are a few to name. Webel has implemented the first of its kind in the country, connecting all 411 Police Stations of West Bengal and a series of applications run on the network such as criminal tracking system, application which permit messaging and access to data at grass-root levels to track crime. Webel also has unique solution in Telemedicine, Braille. Webel also offers the ISP services in the state