Not just fun and frolic, Durga Puja in West Bengal is a grand economic affair involving transactions of at least ₹40,000 crore, creating employment opportunities for around three lakh people, stakeholders said on Monday.
With more than 40,000 community pujas across the state, including 3,000 in Kolkata, the festival creates a scurry of economic activities for three-four months every year, they said.
"The grandeur around the festival involves transactions of not less than ₹40,000 crore and provides employment to at least two-three lakh people across the state as the activities for the festivities begin three-four months ahead," said Partho Ghosh, the chairman of Forum For Durgatsab (FFD), an umbrella organisation of 400 community pujas.
