{{Infobox company , name = West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ইলেকট্রনিক্স শিল্প উন্নয়ন কর্পোরেশন লিমিটেড , logo = WestBengalElectronicsIndustryDevelopmentCorporationlogo.png , logo_size = 130px , type = , foundation = 4 February 1974 , location = Webel Bhavan,

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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, key_people = Shri Hirak N. Sengupta,

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, industry = , products = , revenue = , operating_income = , net_income = , assets = , equity = , num_employees = , homepage = {{url, https://www.webel.in/ West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (WEBEL) is the government agency responsible for

technology development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...

. It was incorporated in 1974 with the objective of developing the

electronics industry The electronics industry is the economic sector that produces electronic devices. It emerged in the 20th century and is today one of the largest global industries. Contemporary society uses a vast array of electronic devices built-in automated or ...

in West Bengal.

Business activities

Through its subsidiary companies, WEBEL engages in the manufacture of electronic components and equipments. It also engages in infrastructure development activities for the electronics industry, including the development of the Taratala Industrial Estate and the Salt Lake Electronics Complex took shape. It has executed

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s, such as the Automatic Message Switching System at the

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. I ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

, and the Toll Collection System at

Vidyasagar Setu Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. Opened in 1992, with a total length of , Vidyasagar Setu is the first and longes ...

. It has also implemented

e-governance Electronic governance or e-governance is the application of information technology for delivering government services, exchange of information, communication transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems between government to citiz ...

projects including a private optical fiber network, and the West Bengal State

Wide Area Network A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits. Businesses, as well as schools and government entities, us ...

(WBSWAN). WBSWAN forms the basic backbone of the Indian government's e-governance programme. The organisation also has brought internet

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to make rural India the back office of urban India for tele-education, telemedicine, e-governance,

entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...

, and has followed up with projects in

health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

law and order In modern politics, law and order is the approach focusing on harsher enforcement and penalties as ways to reduce crime. Penalties for perpetrators of disorder may include longer terms of imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws a ...

, and commercial tax applications. The organisation has implemented an application, the first of its kind in the country, networking all 411

police station A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, al ...

s of West Benga, with applications such as criminal tracking system, an application which permits messaging and access to data at grass-root levels to track

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

. WEBEL has developed a computerised Braille transcription system TSin twelve Indian languages comprising Braille-to-text software, an electronic tactile reader, automatic braille embosser, and audio-supported Braille keybo The system covers transcription in languages such as Bangla, Hindi, Assamese, Oriya, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali and English.

Subsidiaries

Its subsidiary Webel Mediatronics Limited engages in the development,

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a r ...

, and

execution in the areas of studio and broadcasting systems,

industrial electronics Power electronics is the application of electronics to the control and conversion of electric power. The first high-power electronic devices were made using mercury-arc valves. In modern systems, the conversion is performed with semiconducto ...

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

applications, and systems for the

disabled Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, se ...

. It has in the last 10 years developed and commercialized a host of systems for

visually impaired Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

-affected, hearing handicapped, and

autistic The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...

persons. It has a close working relationship with

Prasar Bharati Prasar Bharati (abbreviated as PB; Hindi: ''Praśar Bharati'', lit. Indian Broadcaster) is India's State media, state-owned public broadcaster, headquartered in New Delhi. It is a Statutory corporation, statutory autonomous body set up by an A ...

, the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Indian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and

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s and

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in the country. Its subsidiary Webel Informatics Limited has a mission is to upgrade the level of

computer literacy Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer ...

in West Bengal, and produces around 6,000 professionals every year. With more than 140

franchise Franchise may refer to: Business and law * Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees * Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television p ...

locations all over the state, including

Bhairab Ganguly College Bhairab Ganguly College is a college in Belgharia, in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India, that was set up on 3 September 1968. It is currently affiliated with the West Bengal State University. It was formerly affiliated with ...

, the company also conducts corporate training in 100 government-aided schools. In association with the Indian government and IBM, the organisation has launched an IT literacy programme in

secondary Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...

and higher secondary schools. WEBEL has set up Toonz Webel Academy, an international

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

academy that produces industry-ready animators. Webel Informatic's

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

Education and Training divisions conduct

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and

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courses in

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, hardware with networking and

multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to tradition ...

, and a host of information technology courses for beginners, with special emphasis on training college students to help make them industry-ready professionals after graduation. It is the regional Cisco Network Academy for Eastern India and awards

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. It is also the authorized training partner of

Red Hat Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide. Red Hat has become ass ...

, conducting Red Hat Certified System Administrator and

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for individuals and corporate clients.

Manufacturing activities

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s *

Electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor is a polarized capacitor whose anode or positive plate is made of a metal that forms an insulating oxide layer through anodization. This oxide layer acts as the dielectric of the capacitor. A solid, liquid, or gel el ...

s * Black-and white picture tubes * Electronically driven tools *

Thyristor A thyristor () is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating P- and N-type materials used for high-power applications. It acts exclusively as a bistable switch (or a latch), conducting when the gate receives a current ...

-controlled AC Drives * Studio and broadcasting equipment * Television sets * Transreceivers * Electronic telephone exchanges * EPBTs

References

West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited
– official website
BTS by Webel Mediatronics Limited
– electronic Braille repository State agencies of West Bengal State industrial development corporations of India Companies based in Kolkata 1974 establishments in West Bengal Government agencies established in 1974