India, March 9 -- The West Bengal government is planning to introduce a real-time tracking system for investment proposals to remove bottlenecks and ensure timely clearance, officials aware of the development said.

"Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the state's chief secretary in a recent meeting to introduce a real-time tracking system for investment proposals to ensure speedy and time-bound approvals," said a senior bureaucrat who attended the meeting.

The state received investment proposals to the tune of Rs.4.4 lakh crores during the recently held 8th Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a flagship investment summit of the TMC-government, held in Kolkata during February 5-6.

The government earlier stated that in the last se...