Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- West Bengal plans to offer higher employment-linked incentives to companies hiring women and transgender people under its proposed Investment Promotion Policy, 2026, alongside support for labour-intensive industries, R&D and infrastructure.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled to unveil the policy on Thursday. Under the proposed framework, eligible MSMEs will receive reimbursement of 50 per cent of employer EPF contributions for male employees and 100 per cent for women and transgender employees, subject to an annual cap of Rs 5 crore per unit.

Larger industrial units will be eligible for 50 per cent reimbursement for five years, capped at Rs 10 crore, provided they directly employ at least 200 people in prior...