ur , ▁D h ania kh ali , ▁Beg amp ur ▁and ▁Far as d anga ▁started ▁producing ▁the ▁jam d ani ▁s aris , ▁after ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Mam ata ▁Ban er je e , ▁the ▁West ▁Beng al ▁chief ▁minister , ▁generally ▁we ars ▁only ▁D h ania kh ali ▁tant ▁s ari ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁' brand ▁amb assador '. ▁ ▁Pot ato ▁fla ke ▁factory ▁As con ▁Ag ro ▁Product s ▁Limited , ▁joint ly ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁S PS ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁P ail an ▁Group , ▁produces ▁pot ato ▁fla kes ▁at ▁D h ania kh ali . ▁Initial ly ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁fully ▁export - orient ed ▁unit , ▁it ▁has ▁subsequently ▁acquired ▁permission ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁market ▁also . ▁It ▁is ▁locally ▁market ed ▁using ▁the ▁P OT O ▁brand . ▁Pot ato ▁fla kes ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁sn acks ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁thick ening ▁agent ▁in ▁sou ps ▁and ▁b ak ery ▁products . ▁The ▁plant ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Buddh ade b ▁Bh attach ar je e , ▁the ▁West ▁Beng al ▁chief ▁minister , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁West ▁Beng al ▁produces ▁around ▁ 8 0 ▁la kh ▁t onnes ▁of ▁pot atoes ▁ann ually ▁and ▁local ▁consumption ▁is ▁around ▁ 4 5 ▁la kh ▁t onnes . ▁The ▁rest ▁is ▁sold ▁outside ▁the ▁state . ▁As con ▁Ag ro ▁Product s ▁Limited ▁is ▁divers ifying ▁in