West Bengal's new Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, has a rare opportunity to reverse decades of economic decline caused by capital flight and weak investor confidence. The article proposes an essential five-point agenda: shifting from welfare to wealth creation, restoring fiscal discipline, investing in infrastructure and skills, reclaiming its commercial hub status, and leveraging cooperative federalism. By attracting private capital and fostering a growth-oriented mindset, Dasgupta can restore investor confidence, drawing lessons from successful states, to propel Bengal's lasting economic future.