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Bengal: Polls a year away, welfare schemes to get Budget push
February 10, 2025 5:10 am
The Budget Session of the Assembly is set to begin on Monday with Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya set to table the Budget on February 12.
Minister demands probe into ‘PM Cares’, BJP alleges ‘large-scale theft’ by state
August 02, 2023 6:43 am
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the Centre had only asked the state government to send an MGNREGA audit report, but the latter failed to do so
Ahead of rural polls, TMC launches door-to-door women outreach campaign
March 08, 2023 11:38 pm
As part of the outreach programme, women leaders and workers of the party would visit go door-to-door and tell women members of the family about different welfare schemes launched by the Mamata Banerjee-led government for them.
West Bengal Budget | Rural focus: Water tax waiver, outlay on roads and schemes for the poor
February 16, 2023 6:24 am
She added, “Agriculture registered significant growth in our state with holistic development in the farm sector and allied activities. An additional area of 33,904 acres of cultivable land has been brought under irrigation during 2022-23 by completing renovation of medium and minor irregation schemes.”
West Bengal Budget: Revenue up, but deficit increasing
February 16, 2023 1:59 pm
12 years ago, when TMC assumed power, the state’s debt was around Rs 1, 92,000 crore. It has now increased by 300 per cent
2023-24 West Bengal budget: At Rs 5.86 lakh crore debt, govt set to up excise, revenue collection targets
February 13, 2023 4:05 am
Against the target of excise collection of Rs 16,500 crore, state has crossed Rs 13,500 crore as of January 31
Mamata cabinet gets new woman finance minister in reallocation
March 09, 2022 12:31 am
The CM gave Chandrima Bhattacharya full charge of the finance department with the rank of minister of state.
Your concern for farmers fake: TMC minister to Nadda
January 10, 2021 4:39 am
Health Minister and senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya said the BJP was “insensitive” to farmers pointing out to the agitations near Delhi and highlighted the welfare initiatives undertaken by Chief Minister Mamata Banejee in the agricultural sector.
Bengal's health scheme better than Centre's: TMC
December 26, 2020 11:16 pm
Chandrima Bhattacharya, Minister of State for Health claimed that the Bengal government already introduced ‘Sasthya Sathi Scheme’ for all people of West Bengal which is much better that ‘Ayushman Bharat’.
Chandrima Bhattacharya interview: ‘Does it behove a Governor to... make political comments?’
December 25, 2019 3:13 am
With multiple BJP leaders being appointed as Governors in recent past, the BJP has politicised the sacrosanct post in many states, says Chandrima Bhattacharya.
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