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West Bengal’s new Cloud Kitchen Policy aims to help women turn home kitchens into businesses through training, microfinance, simplified regulations and support.

How Swapan Dasgupta’s West Bengal budget will help women earn from home kitchens

June 22, 2026 5:43 pm

The BJP government in West Bengal has announced a new cloud kitchen policy, alongside a series of welfare, employment and safety initiatives for women in its first budget.

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In first Budget, Bengal Government unveils plan for second Kolkata airport

June 22, 2026 5:21 pm

Swapan Dasgupta also announced that several new civil airports will be made functional across the state under the Centre’s UDAN scheme in Purulia, Balurghat, and Malda.

Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Budget Day

DA hike, 1.7 lakh jobs, anti-Syndicate law: Swapan Dasgupta's Bengal budget

June 22, 2026 4:01 pm

Addressing the Assembly, Finance Miinister Dasgupta said the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in Bengal has inherited a debt burden of Rs 8.15 lakh crore from the Mamata Banerjee administration

West Bengal Budget 2026 Live Updates: BJP drops big-ticket schemes with 20% DA hike, 1 lakh jobs, and Rs 36,000 cr 'Annapurna Yojna'

June 22, 2026 6:45 pm

Industry and employment are likely to be in focus in this budget as the government aims to attract huge investments and boost economic activity.

Hundreds of women queued up to enroll for the scheme "Lakshmi Bhandar" (Express Photo/File)

Lakshmi Bhandar form fill up 2026 begins: Last date, eligibility, amount - All you need to know

February 16, 2026 4:37 pm

Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme in West Bengal: Launched in 2021, the scheme aims at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections of society.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee defended her government's adoption of the Waqf Amendment Act.

Bengal Interim Budget: Before polls, Mamata govt doles out cash to women, jobless youths

February 06, 2026 1:23 pm

4% DA hike for state employees; wages of ASHA, anganwadi workers also up

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Darjeeling to Diamond Harbour: Towns to get modernisation push

February 06, 2026 12:09 pm

Presenting the interim Budget in the Assembly, Bhattacharya said that the government has decided to undertake holistic development of a number of cities of the state to make them into “business-friendly, environment-friendly and employment-friendly modern cities with all amenities of modern life and digital infrastructure”.