Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to double the payments under the state-sponsored old-age pension and disability pension schemes in the state.Till now, the monthly amount fixed under the two schemes was Rs 1,000. Sources in the state secretariat, Nabanna, said that the new state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had decided to increase the amount to Rs 2,000 a month.Although it has not yet been decided when the enhanced amounts will b…
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Money under the state government’s ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme will start flowing into women’s bank accounts from June 1, a state government official said on Monday. During the Assembly election campaign, PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah repeatedly promised to implement the Annapurna Bhandar social welfare scheme for women in the state.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari began fulfilling those promises on the first working day of the new government, Monda…
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the election rally in Hooghly district’s Uttarpara. Launching a scathing attack on both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed the former sent the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to Nandigram to loot votes.She also alleged that the BJP has brought outsiders to the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in buses on Fr…