Latest North Bengal Development Department News & Updates

Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a Rs 313.30 crore special assistance package for tea garden workers in the state, mainly concentrated in the plains and hills in North Bengal.In a statement issued by CM Adhikari in the morning, he claimed that a state-level committee had finalised the implementation plan for the ‘Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana’ (PMCSPY) scheme in West Bengal with a total financial allocation of Rs 313.30 crore wi…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) After the dissolution of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) municipal board, IAS officer R. Vimala took charge as the new administrator of the civic body in north Bengal. On Tuesday afternoon, she officially arrived at the municipal corporation office and started administrative work.The West Bengal government on Monday evening deputed the IAS officer as the administrator for the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.The move came within three days of veteran Trinamool Co…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The trend of budgetary allocations for different West Bengal government departments for the ongoing financial year of 2026-27 clearly demonstrates the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state government’s commitment to industrial development in the state through industry-driven infrastructure and social development.The departments which have witnessed the maximum increase in the budgetary allocations for the financial year under review have the scope for undertaking…