Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Centre is discriminating against the flood-affected people of north Bengal despite the gravity of the disaster and the number of deaths in the region being similar to that in neighbouring Sikkim. Ms. Banerjee took to social networking site ‘X’ and said that she was stunned by the central discrimination “against our affected people of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and North Bengal, despite the gravity of disaster and number of deaths there too”. “We are not beggars and we are certainly for Sikkim, but we want equality of treatment and non- discrimination in matters relating to central help in disaster management,” The Chief Minister also added that her government is working 24×7 to save people from further distress, and have rushed in all help, including ₹25 crore assistance to GTA in the hills. Centre undermining federalism says Amit Mitra During the day, former West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said the Government of India is undermining federalism.

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West Bengal Budget: Mamata govt allocates more funds for social welfare, women and govt employees in pre-poll year budget
1 month ago

West Bengal Budget: Mamata govt allocates more funds for social welfare, women and govt employees in pre-poll year budget

The Hindu  

With a significant focus on social welfare schemes and allocating more funds for women, West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Wednesday tabled a ₹3.89-lakh crore budget for the pre-poll financial year 2025-26. The major highlights of the budget included ₹1,500 crore allocation for the improvement of rural roads across the state under Pathasree scheme, ₹200 crore for Nodi Bandhan …

West Bengal BJP responsible for fund freeze under MGNREGA, says agricultural workers’ union
2 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal BJP responsible for fund freeze under MGNREGA, says agricultural workers’ union

The Hindu  

Expressing serious concerns about the stoppage of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to West Bengal for the past three years, the Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, a union of agricultural workers on Thursday blamed the State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party for the impasse while announcing a protest demonstration outside the party’s State headquarters on …

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

OnDecember 26, 2024, it will be three years since the Centre sent the last tranche of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal in 2021. A series of RTIs filed by Chakradhar Buddha from the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information reveals that the Centre undertook three field visits to the State — …

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during he discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. “We are allowing you to fix it and …

Parliament: Centre, TMC spar over MGNREGA fund disbursal to West Bengal
3 months, 1 week ago

Parliament: Centre, TMC spar over MGNREGA fund disbursal to West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress and the central government on Tuesday clashed in Parliament over the disbursal of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to the state, after TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed in the Lok Sabha that the West Bengal government is yet to receive funds under the central scheme for the fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. …

'Bengal Govt Diverting Central Funds To Benefit Undeserving People': Shivraj Chouhan
3 months, 1 week ago

'Bengal Govt Diverting Central Funds To Benefit Undeserving People': Shivraj Chouhan

ABP News  

New Delhi: Declaring that the government would not allow the misuse of resources, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday alleged that the West Bengal government was diverting central funds and making "undeserving" people beneficiaries of welfare schemes. He said during Question Hour that the West Bengal government has made "undeserving" people beneficiaries rather than those who were …

Bengal Governor attacks Mamata Banarjee for 'incomplete' anti-rape bill submission
6 months, 1 week ago

Bengal Governor attacks Mamata Banarjee for 'incomplete' anti-rape bill submission

India Today  

The Mamata Banerjee administration faced criticism from West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose for “failing to send” a technical report along with the recently passed anti-rape bill, a document necessary for his assent to the legislation, an official said. "The governor criticised the state administration for failing to attach the technical report along with the Aparajita Bill. As per the …

Nirmala Sitharaman says Karnataka and Bengaluru are set to benefit under many schemes announced in Budget
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman says Karnataka and Bengaluru are set to benefit under many schemes announced in Budget

The Hindu  

Following criticism of the Union Budget by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday defended the Centre’s financial allocation to Karnataka and said that many of the large projects announced in the Budget would bring benefits to the State. While Mr. Siddaramaiah had listed out Karnataka’s expectations from the Budget that were not met, Ms. Sitharaman gave …

Budget 2024: West Bengal deprived, Budget politically biased says Mamata
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: West Bengal deprived, Budget politically biased says Mamata

The Hindu  

Alleging that West Bengal has been deprived in the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the State’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 23 dubbed it as a “politically biased Budget”. The Trinamool Congress chairperson accused the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance government of “being envious of West Bengal” and said that the State received a …

Mamata Banerjee releases ₹3,193 crore assistance for farmers under 2 schemes
9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee releases ₹3,193 crore assistance for farmers under 2 schemes

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced an assistance of ₹2,900 crore for 10.5 million farmers and sharecroppers under the state’s Krishak Bandhu welfare scheme and another ₹293 crore as compensation for crop loss because of the weather. West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with some of her party’s newly elected Lok Sabha MPs …

Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal's Bishnupur
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal's Bishnupur

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lambasted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday over her remarks over ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. “In their desperation, TMC leaders have started hurling abuses at prestigious organisations like ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. Earlier in the Purulia rally also the PM made a similar mention saying, “Modi said the …

BJP-led NDA govt at Centre will expire soon: TMC's Abhishek
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP-led NDA govt at Centre will expire soon: TMC's Abhishek

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Asserting that electors of the country will teach a lesson to the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the term of the saffron party-led NDA government at the Centre will expire soon. Addressing a rally in Kultali in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in support of Trinamool Congress …

Mamata holds 'non-political' meet with PM Modi at Raj Bhavan amid row over withholding West Bengal’s funds
1 year ago

Mamata holds 'non-political' meet with PM Modi at Raj Bhavan amid row over withholding West Bengal’s funds

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Bhavan during his two-day visit to the state on Friday evening. The Prime Minister is in West Bengal on a two-day tour where he will address rallies in Hooghly and Nadia districts and also inaugurate several projects. Significance of the meeting Mamata’s meeting with the Prime Minister comes …

Inside the Centre vs states battle over funds
1 year, 1 month ago

Inside the Centre vs states battle over funds

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka protested against the Centre on Wednesday, claiming it was not getting its fair share of taxes, which crimps its ability to do good for the state, and Kerala and Tamil Nadu have similar protests lined up in Delhi in the coming days, as the fractures in India’s fiscal federalist framework become more marked. Of the shortfall of ₹1.65 lakh …

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government is taking extreme precautions to ensure that there is no misuse of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 funds that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has promised to disburse on February 21 from the state exchequer, officials handling the operation said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “The state panchayat and rural development …

Centre unrelenting, Bengal to pay MGNREGS workers
1 year, 1 month ago

Centre unrelenting, Bengal to pay MGNREGS workers

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that the State government will clear the wages of 21 lakh workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which have been kept pending by the Centre for the past two years., which have been kept pending by the Central government for the past two years. The decision by …

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal
1 year, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court directed the setting up of a four-member team for an expeditious verification of job cards of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on a district-wise basis in West Bengal. The court ordered that a genuine verification process of job cards for MNREGA be done district-wise by a team of four officers - one to be …

'Release pending central funds to Bengal', Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi
1 year, 2 months ago

'Release pending central funds to Bengal', Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the release of pending financial dues to the state by the Centre. According to sources, the West Bengal government has stated that the Centre did not release Rs 7,000 crore as funds for the ration of the state. On December 20, 2023, Banerjee met PM …

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal

The Hindu  

December 26, 2023, marked two years since the Union government stopped funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal. According to the West Bengal government, funds pending with the Centre amount to ₹6,911 crore including ₹3,732 crore against wage liability and ₹3,179 crore against non-wage liabilities. In the last month of the year, West Bengal …

West Bengal CM Mamata meets PM Modi for funds
1 year, 2 months ago

West Bengal CM Mamata meets PM Modi for funds

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded the release of pending central funds to the state. She said the prime minister proposed that officials from the state and the Centre can sit together and clear the issues.Speaking to the media after the meeting in the Parliament complex along with nine …

Mamata in Delhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc’s gathering, meeting with PM Modi over Bengal funds among top agenda
1 year, 3 months ago

Mamata in Delhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc’s gathering, meeting with PM Modi over Bengal funds among top agenda

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday arrived in the national capital on a four-day visit, during which she is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TMC MPs and also attend the meeting of the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc. The Chief Minister also expressed concerns over the Parliament security breach that took place on December 13 and termed it …

Mamata Banerjee targets Centre over fake MGNREGA job cards in BJP-ruled states
1 year, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee targets Centre over fake MGNREGA job cards in BJP-ruled states

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh topped the list of states where fake job cards for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act schemes have been cancelled, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, attacking the Centre for suspending funds under the same welfare scheme in her state. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “Uttar …

Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of spreading misinformation on releasing MGNREGA funds
1 year, 4 months ago

Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of spreading misinformation on releasing MGNREGA funds

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Centre was running a misinformation campaign to delay clearing funds released under the MGNREGA scheme. "I detect a deliberate disinformation campaign regarding Central release of funds in MGNREGA," the Chief Minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "The Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal & Hon'ble Chairperson of All India Trinamool …

Mamata Banerjee to skip Trinamool Congress' upcoming protest in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee to skip Trinamool Congress' upcoming protest in Delhi

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not be attending Trinamool Congress' protest in Delhi over the denial of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to the state. Abhisesk Banerjee will be in charge of that," Bengal Minister Sovon Deb Chatterjee told India Today. TMC leader Derek O'Brien had written to the Delhi Police requesting permission …

West Bengal Government to launch a scheme to provide 100 days work
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal Government to launch a scheme to provide 100 days work

The Hindu  

With the funds to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act stopped in West Bengal for almost 18 months, the State government is mulling over its own scheme for providing 100 days work to the people of the State. A 100 days of work under the MGNREGA has remained one of the key schemes implemented through the panchayats in …

‘India will be created anew ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election’: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 7 months ago

‘India will be created anew ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election’: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 21, 2023 20:10 IST - 5 MINS READ After her party’s resounding victory in the recent panchayat election, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee seems to have turned her attention to taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. At the annual “Martyr’s Day Rally” held by …

Centre won’t release funds to West Bengal till 2024, says Mamata
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre won’t release funds to West Bengal till 2024, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 5 said that the Centre will not release funds to the State till the 2024 Lok Sabha poll. Ms. Banerjee said West Bengal has been deprived of funds under the scheme despite securing the first place in the 100 days work scheme for five consecutive years. I would urge all DMs, Panchayats, …

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting
1 year, 11 months ago

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting

The Quint  

According to the Morcha, the last Fund transfer order to West Bengal was released on 26 December 2021 and no payment order was released after that. In January this year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the total central dues to the state government under MGNREGA currently stands at Rs 6,000 crore. The Hindu reported that during a …

West Bengal panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee begins her 2-day 'dharna' against Centre in Kolkata
1 year, 11 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee begins her 2-day 'dharna' against Centre in Kolkata

India TV News  

Mamata Banerjee dharna: In an attempt to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming panchayat polls in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off a two-day "dharna" in Kolkata today. Launching the 'Pathashree-Rastashree' scheme ahead of panchayat elections due later this year, Banerjee had said the entire expenditure of Rs 3.75 thousand crores for constructing …

MNREGA is a right not charity: Derek O’Brien
1 year, 11 months ago

MNREGA is a right not charity: Derek O’Brien

The Hindu  

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is not a charity for the government to decide whether they want to extend or not, it is a right, TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’ Brien said on Thursday at a press conference in Delhi. He was speaking in the background of the Union Ministry of Rural Development’s decision not to allot …

Mamata Banerjee to hold 24-hr protest to seek central funds for Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee to hold 24-hr protest to seek central funds for Bengal

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she will hold a protest from March 29 noon to March 30 evening to demand the release of funds for central schemes such as those for housing and rural employment guarantee. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “No fund allocation has been made in this year’s Union budget for these …

‘Adani, Mehul Choksi are…’: Mamata over Interpol move
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Adani, Mehul Choksi are…’: Mamata over Interpol move

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that businessmen Gautam Adani and Mehul Choksi are the best friends of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the party was working only for these people. Adani and Mehul Choksi are their best friends and the BJP is working only for these people,” news agency ANI quoted Banerjee as saying. The Trinamool …

Mamata Banerjee to stage dharna against Centre for ‘deliberately depriving’ West Bengal of funds
1 year, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee to stage dharna against Centre for ‘deliberately depriving’ West Bengal of funds

The Hindu  

Accusing the Union government of “deliberately depriving” West Bengal of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and other Centrally “In this Budget also, there was no allocation for 100-day work MGNREGS in the State. The remarks come a day after The Hindu reported that the Union Rural Development Ministry had decided to withhold the MGNREGS funds …

Bengal CM Mamata plans two-day protest against Centre over non-payment of dues
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengal CM Mamata plans two-day protest against Centre over non-payment of dues

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to sit on a two-day dharna from March 29 against the Centre over non-payment of dues near Kolkata’s Ambedkar statue. "I met the Prime Minister around six months ago in this regard and asked for the disbursement of Rs 1.15 lakh crore under various heads. I have also spoken to Amit Shah …

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too
1 year, 11 months ago

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too

The Hindu  

The Union Rural Development Ministry has decided to withhold the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme funds for West Bengal for the financial year 2023-24, extending the imposition of Section 27 of the MGNREGA that allows for stoppage of funds for violation of rules in implementation of the scheme by the State. Since then, we haven’t got any further …

Uncertainty over release of MGNREGS funds for Bengal as tussle with Centre goes on
2 years ago

Uncertainty over release of MGNREGS funds for Bengal as tussle with Centre goes on

The Hindu  

Funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are likely to be withheld for West Bengal in the upcoming financial year, with no resolution to the Centre-State’s tussle over the violation of rules in the implementation of the scheme. Section 27 of the Act says that, “the Central Government may, on receipt of any complaint regarding the issue …

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt
2 years ago

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt

Hindustan Times  

The Union rural development ministry has told the West Bengal government that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana funds sanctioned by the Centre in November 2022 will not be released if action is not taken against those who tried to misuse the scheme, state government officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The Centre, on November 24 last year, sanctioned …

Bengal FM presents ₹3.39-lakh crore budget for 2023-24
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengal FM presents ₹3.39-lakh crore budget for 2023-24

The Hindu  

West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Wednesday presented a ₹3.39-lakh crore budget for 2023-24, with a proposal to waive agricultural income tax on tea gardens for two years and extend credit facility to young entrepreneurs. “I propose to provide ₹3.39-lakh crore budget for financial year 2023-24,” Ms. Bhattacharya said, while placing the financial statement in the assembly. Announcing sops …

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. Here’s a roundup of how the budgetary allocations for some of the key schemes have changed- MGNREGS: The government slashed the budget for its flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by …

West Bengal facing discrimination over MGNREGA fund disbursement: Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal facing discrimination over MGNREGA fund disbursement: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP-led Union government was discriminating against the state over the disbursement of MGNREGA funds. BJP-ruled states, however, are getting funds for the 100 days’ work scheme.” "Why is West Bengal facing such discrimination despite being number one in MGNREGA implementation? On the visits of central teams to West Bengal …

Bengal seeing bias, harassment: Mamata's fresh attack on BJP
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal seeing bias, harassment: Mamata's fresh attack on BJP

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal is running the rural jobs scheme - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - without the support of the central government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday in a fresh attack while alleging discrimination. The central government owes Bengal ₹6,000 crore for the MGNREGA funds, Banerjee said while also claiming that central teams were being …

Centre owes Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for MGNREGA scheme: Mamata Banerjee at Sagardighi
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre owes Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for MGNREGA scheme: Mamata Banerjee at Sagardighi

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP-led Union government was discriminating against the state over the disbursement of MGNREGA funds. She claimed the Centre owes West Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for the scheme. On the visits of central teams to West Bengal to oversee the implementation of various schemes, Banerjee alleged they were being sent …

Mamata Banerjee targets BJP as central team probes PMAY irregularities in Bengal
2 years, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee targets BJP as central team probes PMAY irregularities in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday when a Union rural development ministry team arrived in the state to probe irregularities in selection of applicants for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing scheme for the poor. Divided into two groups, the officers reached Malda and East Midnapore districts where political agitations triggered by thousands …

Release of MGNREGA funds a continuous process: Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Release of MGNREGA funds a continuous process: Minister

The Hindu  

Hitting out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his allegation that the Centre had failed to pay MGNREGA dues to the States, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said the release of money for the scheme is a continuous process and the liability figure is dynamic. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Mr. Kharge said: “The Modi government is determined …

A year of MGNREGA imbroglio in Bengal, rights group call it violation of worker’s rights
2 years, 2 months ago

A year of MGNREGA imbroglio in Bengal, rights group call it violation of worker’s rights

The Hindu  

Highlighting that it has been a year since MGNREGS workers in West Bengal have not been paid wages, NREGA Sangarsh Morcha on Monday issued a press statement accusing the Centre of “assault on the NREGA”, which is a 100-day employment scheme for the rural families, and it also exposed the government’s lack of commitment for the workers’ rights. The last …

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Withholding funds due to West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is “political discrimination” by the Union government, the Trinamool Congress said in the Rajya Sabha, as the two sides sparred on the issue in the Upper House on Wednesday. Invoking Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Centre has blocked …

CM Mamata Banerjee urges people to ensure name in voters' list to avoid detention under NRC
2 years, 3 months ago

CM Mamata Banerjee urges people to ensure name in voters' list to avoid detention under NRC

India TV News  

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned the people of West Bengal, especially those having their original roots in erstwhile East Bengal presently Bangladesh, to get their names checked in the electoral rolls to avoid any kind of detention under the garb of National Register of Citizens. Otherwise, you might be sent to the detention camps under the garb of NRC," …

West Bengal left high and dry after Centre freezes MGNREGS funds for State
2 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal left high and dry after Centre freezes MGNREGS funds for State

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:35 IST The Centre has withheld funds for several welfare schemes in West Bengal, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, for almost a year now, putting the Trinamool Congress government in an uncomfortable situation ahead of panchayat elections likely early next year. Following a meeting with district magistrates, Chief Secretary Hari Krishna …

Violence-Hit Bengal is a Ticking Islamist Bomb, But Mamata Banerjee Remains in Denial - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

Violence-Hit Bengal is a Ticking Islamist Bomb, But Mamata Banerjee Remains in Denial - News18

News 18  

Footage of violence in a particular area of Kolkata was all over national television and social media on Monday. Former Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Swapan Dasgupta tweeted, “The rampaging mob violence… in the Kidderpore-Mominpur region of Kolkata… stems from the distorted empowerment resulting from a belief that one community is above the law.” This has been a rallying …

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