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Model police line in Jhargram

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Bengal’s first model police line, or police housing estate, is being constructed in Jhargram. It is being built on 100 acres adjacent to Jhargram Zoological Park.

Two four-storey buildings have being constructed, each for 200 constables. Bungalows are being constructed for the SP and additional SPs, and guest houses for VIPs.

There is space too for 200 junior constables. The police line would also be able to house 100 female constables. A general canteen, petrol pump and 10-bedded medical centre are being built as well.

There are separated sports fields for men and women. A conference hall would also be built.

For security, there would be 10 watchtowers. There are plans for two helipads as well.

Source: Aajkaal

Record aman paddy production in Singur

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This year too the golden soil of Singur has given farmers a big harvest during the aman paddy season.

Not just paddy, there is now a big hope for potato too. Last year, there was all-time record production of potato. In many of the plots, preparations are already on for plating potato. Those who do not harvest potato, are preparing to harvest paddy again. In fact, the soil of Singur is famous for being a four-crop soil.

Not just these, but pulses, maize, sesame and mustard are also planted and they too do very well in the fertile soil of the place.

Source: Aajkaal

Economy of Bangla has improved despite huge debt burden

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Placing hard facts before the Assembly, the State Finance and Industry Minister, Dr Amit Mitra highlighted the improvement in the last seven years in Bangla with regards to the economic and financial parameters. He was answering a question put to the government by an opposition MLA.

With Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the driving force, the Trinamool Congress Government has increased the revenue through fiscal discipline and e-governance.

And this increase has occurred, as the minister rightly pointed out, despite the huge burden left behind by the Left Front regime because of the huge loan taken. For the repayment of the Rs 1,91,835 crore loan, the State had to borrow Rs 1,53,741 crore, taking the total loan to Rs 3,45, 577 crore. The State Government has a debt repayment burden of Rs 47,000 crore in the current fiscal.

The debt to GSDP (gross state domestic product) ratio has gone down by almost 5 per cent in seven years from 2010-11 to 2017-18, from 40.65 per cent to 35.63 per cent. The revenue deficit to GSDP ratio has also dropped during the same period, from 3.75 per cent to 0.96 per cent while the fiscal deficit has halved, from 4.24 per cent to 2.83 per cent.

Putting out other crucial statistics, Dr Mitra asserted that the planned expenditure has grown over five-fold, from Rs 11,837 crore in 2011-12 to 56,604 crore in 2017-18, and the capital expenditure has grown over eight-fold, from Rs 2,225 crore to 19,368 crore.

Source: Millennium Post

State Govt constitutes panel to check spitting, littering in public places

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The Bangla Government will put in place stricter measures to check unabated spitting and littering at public places, said the State Urban Development Minister on Tuesday, November 21 while talking to reporters at the secretariat, Nabanna.

On the advice of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the government has formed a committee which would modify the existing laws to impose stricter penalties on offenders.

The committee would be headed by the chief secretary and would include the home secretary, director general of police, Kolkata police commissioner and others.

The minister said that when the government is spending lakhs to keep urban spaces clean, including painting walls and bridges, the people, knowingly or unknowingly, are polluting public places by spitting here and there and throwing trash. Hence, strict laws are needed, but, at the same time, raising of awareness of common people too.

This move by the State Government comes after pillars at the newly-inaugurated Dakshineswar skywalk were found to be stained with spit marks just a day after inauguration.

 

State Govt seeking applications for flats under Nijashree Scheme

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The State Government’s Housing Department is seeking applications for flats to be sold through its Nijashree Scheme. The lists of allottees would be determined through lotteries.

A concept of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the scheme seeks to provide houses to people in the middle-income range. This allotment would be the first of several allotments, and is meant for Asansol, Siliguri-Dabgram and Haldia.

There are two types of flats – 1 BHK and 2 BHK. The price, area and application fee are Rs 7.2 lakh, 378 square ft (sq ft) and Rs 2,500, respectively for the former and Rs 9.28 lakh, 559 sq ft and Rs 5,000, respectively for the latter.

The costs for land development, construction of roads and boundary walls, electricity lines and water supply system would not have to be borne by the buyers.

There are three primary requirements which need to be fulfilled in order to apply:

No flat in the applicant’s name or applicant’s family members’ names in the State

Applicant should be a resident of the district where the flats are located

Maximum monthly family income should be Rs 15,000 in order to apply for 1 BHK flat and Rs 30,000 for 2 BHK flat

To know the details, visit the website of the Housing Department or the office of the district magistrate or subdivisional magistrate.

Monthly stipend under Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship doubled

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The State Government’s Higher Education Department is inviting applications for the Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (SVMCMS) for 2018-19 from meritorious students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Through the scholarship scheme, a monthly stipend is paid to students, the amount depending on the course they are applying for, the minimum amount being Rs 1,000 and the maximum amount being Rs 8,000.

Students need to apply online for the scheme through the SVMCMS website, the last date being November 30.

For any information, people can also call the toll-free number, 1800 102 8014.

The monthly scholarships are as follows:

  • For higher secondary (HS): Rs 1,000
  • For BA & BCom: Rs 1,000
  • For BSc, professional courses, engineering diploma & medical diploma: Rs 1,500
  • For medical degree (MBBS/BDS) & engineering degree (BE/BTech): Rs 5,000
  • For MA & MCom: Rs 2,000
  • For MSc & vocational courses: Rs 2,500
  • For engineering (ME/MTech) & AICTE-accredited professional courses: Rs 5,000
  • For non-NET MPhil: Rs 5,000
  • For non-NET PhD: Rs 8,000
  • For NET-lecturership PhD: Rs 8,000

Criteria for the scholarships:

  • Resident of Bengal
  • For regular courses (not correspondence courses)
  • Annual Family income less than Rs 2.5 lakh
  • Marks required: Min. 75% in HS for any undergraduate course, min. 53% in Hons. course for any postgraduate course, min. 55% in BE/BTech for ME/MTech

 

‘Ahare Bangla’ 2018 kicks off today

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Ahare Bangla, the annual food festival organised by Bangla Government, is going to be organised from November 20 to 25 at the Newtwn Mela Ground.

The ‘Bangiyo Khadya Utsav’, or ‘Bengali Food Festival’, as the official byline of the festival goes, becomes a magnet for gourmets form across Kolkata and its suburbs for these few days.

The week-long food extravaganza also has an Android app of its own.

Food will be served from 6 PM to 9 PM on November 20, and from 12 noon to 9 PM from November 21 to 25. Lunch will be from 12 noon to 3 PM, snacks from 3 PM to 6 PM and dinner from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Organised by the Bengal Government’s Animal Resources Development, Ahare Bangla has become immensely popular over the years. This year more people are expected, and so the festival is being organised in an area having a dining capacity of approximately 800 people at a time.

Another crucial fact about the festival is that the restaurateurs have to source their ingredients from government organisations (as selected by the festival authority). This is part of the State Government’s efforts to promote its various wings.

National-level study lauds Kanyashree’s role in reducing domestic violence on women

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A recent national-level study conducted jointly by researchers from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and Shiv Nadar University has appreciated the role played by the Bangla Government’s Kanyashree Scheme in reducing a young woman’s chances of being subjected to domestic violence.

The study delves into the causal link between early marriage and exposure to domestic violence, and underlines the importance of policies to tackle child marriage by incentivising families to continue girls’ education and delay their marriage.

In this respect, schemes like Kanyashree Prakalpa have been found to be highly effective. Kanyashree uses economic (conditional cash transfer), social and awareness-building methods to sensitise communities on the benefits of delayed marriage.

The effectiveness of Kanyashree, a brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been endorsed time and again, at both the international and national levels. In 2017, the scheme has been awarded the United Nations Public Service Award in the category of ‘Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable through Inclusive Services and Participation’.

It also won the following honours:

  • United Nations WSIS Award 2016 in the category of ‘E-Government’
  • SKOCH Award for Smart Governance and SKOCH Award of Merit for 2015
  • Women’s Empowerment Award from the Bengal Government for 2014
  • CSI Nihilent Award for E-Governance for 2014-15, and
  • Manthan Award for Digital Inclusion for Development (South Asia and Asia Pacific) for 2014-15
  • Currently, there are approximately 52.3 lakh recipients of the monetary benefits under Kanyashree (as on Nov 9, 2018).

The State Government celebrates Kanyashree Dibas on August 14, as a day dedicated to the empowerment of the girl child. No other government in Bangla has done so much work for the girl child as the Trinamool Congress Government.

KIFF 2018 to highlight 100 years of Bengali cinema

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The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is going to be inaugurated today. Like every year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to do the honours. The festival will continue till November 17.

This year will be the 24th year of the festival, which has grown hugely over the last few years of the Trinamool Congress Government. The chief minister takes a personal interest in this annual international programme.

The special attraction this year is 100 years of Bengali cinema. The theme country is Australia.

That the festival is gaining a name for itself in the world of international film festival is attested by the fact that increasingly prominent film personalities from around the world are attending the festival.

The highlight of 100 years of Bengali cinema would be films by legends like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. A special pavilion of film-related pictures and posters, highlighting the rich history of cinema in Bengal, would also be created.

This year, the famous Iranian director, Majid Majidi would be coming and would also be attending the inauguration programme. Australian film editor Jill Elizabeth Bilcock, of Romeo+Juliet and Moulin Rouge fame, would be present. Also attending the festival would be director Phillip Noyce, also from Australia.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan will grace the inauguration programme this year too, along with the State’s brand ambassador, Shah Rukh Khan, as well as Sanjay Dutt, Sharmila Tagore and Mahesh Bhatt.

According to a senior government official, this year more number of films would be screened.

Source: Bartaman

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates ‘Utsav’ auditorium in Cooch Behar

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reached Cooch Behar for her district tours. She inaugurated the ‘Utsav’ auditorium in Cooch Behar. She also chaired the administrative review meeting for the district in the same auditorium. She took stock of the progress of the ongoing projects during the administrative review meeting.

On Tuesday, the Chief Minister will be addressing a public meeting during which she will be distributing different benefits among the residents of Cooch Behar. She will also be inaugurating some projects and also lay foundation stones of many more projects to ensure further development of the district. The benefits distribution programme has been organised at Rashmela Ground in Cooch Behar.

After her programme in Cooch Behar, she is scheduled to visit Dooars where she will chair the administrative review meetings for Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts.