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Some recent successes of the MSME Department

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The State Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles Department has seen a lot of success over the last seven years of the Trinamool Congress Government.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take a special interest in this department as the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) form the primary channel for reviving and sustaining the traditional arts and crafts of Bengal. Due to the stress given on helping these types of enterprises, there has been a large-scale economic revival especially across the rural belts and small towns of the State.

Some of the recent successes of the department are described below:

‘Joyee’ footballs by Refugee Handicrafts division: The Refugee Handicrafts division of the MSM Department has been doing exemplary work by engaging women from rural regions in manufacturing football, thus also reviving the football manufacturing industry in Bengal. These superior quality footballs are sold under the brand name of ‘Joyee’, given by Mamata Banerjee herself.

To make the products commercially successful, a decision has been taken to make the footballs available at least at one point in every district, besides in other places. People became well-aware of the football brand after the balls were distributed by the State Government among local clubs ahead of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup last October.

Model farm in Jhargram to help tribal population: A model farm has been set up in Jhargram district to help the tribal population there gain financial independence. The over-20-acre farm will produce vetiver, lemongrass and essential oils. Vetiver is used in making bags and mats, and the bags in which the saplings are given to the mothers of newborns under the Sabujshree scheme.

A distillation unit will also be established there. Over 50,000 people are already associated with the aroma industry in this district. This venture will be a blueprint for more such ventures, which will help in employment generation as well as in making many of the tribal people self-sufficient.

Aroma garden in Baruipur and Jhargram: The aroma industry is coming up in Bengal in a very big way. Towards that end, the MSME Department is setting up two aroma gardens – one on 4 acres at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district and another on 40 acres in Jhargram.

Oil will be extracted from the plants and trees, even from the roots. Aroma therapy is used in beauty treatment and also to cure some diseases. Lavender, rosemary and lemongrass are being planted in Baruipur.

Rare pengba fish given new lease of life by Bangla Govt

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Through an initiative of the State Fisheries Department, fish farmers in Haldia have started cultivating the fish, pengba. According to experts, this fish of the carp family (to which rohu, catla, silver carp, etc. belong) is very tasty and hence has a high potential.

Pengba is the State fish of Manipur. However it has become rare there for various reasons. For this reason too this is a commendable effort by the Bangla Government.

Though native to colder climates, experts have found the fish to be readily adaptable to warmer waters too, thus making it a good choice for Haldia.

Also, being part of the carp family, pengba can be cultivated in mixed-carp cultivation farms, where rohu, common carp, catla, silver carp, mrigal, etc. are cultivated, thus making it easier to rear the fish.

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Message of communal harmony at I-Day celebrations at Red Road

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Bangla Government celebrated Independence Day with full honours today. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hoisted the National Flag at Red Road. Parades and cultural functions were held at the venue. The CM was given Guard of Honour.

Bangla Government conveyed the message of communal harmony at this year’s Independence Day parade on Red Road. A tableau based on the theme of ‘Oikotan’ (Harmony) was a part of the parade. Bauls and folk artistes participated in these tableaux which projected the ‘unity in diversity’ in Bangla.

Besides the tableau based on ‘Oikotan’, there were tableauxs on the popular schemes and projects of the State Government, like Kanyashree, Sabuj Sathi, Ruposhree, Sabuj Shree, Khadya Sathi and Safe Drive Save Life.

Mamata Banerjee slams the BJP on NRC issue

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Bangla Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack against BJP president Amit Shah on the NRC issue on Tuesday.

Speaking at Nabanna, the state secretariat, she questioned the BJP chief and asked whether his parents had birth certificates.

The brutal attack came after Mamata Banerjee met a delegation from United Bengali Forum who had come from Assam to highlight their plight over the NRC issue.

“I want to ask Amit Shah, does his mother and father have birth certificates? If you ask me, I do not have my parent’s birth certificates. Would Swami Vivekananda have the certificates? Atal ji is ill now, so I cannot ask him, but I wish I could ask him whether he has all the certificates? One family can keep the record, not all. I belonged to a backward family, certificates were not maintained,” Mamata Banerjee said. She also said, “Would Gandhiji’s family have certificates?”

She went on to call the entire NRC exercise as politically motivated. “This is a political move ahead of the elections. Sometimes they (the Centre) will play India-Pakistan, sometimes they will play India-China. I am also hearing that they are getting the currency notes printed outside the country,” the CM alleged.

She alleged that Bengali-speaking population was being targeted. She claimed a majority of the 40 lakh who did not make it to the Assam draft list were a Bengali-speaking people.

“Of the total 40 lakh, 25 lakhs are Bengali Hindus, 13 lakhs Bengali Muslims and 2 lakh Nepalis, Biharis and others. I have shown you so many documents. People in Punjab and Pakistan speak the same language. People in Bengal and Bangladesh speak the same language. Isn’t Hindi and Urdu widely spoken in the country? If you do not like a particular community, you cannot spread hatred like this. Hasina ji (Bangla PM) is welcome, others not? Didn’t Bengal participate in the freedom struggle? What’s wrong in speaking the Bangla language?” she said.

She further said that even cows should now be given certificates to identify whether a cow is a refugee or an infiltrator. “My question is to all the Gau-rakshaks, is cow a refugee or an infiltrators. Make certificates for cows so that we know whether they are refugees or infiltrators. Amit Shah may not eat Hilsa fish. But people in Bangladesh, Bengal, UP and Bihar eat Hilsa fish. Is Hilsa a refugee or an infiltrator? This is super-emergency,” she claimed.

‘Are Hilsa, Jamdani also infiltrators?’ – Mamata Banerjee targets BJP Over Assam NRC

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Attacking the BJP-led central government over exclusion of 40 lakh people in the final draft of Assam-NRC, Bangla Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the saffron party of being “anti-Bengali”.

Taking a swipe at the BJP, the Trinamool Congress chief asked if hilsa fish, Jamdani saree, sandesh and mishti doi, which are originally from East Bengal ( in undivided India), would also be branded as “infiltrators or refugees”.

Asserting that these 40 lakh people are “very much Indians”, she questioned the criteria on which they have been excluded.

The CM has been attacking the BJP government at the Centre over National Register for Citizens (NRC) which has excluded names of over 40 lakh citizens in the final draft for want of necessary documents in Assam.

“What is going on in the country is injustice. The BJP with their extremist ideology is trying to create division among the people. I think they are playing the politics of revenge among the countrymen. We are not for this kind of politics,” she said.

She accused the BJP of being “anti-Bengalis” and “anti-Bangla”.

They (the BJP) must not forget that speaking Bengali is not a crime. It is the fifth most spoken language in the world. What is BJP’s problem with Bangla? Are they scared of the intellect of the Bengalis, their culture. They must not forget that Bangla is the cultural mecca of the country,” she said.

অমিত শাহ, ক্ষমা চান, নয়তো আইনি প্রক্রিয়া শুরু করা হবেঃ তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস

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আজ কলকাতায় বিজেপির সভাপতি অমিত শাহ এক জনসভা করেন। সেই সভায় অমিত শাহ রাজ্য সরকারের ওপর ভিত্তিহীন অভিযোগ আনেন। তার প্রতিবাদে তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের পক্ষ থেকে সাংবাদিকদের মুখোমুখি হন, তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের সর্বভারতীয় মুখপাত্র ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন।

তিনি বলেন, “অমিত শাহ আজকে বাংলাকে অপমান করেছেন, বাংলাকে অসম্মান করেছেন। বাংলার সভ্যতা, বাংলার শুদ্ধ সূচী, সুস্থ রুচি উনি বোঝেন না। এসব ওনাকে কি বোঝাব? বাংলার যে একটা সংস্কৃতি আছে, উনি সেটাকে অপমান করেছেন। তিনি ডাহা মিথ্যে দুর্নীতির কথা বলেছেন। উনি যদি ৭২ ঘণ্টার মধ্যে ক্ষমা না চান, অবশ্যই আমরা আইনি ব্যবস্থা নেব। সভ্যতার একটা সীমা থাকে, সম্মানের একটা সীমা থাকে। সেই সীমা অমিত শাহ আজ অতিক্রম করেছেন। অমিত শাহ, আপনি আগে নিজের ইতিহাস দেখুন, হলফনামা দেখুন।”

ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন অমিত শাহের বিষয়ে আরও বলেন, “উনি দুর্নীতির ডাকাত, দাঙ্গার ডাকাত। এইসব ধরনের রাজনীতি আগে যেখানেই করে থাকুন না কেন, এই রাজনীতি বাংলায় চলবে না। একদিনের জন্য আসবেন, বাংলাকে অপমান করে পালিয়ে যাবেন। আমাদের কাছে যথেষ্ট প্রমাণ আছে। সোজা ভাবে তৃণমূলের পক্ষ থেকে বলা হচ্ছে, হয় ক্ষমা চান, আর যদি না চান, আমরা আইনি ব্যবস্থা নেব। ”

সাংবাদিকদের প্রশ্নের উত্তরে তিনি বলেন, “এটি একটি ফ্লপ শো ছিল। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের নামে বাংলায় কোনও দুর্নীতির অভিযোগ আনলে, বাংলার মানুষ তা মেনে নেবে না। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের বিশ্বাসযোগ্যতা, মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের প্রতি মানুষের আস্থা-ভরসা প্রশ্নাতীত। সেই মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের ওপর দুর্নীতির কাদা ছোঁড়ার চেষ্টা করা হয়েছে।”

রাষ্ট্রীয় নাগরিক পঞ্জীর (National Register of Citizens or, NRC) বিষয়ে সাংবাদিকদের প্রশ্নের উত্তরে তিনি বলেন, “এটা শুধু বাংলার বিষয় নয়, এটা পুরো দেশের নাগরিকদের নিরাপত্তার বিষয়। আমাদের রাষ্ট্রীয় নাগরিক পঞ্জীর বিষয়ে বক্তব্য পরিষ্কার, এটা বাংলার একার ব্যাপার না, এটা রাজস্থান, পাঞ্জাব, বিহার, আসামেরও বিষয়। গোর্খা, গরীব, প্রান্তিক মানুষ, বীর সেনা, জনপ্রতিনিধিদের, এমনকি প্রাক্তন রাষ্ট্রপতির পরিবারের মানুষদেরও ঐ তালিকা থেকে বাদ দেওয়া হয়েছে। ভারতীয় নাগরিক বাঁচাও, এটাই আমাদের স্লোগান। এটা কোনও সস্তার দাঙ্গা লাগানোর স্লোগান না। কোনও দাঙ্গার রাজনীতি বাংলায় চলবে না। আমরা আমাদের সীমার মধ্যে থেকে, শান্ত-নম্র ভাবে বলেছি, আমাদের বাংলার পারম্পরিক সংস্কৃতি আমরা ধর্ম-বর্ণ নির্বিশেষে মেনে চলি। আজ অমিত শাহ তাঁর সীমা ছাড়িয়েছেন।”

Roadshows to promote MSME Conclave

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As a curtain-raiser for the 2018 edition of the Synergy State MSME Conclave, which has become a prime attraction for investors and potential investors, and business owners in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, the State MSME & Textiles Department held a roadshow at Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry on August 9.

The department is also conducting district-level meetings and roadshows as a precursor to the conclave.

The MSME Conclave will be held on August 20 and 21. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Over 5,000 MSMEs, besides experts from various fields will be attending.

The conclave will focus on lean manufacturing and rural entrepreneurship, and sensitise alternate bank financing routes like initial public offering (IPO).

MSMEs have been doing very well in Bengal, which has been appreciated through awards by the Central Government too. Bengal has the highest number of MSMEs in the country with 52,69,814 units, accounting for 11.62 per cent of the overall number. In 2017, the State recorded the biggest bank credit flow to the MSME sector in the last five years at US$15 billion.

Idris Ali makes a Zero Hour mention on Adivasi Dibas

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Thank you, hon Deputy Speaker Sir for allowing me to speak. আমি মাননীয়া মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের প্রতি কৃতজ্ঞতা জানাই। স্যার, আজ আদিবাসী দিবস। এই উপলক্ষে ইতিমধ্যেই রত্না নাগ বলেছেন, আমি বেশী কিছু বলব না। আমি শুধু দু-তিনটে ডিমান্ড জনাব।

স্যার, আদিবাসীদের স্বার্থে বিরসা মুন্ডার নামে একটা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় গড়ার দাবি আমি জানাচ্ছি। দ্বিতীয়, আদিবাসীদের জন্য ট্রাইবাল রিসার্চ ইনস্টিটিউট করার ডিমান্ড। ওয়াকফ প্রপার্টি, যেগুলি কেন্দ্রের অধীনে আছে, যেগুলি ডিসপোস হয়ে গেছে, সেগুলি যারা এন্টিটলেড টু এনজয়, তাদের ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া হোক।

স্যার, আমার লোকসভা কেন্দ্র বসিরহাটে অনেক আদিবাসী থাকেন। অনেক চাষিরা থাকেন। বিজেপি সরকার বলছে যে আমরা চাষিদের বন্ধু। আমার বিনীত অনুরোধ যে চাষিদের ঋণ মকুব করা হোক। আর তাদের যেন চাষের বীজ দেওয়া হয়।

ধন্যবাদ।

Mumtaz Sanghamita speaks on The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017

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Thank you, Sir, for allowing me. I am very surprised that honourable minister has said that this is a very simple thing. But it cannot be a simple thing, it is a question of people’s identity. It is a question of people’s rights. How can proxy vote do the thing?

First of all, when we are trying to abolish all sorts of irregularities from everywhere, we are creating another irregularity by allowing proxy vote. How can we be sure the person who will give the proxy vote will do so exactly as per the original voter’s wishes? One person, who is a genuine voter, probably he or she will be the proxy voter; so one person can give the vote twice? To make it a very foolproof thing is very difficult.

The Government is trying to show that it is thinking about the NRIs. We understand where the vote goes. But they are shedding crocodile tears for the vast migrants in the different states; they will not able to give a proxy votes. So this is irregular and not fool proof at all. Electronic voting system is also not foolproof. Government should think twice or thrice before implementing. Though we are passing the Bill, I think it is irregular and unnatural thing.

Aparupa Poddar speaks on The Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018

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Deputy Speaker Sir, thank you, for allowing me to speak on this Bill.

Sir, the Bill that has been moved by the hon Minister Piyush Goyal and I’m sure the Government will address all the problems that are experienced by the common people of this country and particularly the consumers.

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the Union Government that even now many restaurants are charging service charges from the consumers over and above GST. What action has the government has taken to check the control of these offenders? Everyone will agree that the way it has been framed and implemented GST has proved to be great disaster and has affected the normal transactions, trade and commerce throughout the country.

Sir, earlier VAT was introduced throughout India. If there is a shortfall in the collection of GST in comparison to VAT, then central government has taken policy for supplementary of compensation. It was a policy decision taken by the central government that at the time of introduction of GST that different States can demand the compensation if the revenue coming on the account of GST is less than the earlier period. My State Government is not getting the adequate compensation as yet, as was declared by the central government during the introduction of GST. Whether the Government is providing adequate compensation to the states and if they have provided, how much they have given to all the states throughout the country?

The central government should continue to work in close coordination with the States and come out with a clear laid-out road map. With these words I finish my speech.

Thank you, Sir.