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Former West Bengal transport minister, Shyamal Chakraborty passes away

August 7, 2020
Shyamal Chakraborty
  • Former West Bengal transport minister, Shyamal Chakraborty passed away due to Covid-19 at an age of 76. 
  • He served as the transport minister of West Bengal for three-times from 1982 to 1996 and also as a two-time Rajya Sabha member.

West Bengal Gov’t extends biweekly lockdown till August 31

July 29, 2020
mamta
  • West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 28 announced that the state government has decided to extend the biweekly lockdown till August 31, 2020. West Bengal government had implemented the two days in a week lockdown last week and the next one

National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide a credit support to Bengal in Coronavirus Crisis

July 16, 2020
NABARD
  • To fight with the COVID-19 pandemic, National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide a credit support of Rs 1,607 crore to West Bengal.
  • The help was provided through state cooperative banks, regional rural banks and micro-finance institutions.
  • Of the total credit flow, Rs 145 crore was given under the Rural Infrastructure and Development Fund (RIDF) to boost infrastructure in the country-side during the pandemic.

West Bengal Govt. declares two new schemes ‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’

May 17, 2020
‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’
  • The CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee released two schemes ‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’
  • Prochesta Scheme: This is to give daily wages to all the daily wage workers whose livelihood is disturbed because of the national lockdown.
  • Sneher Parash: This is to help the migrant workers of West Bengal who are stranded in different parts of the nation.

West Bengal govt begins ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme

May 15, 2020
‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’
  • West Bengal Government has started ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme to utilize 50,000 acres of barren land in 6 districts.
  • This scheme serves to generate income activities in horticulture and pisciculture involving the locals.

India’s 1st digital parcel locker service establishes in West Bengal

March 14, 2020
India’s 1st digital parcel locker service establishes in West Bengal

The Department of Posts, Kolkata (West Bengal circle), has established free digital parcel locker service in 2 post offices Nabadiganta IT post office of Salt Lake City & post office in New Town’s Action Area. Under this service, customers will be able to collect their parcel from the post office according to their convenience.

Piyush Goyal launched Kolkata’s East-West Metro line

February 14, 2020
Kolkata’s East-West Metro line

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched the first phase of “East-West Metro line” which is Kolkata’s second metro line. The phase 1 of the East-West Metro corridor is a 5.3 kms long stretch with 6 elevated stations and executed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited.