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SIR deleted can’t avail govt schemes, says Bengal govt; Bihar CM talks of ‘cancelling bank passbooks’

The Indian Express·Ravik Bhattacharya, Santosh Singh·20 days ago
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Triggering fresh apprehension among those deleted from electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the BJP governments in West Bengal and Bihar have said that they will not be able to avail government schemes in their states. However, those whose cases are under consideration before tribunals in West Bengal will continue to receive the same till their matter is decided, the newly elected government in the state said. The BJP government in West Bengal held its first Cabinet meeting Monday, where it announced that all social schemes of the previous governments in the state would continue, while Central programmes that the Trinamool Congress regime had blocked would now be available. Holding a press conference after the meeting, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said: “All social programmes of the government, which may have been started 30 years or 10 years back, will continue. However, all such schemes will now function through a transparent process.…

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