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West Bengal Live Updates: New government gears up to roll out major welfare schemes from June
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West Bengal Live Updates: New government gears up to roll out major welfare schemes from June

The Indian Express·Express Web Desk·20 days ago
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari during a meeting with party MLAs and ministers at Nabanna Sabhaghar, in Howrah. (Handout via PTI Photo) West Bengal Live Updates: In a bid to redesign the state’s social support structure, the newly elected BJP government is now set to implement a series of major welfare schemes — starting with Annapurna Bhandar, the government’s proposed direct-benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for women, and free bus travel for female passengers, coming into effect from June 1. First set of arrests: Garga Chatterjee, founder of the Bangla Pokkho ethno-linguistic rights organisation, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making provocative statements in the run-up to the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections. The police said Chatterjee was also accused of spreading misinformation about the electoral process and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).…

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