The West Bengal authorities on Wednesday introduced a hike of 3 in line with cent withinside the dearness allowance (DA) for all country authorities personnel and retired persons. The West Bengal country finances for the economic yr 2023–24 became provided withinside the State Assembly through Chandrima Bhattacharya, the country minister of finance (impartial charge), on Wednesday.
Among the numerous huge announcements, the finances speech this time advised measures to aid new organizations and the producing industry. Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya introduced Rs 350-crore startup fund to increase as much as Rs five lakh every to younger entrepreneurs. She introduced that Bengal`s SGDP is projected to develop at 8.four in line with cent.
Last yr, in November, country authorities personnel protested out of doors the West Bengal meeting in Kolkata disturbing a hike in dearness allowance at par with the primary authorities personnel. The personnel said that the Mamata Banerjee authorities has now no longer paid them the revised dearness allowance after the 7th pay fee became implemented.
