Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday released a book mentioning the exploits of her Government in the past eight years “in comparison to the previous Governments in the preceding 64 years.”
Releasing the booklet the Chief Minister said that the State had since her coming to power in 2011 marched ahead in every respect “if compared to the previous Governments that ruled for 64 years Bengal post Independence.”
The Chief Minister said “our tax revenue has gone up more than three-fold,” and added the State had witnessed an 11-time increase in capital expenditure which has led to the “massive development in the infrastructure development.”
Stating that the “main goal of the government is to take the State ahead in the path of development,” making it number one state in the country Banerjee said Bengal’s planned expenditure had gone up more than six times while the agricultural growth had witnessed a nine-fold jump.
Earlier writing on World Food Day Banerjee reminded how her Government had ensured food security to more than 8 crore people of the State.
“today is World Food Day. We have ensured the food security of more than 8.5 crore” of Bengal through Khadya Sathi Scheme, adding how her government had provided special assistance to the people of Jangalmahal and the hills (of North Bengal) apart from catering to the needs of Aila-hit areas of Sunderbans as well as the displaced farmers of Singur and the workers of the closed tea gardens.
“Special assistance is also provided to the people of Jangalmahal and Hill areas, Aila-affected areas, farmers of Singur, tea garden workers & Toto tribe,” she maintained.
Later in the day the Chief Minister visited the house of India’s latest Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee where she met her mother also an economist for more than half-an-hour and discussed her Government’s economic policies with her.
“We are proud to be Indians and Bengalis that a Abhijit babu has received Nobel Prize along with her wife for his work on poverty alleviation. In fact our Government has also taken a whole lot of steps regarding this and during my meeting with his mother I related many of such schemes to her.
“I have directed the Home Secretary and other Government officials to keep her posted about our developmental activities from time to time so that we can be helped Mr Banerjee’s invaluable advice,” the Chief Minister said adding she was proud of another Bengali personality Sourav Ganguly who had been nominated as the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
“Sourav is the son of the soil and our own child. I am proud of his becoming the BCCI president. Last time he was here he met me and I am expecting a meeting with him soon,” Banerjee said.
The Chief Minister’s statement comes hours after critics said Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah had a hand in Ganguly’s becoming the BCCI president.
