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The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 and 1977. With over 23 years in office, Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is India's third longest-serving chief minister. Basu's successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who served for over 10 years.
In West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur districts, 50 multipurpose cyclone shelters are to be built, with a budget of Rs. 138.65 crore approved from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. After construction was finished, the 50 cyclone shelters were turned over to the West Bengal state government and local ...
t. e. The National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF) is an Indian specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. [2] : section 44–45 [3] [4] The responsibility of managing disasters in India is that of the state governments. The ‘Nodal Ministry’ in the central government for management of natural disasters is the ...
West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was reported to have said, "ja gechhey ta gechhey" (whatever has gone has gone). On 24 April 2013, Banerjee announced a controversial ₹ 500 crore (US$63 million) relief fund for the low income depositors of the Saradha Group, introducing a 10% additional tax on tobacco products to raise the money ...
The Governor of West Bengal, and the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are also seen. In the 2016 assembly elections, All India Trinamool Congress won with a landslide two-thirds majority under Mamata Banerjee winning 211 seats out of total 293, who has been elected as Chief Minister West Bengal for the second term.
Relief operations The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹ 48 crore ( $ 5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment ...
Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) [2] was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. [3] [4] He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting after the aerial survey of the Cyclone Amphan affected areas of West Bengal, in Basirhat on May 22, 2020. On 22 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey over Kolkata, along with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Modi announced a ₹10 billion (US$132 million) immediate relief ...