West Bengal state budget prioritises women-focussed schemes as male-female voter count gap narrows
West Bengal Budget 2025-26 prioritizes women's welfare with schemes like 'Lakshmir Bhandar' and 'Kanyashree Prakalpa' to ...
With male-female voter count gap narrowing in West Bengal, women focussed schemes get more prominence in State Budget
West Bengal Budget 2025-26 prioritizes women's welfare with schemes like 'Lakshmir Bhandar' and 'Kanyashree Prakalpa' to ...
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Unemployment, debt on state take centre stage post West Bengal budget
While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee defended the state budget saying it offers job opportunities, the opposition parties ...
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West Bengal Budget 2025-26: Focus on social welfare, election-led spending amid rising debt
The budget allocates over Rs 30,000 crore more under revenue expenditure compared to the revised estimates for 2024-25, while ...
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After Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek too calls for going alone in Assembly polls
If public support is there, victory is bound to come irrespective of whether a party is contesting alone or in an alliance, ...
BJP Questions Mamata Govt’s Priorities After Budgetary Hike For Minority Department, TMC Strikes Back
Data from the finance department shows that allocation to the department has increased 11.87 times in the state from 2011 to 2025, giving ammunition to the BJP ...
WB Budget's focus on revenue over capex signals poll-year populism: Experts
The West Bengal government's budgetary proposals for a sharp increment in revenue expenditure coupled with a marginal rise in ...
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Focus on revenue outlay over capex in Bengal budget indicates populism tilt in election yr: Experts
The West Bengal government’s budgetary proposals for a sharp increment in revenue expenditure coupled with a marginal rise in capital outlay for the 2025-26 fiscal look like one that has its eyes ...
BJP, CPM flag lack of proposals for job creation in Mamata Banerjee government's budget
After the budget was presented in the House, BJP MLAs held a rally on the Assembly premises demanding jobs for the youth.
West Bengal Budget: Mamata govt allocates more funds for social welfare, women and govt employees in pre-poll year budget
Commenting on the last full budget before the State goes to polls in 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said ...
Mamata Banerjee government announces 4 per cent DA hike but central gap still wide
Sources said the additional 4 per cent increase in DA would result in an extra burden of ₹3,000 crore per annum for the ...
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Trinamool Congress Budget Likely To Focus On Welfare, Women Empowerment
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress government is all set to present on Wednesday its last full-fledged budget before the 2026 ...