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She sought to know why the Union government has not disbursed any cash benefit to the beneficiaries as yet.
Banerjee told the House that the state government had received a list of six lakh applicants from the Centre for verification, of which 2.5 lakh names have been sent to the Centre for financial assistance under the central welfare programme.
She also said that her government would float 19industrial projects in the state, entailing an investment of Rs 72,200 crore, and create 3.29 lakh employment opportunities.
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With state elections round the corner, Banerjee had presented a vote-on-account for Rs 2.99 lakh crore in the Assembly and made a slew of announcements, including a hike in the annual aid of farmers.
The chief minister has increased the annual financial assistance, under the state government’s ‘Krishak Bandhu’scheme, to Rs 6,000 from Rs 5,000, keeping in mind the interest of farmers.
She said that benefits of the central scheme should be made available to the sharecroppers, along with support provided by the state to all cultivators, irrespective of their landholdings.
Under the PM Kisan scheme, Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments is provided to small and marginal farmer families having a combined landholding of up to two hectares.
Addressing a rally in Haldia on Sunday, the prime minister had assailed the state government for not implementing central schemes like Ayushman Bharat and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
He asserted that once the BJP forms its government in the state, it will take steps to implement all such stalled programmes at the very first cabinet meeting.