West Bengal: Mamata hikes donation for Durga puja clubs by Rs 10k to Rs 60k

She also said that state government employees would be entitled to a 11-day leave on the occasion of Durga puja the biggest festival in Bengal from September 30.

Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI Photo)
Press Trust of India Kolkata
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 22 2022 | 8:39 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hiked the donation amount for each club organising Durga Puja to Rs 60,000 from last year's Rs 50,000, besides announcing a 60 per cent rebate on electricity bills.

She also said that state government employees would be entitled to a 11-day leave on the occasion of Durga pujathe biggest festival in Bengal from September 30.

Banerjee said her government would take out a rally on September 1 to thank UNESCO for according the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) tag to the festival.

"The Centre is not releasing funds for the state. Despite that, we will increase donations for the clubs from last year's Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000. We will also provide them a rebate of 60 per cent on the electricity bill," Banerjee said.

She stressed that the September 1 rally would have no political agenda, and anybody and everybody was free to join it.

"I will invite 10,000 students from senior schools to be part of this rally," she said at an administrative meeting held at Netaji Indoor Stadium here.

The CM also said that the annual Durga Puja carnival at Red Road here would be held on October 8, three days after 'Dashami'.

Similar carnivals would also be arranged in the districts, she added.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Mamata BanerjeeWest BengalDurga PujaFestival donation

First Published: Aug 22 2022 | 8:39 PM IST

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