Rs 3.89-Lakh Cr Price range For FY’26 Tabled In Bengal Meeting, 4% DA Elevated – News18

Final Up to date:February 13, 2025, 00:04 IST

The transfer is geared toward addressing ongoing issues raised by authorities workers who’ve been agitating for higher compensation.

West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Wednesday offered a Rs 3.89-lakh crore funds for 2025-26 with a major give attention to social welfare, and introduced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state authorities workers.

The federal government additionally unveiled a sequence of infrastructure and agricultural improvement tasks in its funds, allocating important funds for rural connectivity, river erosion management, and agrarian assist initiatives.

Bhattacharya introduced that the state authorities would improve the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 4 per cent from April 1, 2025.

This may convey the entire DA to 18 per cent for state authorities workers, offering much-needed aid to them, amid rising inflation.

The transfer is geared toward addressing ongoing issues raised by authorities workers who’ve been agitating for higher compensation.

The extra DA hike comes as a part of the federal government’s efforts to enhance the monetary standing of its workforce and guarantee truthful compensation for his or her providers.

“With this 4 per cent improve in DA, we’re reaffirming our dedication to the welfare of our workers,” Bhattacharya mentioned, underlining the state’s give attention to the well-being of its workforce.

The announcement is predicted to ease the monetary pressure on hundreds of presidency workers throughout varied departments, strengthening the connection between the state administration and its workers.

A significant spotlight of the final full-fledged funds of the Mamata Banerjee authorities earlier than the 2026 meeting elections, is the Rs 1,500 crore allocation for the advance of rural roads throughout the state, That is geared toward enhancing connectivity and boosting financial exercise in distant areas.

In a bid to handle the persistent subject of river erosion, the federal government put aside Rs 200 crore, which would offer much-needed aid to weak riverine communities.

Additional strengthening its give attention to infrastructure, the federal government sanctioned Rs 500 crore for the development of a 4.75 km-long bridge over the Ganga river at Gangasagar, which is predicted to facilitate clean entry for pilgrims and enhance native economies.

Below the ‘Banglar Bari’ venture, the state plans to assemble 16 lakh new homes within the upcoming monetary 12 months, and a proposal of Rs 9,600 crore has been allotted for the initiative.

In a bid to reinforce housing assist for the underprivileged, the state had allotted Rs 14,000 crore beneath the scheme final 12 months.

This initiative goals to supply monetary help for the development of houses for the poor and marginalised sections of society.

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