Bengal government introduces 20% reservation for girls in technical institutes to widen job opportunities and break the glass ceiling in traditionally male-dominated professions.
Bengal government has budgeted fiscal deficit of 3.63 per cent of its gross state domestic product for 2024-25, up from 3.49 per cent in revised estimate of 2023-24 and 3.26 per cent in 2022-23
Mamata did not mention any central agency by name, but criticised Centre for not releasing funds to Bengal for welfare schemes and depriving people of Bengal