Bengal’s revenue dips in second Covid wave According to sources, the state’s revenue generation had been hit hard in May and June after stricter measures had been announced to curb the virus spread
The second wave of Covid-19 has left the exchequer of the Bengal government stressed as the state’s revenue generation has dipped significantly and officials are worried whether current austerity measures would be enough to tide over the crisis.
“The state’s own revenue generation has come down to Rs 2,700 crore to Rs 2,900 crore a month after the second wave hit the state in April, compared to Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 5,500 crore in the pre-Covid period. As a result, the state government was forced to cut down expenditures in all possible areas,” said a senior government official.
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Names of genuine beneficiaries might be missing, he says in letter
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West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Kharagpur in West Bengal;s West Midnapore district. File photo
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Names of genuine beneficiaries might be missing, he says in letter West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre not to release any funds under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi without proper checking and verification of data approved by the State.
“The beneficiary list verified by the State Government needs thorough checking &verification at the level of Union Government so that any genuine beneficiary is not excluded from the benefits. Without proper checking & verification of the data of the beneficiaries as approved by the State on the part of Union Government, no further allotment should be released in the scheme,” Mr. Ghosh said in a letter addressed