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Giant Killer! BJP s Chandana Bauri, wife of daily wager, beats TMC heavyweight in Saltora
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Chandana Bauri from the Saltora Assembly seat in Bankura district of West Bengal scripted history by winning from here in the just concluded elections. She defeated TMC heavyweight Sontosh Kumar Mondal by a margin of more than 4,000 votes.
What makes Bauri s electoral success one of the historic wins in the polls is that she is a wife of a daily wager. The low-profile candidate invited praise from different quarters for her astounding performance.
Bauri s husband is a daily-waged mason. He earns Rs 400 daily. According to her election affidavit, Bauri has Rs 6,335 cash in her bank account while her husband s bank account has just Rs 1,561 cash.
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Nabard balance sheet grows 24% to Rs 6.57 lakh crore in FY21
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 04:14 PM IST
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The growth in business was helped by various schemes announced by the government, rejigging of processes and products done by the institution and also as it encouraged clients, institutions and state governments to avail the benefits of the schemes as much as possible for faster developments, Nabard Chairman said.
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The loans and advances of the development bank has grown from Rs 4.81 lakh crore to Rs 6.03 lakh crore
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Tuesday reported a 24 per cent growth in its balance sheet to a record high of Rs 6.57 lakh crore in the financial year ended on March 31, 2021.
Nabard balance sheet grows 24% to ₹6 57 lakh crore in FY21 thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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