“The state government will not interfere in the subjects taught in such madrasas. If they get government recognition, their students will be entitled to different welfare schemes of the state government meant for the student community,” the chief minister said. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Announces Hike in Monthly Allowance for Imams, Muezzins by Rs 500.
Mamata Banerjee said, “I am with INDIA nationally, but here in Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress are together. They also formed a board together for the panchayat polls.”
In 2012, Mamata Banerjee’s government had announced a special grant for Imams and muezzins, giving them a stipend. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will Banerjee make any special announcement for the minority community?