Kolkata

West Bengal

free electricity

75 units

budget

Finance Minister

Mamata Banerjee

Narendra Modi

: Taking a Santa Claus stance ahead of the 2021 Bengal assembly polls, Mamata Banerjee-led government inon Monday announcedfor consumers with consumption up toquarterly, during today’sStateAmit Mitra said, “Through this scheme, around 35 lakh people will be benefited.”The Finance Minister also announced 'Bandhu Welfare scheme' to woo the SC/ST community. Through the scheme Rs 1,000 pension will be offered to people belonging to the SC and ST community, who are aged above 60 years, he said.“The state Budget presented today is a people’s budget keeping in mind the common people,”said. The state budget was the last full budget before 2021 state assembly polls in Bengal.West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while speaking to the media, after the budget, urged Prime Ministerto work together with the Opposition parties in the country with a view to revive the economic situation in the country.“Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shown concerns about economy. The Prime Minister should get engaged in discussion with the political parties and sort out the matter,” she said. Mamata was refering to the recent RBI comments on the state of Indian economy.Everybody should work together to improve the economic condition, Mamata Banerjee said.Meanwhile, opposition parties like CPI-M and Congress criticized the budget. CPI-M MLA Sujan Chakrabarty said, "People are being misled by this budget. The state government is projecting figures, which show there are more employment than population."The Finance Minister said that the budget allocated Rs 5150 crore for 2020-21 which will help social sector and create employment in the MSME sector.