Question : In the backdrop of West Bengal elections which scheme has recently announced by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ?
(a) Duare Duare Paschim Banga Sarkar
(b) Bangla Manush Sarkar
(c) Duare Duare Proja Sarkar
(d) None of the above
Answer (a)
Related facts
- In the backdrop of West Bengal elections, Mamata Banerjee has recently(November 2020) announced schemes for redressing grievances of people at the block level.
Schemes
- Two schemes have been announced which are as follows —
| Scheme | Details |
| Duare Duare Paschim Banga Sarkar(West Bengal government at every doorstep) | The administration will set up camps in all the blocks of the state from which officials will redress grievances of people. |
| In these camps, representatives all departments will look into the requirements of people and try to fulfil them, if possible, immediately. | |
| ‘Duare Duare Paschimbanga Sarkar’ camps will start from December, 2020. | |
| Karmai Dharma(Work is worship) | This initiative will enable the youth to do door to door selling through motorbike. |
| Two lakh youth will be given one motorcycle each.(With assistance from cooperative banks) | |
| There will be boxes on the back of the bikes (for carrying items to be sold). Youths will be able to sell sarees, or clothes or any other articles. |
West Bengal elections,2021
- The Assembly election in the state for 294 seats is due in April-May 2021.
- In the previous elections in 2016, the Mamata Banerjee’s party (AITC) retained its majority in the Legislative Assembly.
- However, in the 2019 general elections the BJP won 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, comparable to AITC’s 22 seats.
By — Pankaj Pandey.