West Bengal will observe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday as Annapurna Divas annually
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 will be celebrated as ‘Annapurna Divas’ in West Bengal every year, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday. The chief minister also said PM Modi had announced that a list of 50 lakh beneficiaries under the PM Awaas Yojana in the state was being prepared. Because the Annapurna Yojana was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee, “Every year, September 17 will be celebrated as ‘Annapurna Divas’.
Addressing a programme in Salt Lake near Kolkata, Adhikari said the day would be observed every year as the Annapurna Yojana was “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee”, news agency PTI reported. We have already implemented it for a large section of women,” the chief minister said. He said all new houses under the programme would be owned by women.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the ‘Annapurna Divas’ event organised by the state government and spoke about the Rs 3,000 monthly assistance provided to women under the scheme. “I assure that during this government’s tenure, no girl under the age of 18 years will be allowed to be married. Earlier reporting noted: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said PM Narendra Modi has announced that a list of 50 lakh beneficiaries under the PM Awaas Yojana in the state is being prepared.
Adhikari said that in the last four months, the government had set up a commission headed by retired Justice Samapti Chatterjee to inquire into atrocities against women in the state, PTI reported.
Those who have done so and those who assisted such marriages will be punished as per law,” Adhikari said. Earlier reporting noted: He also said the new houses under the scheme would be owned by women. “Within a few days of forming our government in Bengal, work began on the Annapurna Yojana.
Earlier reporting noted: Women sports personalities, including Poulami Ghatak, Indu Puri and Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, inaugurated the programme. Today, many women receive financial assistance directly into their bank accounts,” Modi said.