Industry captains have been invited to Nabanna for the launch. The state cabinet approved the policy on Wednesday after incorporating recommendations from ministers.
Adhikari also announced that financial assistance under Mukhyamantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, renamed from the earlier Krishak Bandhu scheme, would be transferred to farmers on Nov 5. He will initiate the transfer at a programme in Pursurah, Hooghly, which is expected to cover more than 50 lakh registered farmers. The state govt has approved around 1,200 new posts across five departments, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday. He added that the state cabinet had approved around 45,000 posts at its previous meeting. With the latest approval, the total number of posts cleared for recruitment across cabinet meetings has reached around 60,000, he said.
“We will issue recruitment notifications soon and conduct examinations through PSC and SSC to fill these posts,” Adhikari said. The posts have been approved in animal resources development, urban development and municipal affairs, health and family welfare, fire and emergency services, and home and hill affairs.
Kolkata: Bengal’s new industry policy is expected to fast-track clearances for industrial projects requiring more than 100 acres and impose stricter conditions on land use. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will unveil the policy on Nov 5.
Recommendations from two ministers who were part of the Group of Ministers constituted to frame the policy were incorporated,” Adhikari said, crediting finance minister Swapan Dasgupta and industry minister Tapas Roy. “I have not interfered much in the formulation of the policy,” he added. The policy is expected to offer incentives to investors, streamline industrial clearances through a single-window system and introduce conditions governing the allocation and use of land for industrial projects, according to Nabanna sources.
Industry captains have been invited to Nabanna for the launch. “The industry policy was discussed at the previous cabinet meeting. The state cabinet approved the policy on Wednesday after incorporating recommendations from ministers.