Kalyani (West Bengal), May 26 -- The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced it will provide subsidised fish meal at Rs 5 per plate and ban liquor shops within a one-kilometre radius of schools, colleges and temples.
Making the announcements after an administrative meeting in this Nadia district town, about 50 kms from Kolkata, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said application forms for the women's financial assistance scheme Annapurna Yojana would be issued from May 27.
Adhikari said the ban on alcohol was aimed at protecting educational institutions and religious places from the social impact of liquor consumption, while also ensuring that cases of public nuisance and mischief are not reported near schools, colleges and temples.
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