Kolkata, May 18 -- The newly-formed BJP government in West Bengal announced the constitution of the long-awaited Seventh Pay Commission for state employees along with a series of welfare and policy measures, including free bus travel for women, a fresh review of the OBC list and the scrapping of religion-based welfare schemes from June.
The decisions were taken at the second major cabinet meeting of the new government chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday.
As promised during the election campaign, the BJP government in its second cabinet meeting announced the constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission and a package of women-centric welfare measures in the state.
Addressing a press conference after the cabinet me...