Kolkata, Oct. 5 -- Ahead of Durga Puja, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a series of measures, including new government jobs, a pay hike for temporary workers, increased food allowances for SC and ST hostel students, and a new higher-education scheme for unmarried women.
Addressing reporters after a state Cabinet meeting at Nabanna on Monday, Adhikari said the monthly allowance for 'Karmabandhus', sanitation workers under the Land and Land Reforms Department, would be increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000.
"The revised amount will be paid to temporary workers from this month," he said.
The Chief Minister also announced that the state police's emergency response number, 112, will be launched on October 10, coinciding wi...