Durga pujo 2020: 50 lakhs grant, 50% discount on electricity! Mamata Banerjee Announces Rs 50,000 Financial Assistance for Entire Bid Committee, 50 Percent Refund on Electricity Bill

This time the digital desktop: This year, the West Bengal government increased the grant for each Durgapujo committee. Last year, a 25,000 rupee grant was awarded to each committee on behalf of the state. The women-led committees received a grant of Rs 30,000. This time it has risen to 50 lakhs in a single push. On Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with Pujo Committee officials at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. At that meeting, she announced an increase in grants.

The Chief Minister has announced a lot more for the Pujo Committees in addition to increasing the grant from the state government. He said that this year, each bidding committee will get a 50 percent discount on the cost of electricity. Both CESC and the state energy distributor will offer this discount. Last year, up to 25 percent off electricity was granted. Furthermore, the Chief Minister has also announced that the fire department and the municipality-panchayat will no longer charge fees from the committees pujo for approval. Apart from this, Pujo can be applied online.

In addition, Mamata has made several appeals to push committees to prevent infection. She said: ‘Be careful not to spread the infection in the puja, paste it in such a way that it is possible to keep physical distance. Keep the roof open on the attached mandapa. Put on a disinfectant mask. Give a face shield to those who will be in charge.

The most important thing in Pujo is Anjali, Prasad distribution. Regarding this, the Chief Minister said in response to the request, ‘Anjali should not give all together. Do the same in the vermilion game. Play vermilion, but play by dividing time. One team played, another team came. You have to follow the rules a bit. Also distribute the prasad carefully. I will tell the common people to take the flowers and go themselves if they can. If possible, stop the cultural program. This can increase corona infection.

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In giving the statistics for the day, the Chief Minister said: ‘There are 34,838 bids under the state police. There are 2509 push-ups under the Calcutta police and 1608 push-ups led by women. I’ll tell everyone, adoration. Just be a little careful.

To maintain safety and physical distance, the Durgotsab Forum asked visitors to visit the mandapa all day, not just to see the Tagore after dark. Only then can the crowd be avoided after the night. The Chief Minister also made the same request that day. However, a large part of the public prefers to visit the idol after dark just to see the lighting of the mandapa. So this year the forum is in favor of reducing the crowd at night by keeping lighting to a minimum. However, the Chief Minister did not say anything special about it.

Regarding the abandonment of idols, the Chief Minister said: ‘Not all abandon in one day. Everyone must be aware. Create a coordinating committee in all police, fire, and health departments. Provide adequate lighting on the ghats. The health department also increased the number of volunteers. I will worship common people and everyone else together. ‘

However, the Chief Minister did not appoint the BJP even today. He said: ‘A lot of people are trying to create division by focusing on Pujo. Many have started politics with the push. We can not do that ‘.

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