Mamata Banerjee unhappy over delay in disbursement of students’ credit cards

The West Bengal CM has requested the state authorities official to submit a report on why the bank cards had not been disbursed. Mamata Banerjee was talking at an administrative assembly which occurred in Siliguri and mentioned that she had seen studies of scholars not getting the bank cards.

She directed officers to ship her the listing of pending functions for the scholars’ bank cards scheme. 

“I’ve seen studies that both there are college students who usually are not keen to enrol for it (college students’ bank card) or banks that aren’t cooperating. This isn’t clear to me… I desire a report. I wish to know what is going on! The chief secretary has spoken to the financial institution authorities,” Banerjee mentioned. 

The chief minister had launched the scheme on June 30 below which pupils from class 10 onwards can apply for loans as much as ₹10 lakh as per their requirement. 

Mamata Banerjee additionally directed chief secretary H Ok Dwivedi to challenge a obligatory notification to nominate folks, largely from the company sector, for a number of departments. “We should not have many palms, I would like officers That’s the reason we’ve got determined to nominate them largely from the company world,” she mentioned. The chief minister additionally warned hospitals about cancelling their licences in the event that they denied companies to Swathya Sathi cardholders. “Please take motion towards such hospitals. You might be sure to present companies to Swasthya Sathi cardholders. I warn that licences shall be cancelled in case you deny companies to sufferers having Swathya Sathi card s,” she mentioned.

In the meantime, Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Centre’s transfer to increase the jurisdiction of the Border Safety Drive, alleging that it’s an try to intervene with the federal construction of the nation. The BJP-led central authorities had amended the BSF Act to authorise the drive to undertake search, seizure and arrest inside a bigger 50 km stretch, as a substitute of 15 km, from the worldwide border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. Banerjee, nevertheless, mentioned the state has no issues within the border areas. “Concerning the BSF matter, we’ve got despatched a letter protesting the transfer. 

Earlier, that they had jurisdiction of 15 km, there have been incidents of firing in Balurghat or Cooch Behar. Now, they prolonged it to 50 km. That is an try to intervene with the federal construction of the nation,” Banerjee mentioned at an administrative evaluation assembly right here. “We should not have issues within the border areas and share very cordial relations (with neighbouring international locations). 

There is no such thing as a must create this confusion. Legislation and order is a state topic. BSF should take care of what they’re accountable for and we could have complete assist for that,” she mentioned. West Bengal shares a global border with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Banerjee had on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to right away withdraw the Union Dwelling Ministry’s notification that prolonged the jurisdiction of BSF.