Now Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal appointed state chief secretary
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On Saturday, the state government named retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta as adviser to West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari
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TypePolicy
SourceHindustan Times - India
PublishedMonday, 11 May 2026
Affected Population~350 million BPL population, 140 million elderly
Key Numbers
PM-JAY: 55 crore beneficiaries
MGNREGA: Rs 86,000 crore annual outlay
NSAP pensions: 3 crore beneficiaries
20 million central + state government employees
Key Authorities
Ministry of Social Justice & EmpowermentNITI AayogPMOCabinet SecretariatDARPG
Key Stakeholders
BPL FamiliesSenior CitizensPersons with DisabilitiesCivil ServantsState GovernmentsJudiciary
The Congress leaders said here that the Bharatiya Janata Party government had tried to suppress the matter for several days instead of finding out the truth
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also targeted the Congress for “supporting” the anti-Hindu comment and questioned the “silence” of newly elected Chief Minister Vijay on the issue