W Bengal announces â¹28cr as 'gift' for Durga Puja organisers
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has announced that â¹28 crore will be given to Durga Puja organisers as a "gift" aimed at "community development". The government will provide â¹10,000 to 28,000 organisers, the cost of which will be borne by different state departments. Calling it "tokenism", one organiser said the amount is small compared to their budget for the pujas.