districts of West Bengal. The nett area available for effective pisciculture in Sahid Matangini CD Block in 2013-14 was 510.30 hectares. 2,860 persons were engaged in the profession and approximate annual production was 19,442 quintals. Banking In 2013-14, Sahid Matangini CD Block had offices of 9 commercial banks and 2 gramin banks. Backward Regions Grant Fund Medinipur East district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. Transport Sahid Matangini is a station on the Panskura-Haldia line. The line was constructed in 1968 and was electrified in 1974-76. NH 116, from Kolaghat to Haldia, passes through this block. Education In 2013-14, Sahid Matangini CD Block had 112 primary schools with 8,513 students, 14 middle schools with 1,776 students, 9 high schools with 3,490 students and 14 higher secondary schools with 16,454 students. Sahid Matangini CD Block had 285 institutions for special and non-formal education with 12,339 students. As per the 2011 census, in Sahid Matangini CD block, amongst the 81 inhabited villages, 5 villages did not have a school, 36 villages had two or more primary schools, 30 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 21 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Healthcare In 2014, Sahid Matangini CD Block had 1 block primary health centre, 2 primary health centres, and 8 private nursing homes with total 115 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 31 family welfare sub centres. 2,780 patients were treated indoor and 129,042 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. H.S. Janubasan Rural Hospital at Janu Basan, PO Norakuri Bazar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Sahid Matangini CD block. There are primary health centres at Ramchandrapur (with 10 beds) and Uttar Dhalhara, PO Dhalhara (with 2 beds). References Community development blocks in Purba Medinipur district