Mamata Banerjee requests urgent release of MGNREGA funds for West Bengal at meet with PM Modi
Mamata Banerjee is also likely to attend a Niti Aayog governing council meeting on Aug 7 that will be chaired by the Prime Minister. She had not attend the meeting last year.
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New Delhi, Aug 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday (Aug 5). She has asked for funds for various central welfare schemes being implemented in her state. During the meeting, various issues were discussed including GST dues of the state.
Chief Minister Banerjee, who is on a four-day visit to the national capital, met Prime Minister Modi at his residence on Friday (Aug 5). In a letter to PM Modi, Banerjee said, "I request for urgent release of funds due to state for implementation of schemes including MGNREGA, PM Awas Yojna and PM Gramin Sadak Yojna. Dues from the central government on these schemes amount to about Rs 17,996 crore."
She further added, "Substantial amount on account of many developments and welfare schemes, estimated to be around Rs 1,00,968.44 crore is also due. With such a large amount remaining outstanding, the state is facing extreme difficulty to run affairs and take care of people of the state." Banerjee, who arrived in Delhi on Thursday (Aug 4) also met President Droupadi Murmu.
The West Bengal CM is also likely to attend a Niti Aayog governing council meeting on Aug 7 that will be chaired by the Prime Minister. She had not attend the meeting last year. Banerjee, who is the Trinamool Congress supremo, on Thursday (Aug 4) met her party's MPs and discussed the party's strategy during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament and the road to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
