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    SPENDING PRIORITIES

    Aug 27, 2022 2 minutes

    WEST BENGAL

    ELECTRICITY

    Free for those consuming 75 units quarterly (annual cost: Rs 5,103 crore)

    DEVICES

    Tablets Rs 10,000 to be transferred to bank accounts of govt school/madrassa students for tablets. To benefit 950,000 Class 12 students

    Smartphones Rs 8,000 to ASHA workers and girls to purchase smartphones

    FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

    Pensions: Rs 1,000 for senior citizens of SC/ST communities. Expected cost: Rs 3,000 crore

    Rs 1,648 crore for 7.8 mn schoolgoing girls

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