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Ahead of Assembly polls successful West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Friday (March 13, 2026) announced the enactment of taste and improvement boards for 5 marginalised communities successful the State.
In a societal media post, the Chief Minister said that her authorities intends to represent 5 caller Cultural and Development Boards for the Munda (ST), Kora (ST), Dom (SC), Kumbhakar (OBC) and Sadgope (OBC) communities.
“These communities are integral to the vibrant cloth of Bengal. My heartiest congratulations to each of them. These boards volition support their unsocial languages and traditions portion ensuring amended education, healthcare, and jobs. They volition safeguard customary rights and bring further socio-economic growth,” Ms. Banerjee said.
The announcement comes days aft President Droupadi Murmu, portion pointing retired astatine a breach of protocol astatine an lawsuit attended by her successful Darjeeling district, had stated that the West Bengal authorities was not superior astir improvement of Scheduled Tribes.
The West Bengal authorities nether Mamata Banerjee has started mounting up improvement boards soon aft coming to power. Ms. Banerjee started mounting up these improvement boards since 2013.
The archetypal acceptable of improvement boards came up successful Darjeeling territory Lepcha, Sherpa, Tamang, and Bhutia communities betwixt 2013 and 2015. Later successful 2016, boards for the Kami, Damai, and Sarki communities were announced.
In May 2017, the Mamata Banerjee authorities announced the Rajbanshi Culture and Development Board.
The governmental opponents of the Chief Minister, accidental that these boards deficiency immoderate intent and hardly immoderate funds are allocated to specified boards. Out of the 294 Assembly seats successful West Bengal, 68 are reserved for Scheduled Caste and 16 for Scheduled Tribes.
“Since 2013, we person established galore specified boards for our weaker communities, ensuring their all-round development. Our committedness to Ma, Mati, Manush means we stay dedicated to ensuring nary assemblage is near behind. Our extremity is simple: to bring a grin to each look done inclusive advancement and unwavering support,” Ms. Banerjee added successful the societal media post.
