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New West Bengal govt promises border fencing census drive Ayushman Bharat and Abhaya fact finding panel
Politics
Published on 11 May 2026
Fencing land must be assigned in just 45 days
The new West Bengal government says it will fast-track border fencing by allocating land within 45 days, while launching the Ayushman Bharat health scheme immediately. It also plans to begin census work soon to support women’s reservation, keep existing welfare programmes running, and move toward a paperless office with transparent direct benefit transfers. A fact-finding committee is also set for the Abhaya case.
- Border fencing land allocation promised within 45 days
- Ayushman Bharat to roll out immediately
- Census work planned to enable women’s reservation
- Abhaya case to get a new fact-finding panel
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