₹50,000 to each Durga puja committee of the state, Mamata announced in a press conference.The state will provide ₹2,000 to hawkers for Durga Puja.
For this, a list of 75,000 hawkers prepared, Mamata added.On Wednesday, a government official said that state has made adequate provision to meet the power demand in the metropolis and districts during the festive days."We are making a provision of five per cent excess demand for power this Durga Puja than the previous year.
We have provisioned for 8,400MW demand in the state. However, power demand is likely to be less due to the pandemic," West Bengal Power Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said.With just a few days to go for Durga puja, preparations have begun across the city, albeit at a lower.