Alleging that the West Bengal budget presented on Wednesday was not pro-people, the CPI(M) said the additional dearness allowance (DA) of 3 per cent for state government employees was too meagre.
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CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty claimed the announcement of the additional DA was not made according to norms.
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The budget proposals presented before the House do not contain the additional DA announcement, he said.
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It appears to be Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision and not that of the state Cabinet, he added.
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Chakraborty said employees of the central government and several other states get DA at a much higher rate.
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"The state budget is not pro-people or pro-employment creation," he said after the presentation of the budget proposals in the assembly by Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
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The CPI(M)-led Left Front does not have any representation in the state assembly as it did not win any seat in the 2021 elections.
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