Kolkata, May 11 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday described his first day in office at Nabanna as “eventful”, asserting that his government had begun turning electoral promises
into action through a series of key decisions taken at the inaugural cabinet meeting.
In a post on X after chairing his first cabinet meeting, Adhikari said the new BJP government had taken six “landmark decisions” aimed at ushering in “Asol Poribortan” (real change) in the state.
“Today, we transformed promises into action,” he said, while listing decisions ranging from the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal to facilitating border fencing work by handing over land to the Border Security Force (BSF).
The chief minister said the state would finally implement the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, allowing residents to avail of its benefits.
He also announced immediate transfer of land for border fencing work to the BSF, saying the process would be completed within 45 days.
Recalling the first day of his tenure, Adhikari said the cabinet had approved increasing the upper age limit for state government job aspirants by five years to compensate youths who had “lost precious time during the previous regime”.
In the post, the CM also said that his government has formally implemented the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the state and cleared the way for the Census process to ensure “proper representation”.
The BJP leader said steps had also been initiated for the welfare of 321 families whose members “lost their loved ones while standing for democracy in West Bengal”.
He added that the government had decided to remove obstacles in implementing central schemes such as PM Vishwakarma, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and PM Ujjwala.
The chief minister also recalled allocating portfolios to cabinet colleagues, including Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul and Nisith Pramanik, besides holding meetings with top bureaucrats and administrative officials.
“The message is clear — this is a government ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’, not for the party,” Adhikari said in the post, in an apparent swipe at the previous regime. PTI BSM NN
