Hours before the announcement of dates for the Bengal assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her government has increased the daily wages of labourers working under the state s Urban Employment Scheme.
She said unskilled workers would get a daily wage of Rs 202 per day, up from Rs 144, while the same for semi- skilled labourers was raised to Rs 303 from Rs 172.
Under the job scheme, the government introduced a new category for skilled workers who will get a daily wage of Rs 404, Banerjee said. I am pleased to announce a hike in the wages of daily wage workers under WB Urban Employment Scheme, she said on Twitter.
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Assembly Elections 2021 Dates, Full Schedule
Assembly Election 2021 Dates, Election Commission Updates: The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the schedule for Assembly elections in four states â
West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27 and counting of votes will be done on May 2.
Voting in West Bengal will be held in 8 phases starting March 27. The Model Code of Conduct has come into immediate effect with the announcement of polls in these states. All poll officials will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before elections for five assemblies, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said.
West Bengal: Marathon 34-day polls in 8 phases
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday sounded the poll bugle for five Assembly elections, with West Bengal having the longest run of 34 days in eight phases from March 27 to April 29, Assam getting three phases from March 27 to April 6, and a single-day poll on April 6 in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The results will be out on May 2, a Sunday, as the counting of votes in all five states is scheduled that day.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora announced the election schedule at a hurriedly-called Press conference, thus putting brakes on any new announcements by the governments to woo the voters, since the model code of conduct comes into effect immediately.