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Under the job scheme, the government introduced a new category for skilled workers who will get a daily wage of Rs 404, Banerjee said.
Banerjee said 40,500 unskilled, 8,000 semi-skilled and 8,000 skilled workers will be benefited from the state government s announcement.
Hours before the announcement of dates for the West 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.
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The BJP’s stakes are higher in the east; Congress’ leadership question has led to a piecemeal strategy
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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora with Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar after a press conference, in New Delhi on February 26, 2021.
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