Govt to supply Rs 1000 cr for welfare scheme for tea staff of Assam, WB

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to supply Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea staff, particularly ladies and their youngsters in Assam and West Bengal for which a particular scheme will likely be devised.
“I propose to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal. A special scheme will be devised for the same,” Sitharaman stated whereas presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament.

She additionally proposed a grant of Rs 300 crores to the Goa authorities for celebration because the state is celebrating the diamond jubilee 12 months of the state’s liberation from Portuguese rule.
Sitharaman additionally introduced the freeway infrastructure plan for 4 poll-bound states — Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam.

Giving breakout of the freeway tasks within the 4 states, she stated: “Tamil Nadu will get Rs 1.03 lakh crore for building of 3,500 km of roads, Kerala will get Rs 65,000 crores for 1,500 km of roads and West Bengal will get Rs 95,000 crores for 675 km road. In Assam, 1,300 km roads will be constructed at a cost of Rs 3,400 crore.”