Bengal to rename job scheme Karmashree after Mahatma Gandhi: CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government will rename its Karmashree job-guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi, a move announced after the Centre removed Gandhi's name from the national scheme. Banerjee expressed shame over the Centre's decision and vowed to honor the Father of the Nation, even as the state continues to fund its own scheme and pay pending NREGA wages.
West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government will rename its Karmashree job-guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi, a move announced after the Centre removed Gandhi's name from the national scheme. Banerjee expressed shame over the Centre's decision and vowed to honor the Father of the Nation, even as the state continues to fund its own scheme and pay pending NREGA wages.
