West Bengal Current Affairs 2022 with last one year important question for WBPSC, WBSSC, WB Police exams.
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"Skoch State of Governance" ranking in 2021. What is the rank of West Bengal in 2021 edition?
- 2nd
- The Andhra Pradesh government has once again bagged the top rank in the Skoch State of
- Governance rankings 2021.
- The second rank was bagged by West Bengal and Odisha was ranked 3rd, Gujarat was ranked 4th
- Andhra Pradesh also bagged top position in police and safety, agriculture, district administration and rural development. In 2020 too, Andhra Pradesh bagged top rank in governance.
About SKOCH Group:
SKOCH Group is India‘s leading think tank dealing with socio-economic issues with a focus on inclusive growth since 1997.?
Mamata: Beyond 2021‟ book written by
- The book is written by Jayanta Ghosal, a political Journalist
- Translated by Arunava Sinha, a fiction and non-fiction translator.
- The book successfully portrayed the works and achievements of Trinamool Congress and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
5th BIMSTEC Summit : Key Takeaways
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)
- The event was hosted in virtual mode by Sri Lanka, the current chair of BIMSTEC.
- Theme Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy People
- Prime Minister Modi along with other leaders also witnessed the signing of three BIMSTEC
- agreements which represent progress being achieved in ongoing cooperation activities:
(i) BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
(ii) BIMSTEC Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Cooperation in the field of Diplomatic Training
(iii) Memorandum ofAssociation on Establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility
BIMSTEC Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founded: 6 June 1997
Member: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Shaoli Mitra, passes away. She was associated with
- Theatre personality
- Shaoli Mitra, an eminent Bengali theatre personality, passed away.
- Mitra, who was the recipient of Sangeet NatakAkademi in 2003, Padma Shri in 2009, and Banga Bibhusan in 2012,
“Most Dependable Public Sector in India” award
- Coal India Limited (CIL) has been conferred with ―Most Dependable Public Sector in India‖ award.
- The award was given by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Kolkatta in―Energy Meet &Excellence Awards function.
- Shri Pralhad Joshi is the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs.
- Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
Renowned cartoonist Narayan Debnath passes away
- Eminent cartoonist Narayan Debnath was the creator of unforgettable characters like Batul The Great, Nante and Fante .
- Debnath was conferred with Padma Shri in 2021.
- He also won Sahitya Akademi award in 2013 and the
- West Bengal government also honoured him with Banga Bibhushan.
IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) gave loan of USD $125 million to West Bengal for
- Helping poor and vulnerable groups through social protection services in the state.
- Fund to safeguard vulnerable populations such as women, tribal and scheduled caste households, and those in disaster-prone coastal areas
- IBRD was founded in 1944 and is based in Washington, D.C. to provide Loans to middle- income developing countries
Paray Shikshalaya launched by West Bengal Government
- It is open room classroom. It is to be launched by the West Bengal Government. The Paray Shikshalaya is launched for the pre – primary and primary students
- Under the scheme, elementary education will be provided to students of class 1 to class 5.
- The rural areas of West Bengal have not yet received internet services. In this condition, the
- open room classroom is the best way to bring in the primary school children.
West Bengal to introduce ___ new electric buses in Kolkata in next 3 years
- 1200 new electric buses
- Already Kolkata has 80 electric buses and 125 more will be added by July 2022.
- Government plans to transform all buses in city by electric or CNG buses in upcoming years
- Transport minister Farhan Hakim (Also minister of housing, Urban development & Municipal
- Affairs) announced exemption of registration fees, motor vehicle and other taxes for two four wheeled electric vehicles
- The Budget 2022-23 of West Bengal proposed an exemption on registration fee and road taxes for two years from the financial year 2022-23 for battery operated electric vehicles and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles
Current Finance Minister of West Bengal is?
- Chandrima Bhattacharya
- Chandranath Sinha – MSME Minister
- Mamta Banerjee - Programme Monitoring, Planning & Statistics, North Bengal Development, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation, Information and Cultural Affairs, Personnel & Administrative Reforms
West Bengal to build how many houses for SC/ST community in next 5 years?
- 20 Lakh
- The Chief Minister is also organized a ‘mega samellan’ (convention) of West Bengal Sahitya Dalit Academy, where five dalit representatives from all the States
- participated to exchange ideas for the development of people belong to the SC and ST community
- In 2021 budget, Banerjee allocated Rs 350 crore for schools that would address the needs of the SC and ST communities
Under West Bengal Budget 2022-23, the beneficiary cover under “Widow Pension Scheme” has been increased to?
- 21 Lakh from 13 Lakh previously
- Rs 10,000 Cr has been allocated towards the scheme and ~1.53 Cr women are availing the benefits of the scheme
- West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented a ₹3.21-lakh crore budget for the financial year 2022-23
“Student Credit Card scheme” launched in West Bengal
- Under the scheme, student can get a soft loan of up to ₹10 lakh with the help of credit card to enroll into higher studies.
- Loans will be given at 4% interest rates. State government would act as guarantor.
- Anyone who has spent 10 years in West Bengal can avail loan benefits under the scheme
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