Logo to appear on new Bengal school uniform belongs to govt not TMC Mamata
Kolkata Mar 23 PTI The logo which will feature on the new common uniform of all state-run schools belongs to the West Bengal government and not the ruling Trinamool Congress Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on WednesdayThe Biswa Bangla logo will prove that the dress was provided by the state government she saidThe authorities have decided that all government and government-aided schools of West Bengal will have a common uniform in blue and white colour scheme and the dress will feature the Biswa Bangla logo of the state government sparking a controversy Currently each school has its own colour-coded uniformSpeaking for the first time on the issue Banerjee said This the new uniform is not for private schools but those run by the state government We provide the dress free of cost The logo will prove that the uniform has been given by the state government Banerjee said If it was in Delhi they would have used their photographs on the uniform she said without elaboratingThough the Biswa Bangla logo would be there state-run schools will be free to use their own badges the chief minister said at a government programme hereThis is a brand of the government Someone went to the court and said that it is a logo of the TMC I do not want to comment on the court matter she saidBanerjee said she had drawn the logo and given it to the state government following proper legal stepsMost of the logos of the state government have been created by me I have not taken any money for that she saidOn Sunday the state education department had issued a circular stating that students from pre-primary to class eight in all state-run schools will wear the new uniformAt the event organised by the departments of women and child development and social welfare the chief minister launched an expansion programme of the Widow Pension SchemeCurrently more than 13 lakh women are covered under the widow pension scheme with each woman receiving Rs 1000 directly in their bank accounts at the beginning of every monthBanerjee said eight lakh more women would be benefited from the expansionI had launched the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme because people had lost much due to their Centres demonetisation programme Till today at least 175 crore women in West Bengal have been enrolled under this scheme she saidLakshmir Bhandar scheme provides a monthly allowance to women heads of familiesThe CM said that over 233 crore people have been brought under the Swasthya Sathi scheme while 77 lakh girls have been benefited from the Kanyashree schemeSwasthya Sathi is the state governments health insurance programme while Kanyashree is a conditional cash transfer scheme for girl studentsAt the programme Banerjee directed the councillors present there to ensure that funds meant for the common people under the scheme reach them PTI SCH NN NN
Kolkata Mar 23 PTI The logo which will feature on the new common uniform of all state-run schools belongs to the West Bengal government and not the ruling Trinamool Congress Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on WednesdayThe Biswa Bangla logo will prove that the dress was provided by the state government she saidThe authorities have decided that all government and government-aided schools of West Bengal will have a common uniform in blue and white colour scheme and the dress will feature the Biswa Bangla logo of the state government sparking a controversy Currently each school has its own colour-coded uniformSpeaking for the first time on the issue Banerjee said This the new uniform is not for private schools but those run by the state government We provide the dress free of cost The logo will prove that the uniform has been given by the state government Banerjee said If it was in Delhi they would have used their photographs on the uniform she said without elaboratingThough the Biswa Bangla logo would be there state-run schools will be free to use their own badges the chief minister said at a government programme hereThis is a brand of the government Someone went to the court and said that it is a logo of the TMC I do not want to comment on the court matter she saidBanerjee said she had drawn the logo and given it to the state government following proper legal stepsMost of the logos of the state government have been created by me I have not taken any money for that she saidOn Sunday the state education department had issued a circular stating that students from pre-primary to class eight in all state-run schools will wear the new uniformAt the event organised by the departments of women and child development and social welfare the chief minister launched an expansion programme of the Widow Pension SchemeCurrently more than 13 lakh women are covered under the widow pension scheme with each woman receiving Rs 1000 directly in their bank accounts at the beginning of every monthBanerjee said eight lakh more women would be benefited from the expansionI had launched the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme because people had lost much due to their Centres demonetisation programme Till today at least 175 crore women in West Bengal have been enrolled under this scheme she saidLakshmir Bhandar scheme provides a monthly allowance to women heads of familiesThe CM said that over 233 crore people have been brought under the Swasthya Sathi scheme while 77 lakh girls have been benefited from the Kanyashree schemeSwasthya Sathi is the state governments health insurance programme while Kanyashree is a conditional cash transfer scheme for girl studentsAt the programme Banerjee directed the councillors present there to ensure that funds meant for the common people under the scheme reach them PTI SCH NN NN
