India News | Bengal Cabinet Decides to Fill Up over 6.5k Posts in Panchayats

Kolkata, Jan 11 (PTI) West Bengal Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to a proposal to fill up over 6,500 vacancies at the panchayat level in the state, minister Manas Bhunia said.

"There are 6,652 posts vacant at the gram panchayat," he said.

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The Cabinet also green-lighted opening of a new hosiery unit in Howrah, and a textile hub in Metiabruz, state Industry and Commerce Minister Shashi Panja said.

She said that 15 new hosiery units are being constructed in Jagdishpur, Howrah on 3.6 acres of land.

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At Thursday's Cabinet meeting, a decision was taken to rename all the refugee colonies in the state "Sthayi Thikana", state minister Aroop Biswas said.

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