Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that almost 4,800 illegal immigrants have been deported to Bangladesh wherein 836 such people are awaited from being deported.
CM Adhikari emphasized that illegal immigration was a big issue and the government is already working in its all limits as they have passed on the lands to BSF to erect around 556km of fencing out of which 100 km of fencing has been completed in order to secure the India-Bangladesh border.
Asserting that his government has already deporting illegal immigrants and one who do not fall under the Citizenship Amendment Act, as per the judiciary are being handed over to the BSF directly.
Moreover, claiming that the previous government did not approve for census work, now under his provision the BJP government has initiated the process and the house surveys will take place from August 1 to 15.
Further, he stated that the government has already transferred Rs. 3,000 per head to 50 lakh women under the Annapurna Yojana Scheme in the state, by keeping his promise for doubling the financial assistance they enjoyed under the Lakshmir Bhandar of the TMC government.
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