CPM, ruled West Bengal for 34 years while presiding over its overall decline? In that time, industry fled the state, farm growth tapered off, and Bengal’s poor became worse off than in most other states.
Healthcare and education were ruined, graft mushroomed and political violence became endemic.
In 2011, Banerjee defeated the Left with the help of Congress. Five years later, she waged a lone battle against an alliance of the Left and Congress and crushed the communists. The chief minister persistently refused to acquire fertile land for industries. While it discouraged big investors to return to Bengal, the rural Bengal, which has a low per capita land holding, felt assured — a stark contrast to the Left era when attempts to acquire land led to the death of protesters in Nandigram.
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In a three-corner fight with the BJP also trying to gain ground, the Trinamool leader got solid backing from the 34% minority population of the state—a deciding factor in many seats. Banerjee not only emerged as the undisputed leader of the eastern state but this victory will also help her consolidate her position in a possible third front initiative for 2019.
Westbengal has certainly developed under the rule of All India Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. She not only defeated the monopoly of 34 years rule of the communist government but also has introduced many reforms in the state. Industries and agriculture alongside entrepreneurship are flourishing in West Bengal. All the promises made in the AITC manifesto has been successfully implemented example Kanyashri: All unmarried girls within the age of 13-18 years and Enrolled in classes VIII-XII in government recognized regular or equivalent open school or equivalent vocational/technical training Mission statement: To reduce dropout rate and prevent early marriage course, Sobuj Sathi: Sabooj Sathi is a scheme of West Bengal government for distribution of bi-cycles to estimated 40 lakh students of class IX to XII studying, Kormosathi: On the occasion of International Youth Day, the West Bengal government launched ‘Karma Sathi Prakalpa’ scheme under which one lakh unemployed, Jai bangle: On the occasion of International Youth Day, the West Bengal government launched ‘Karma Sathi Prakalpa’ scheme under which one lakh unemployed, Shishusathi: SishuSaathi’ scheme is a brainchild of the Chief Minister of West Bengal with a promise to provide free treatment to children, Krishok Bandhu: The state government is going to provide the Life Insurance too to the beneficiaries of Krishak Bandhu are few reforms Mamata Banerjee has implemented in west Bengal. There are up to 10,000 registered factories in the state and the West Bengal state government has opened Shilpa Sathi, a single-window agency in order to provide investors with all kinds of assistance in establishing and running industrial units. Details of the AITC reform list is given below;
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