The signatories asserted that Netaji remains one of the greatest icons of India’s freedom struggle, whose patriotism, sacrifice and leadership continue to inspire the nation.
The operation lasting four days of relentless search and rescue efforts under extremely challenging conditions led to the death toll rising to 25.
Speaker Rathindra Bose announced this initiative on Thursday, mentioning that it would be implemented over the Assembly's five-year term.
The SAIL Board approved the current VRS for employees with 15 years or more of service and who are aged 54 years or above.
A high-level meeting between officials of the union home ministry and the West Bengal home department has already been held to discuss the proposal.
Durgapur has five industrial estates managed by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation accommodating many private factories, but no electronics equipment manufacturing plant as yet.
The state government has highlighted in its budget that the existing ports of Haldia and Kolkata suffer from low draft and high turnaround time and hence there is a need to construct a strategic deep-sea port.
In a direction aimed at safeguarding women's safety in West Bengal, the budget has also proposed setting up at least one women police station in every sub-division and Nari Sahayata Desk in every police station.
The announcement assumes significance as the BJP government has repeatedly asserted that dismantling extortion networks and what it calls the prevailing “threat culture” would be one of its principal governance priorities.
The revised framework follows the state government’s earlier declaration that no new liquor shop would be allowed within 1 km of schools, colleges and temples in Bengal.
