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BJP's first Bengal budget allocates Rs 2,165 crore for minority affairs versus Rs 5,713 crore
NDTV··23 Jun
NDTV reported that Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta's 2026-27 budget slashes Minority Affairs and Madrasa Education funding to less than half the Trinamool vote-on-account figure, weeks after the BJP frequently attacked Mamata Banerjee over appeasement politics.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Minority welfare schemes may see reduced state funding.
- Madrasa infrastructure survey results are due by July 5.
- Bengal's first BJP budget sets new spending priorities.
What's Happening
- Minority affairs allocation fell to Rs 2,165 crore.
- Previous TMC budget had earmarked Rs 5,713 crore.
- A statewide madrasa survey is underway.
Political Debate
- BJP won Bengal assembly polls in May 2026.
- Opposition calls the cut unfortunate and divisive.
- Budget also hikes DA and promises 1 lakh jobs.
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