Bengal Assembly to Consider Bill for SC, ST, and OBC CorporationBengal Assembly to Consider Bill for SC, ST, and OBC Corporation The Bengal Assembly is scheduled to take up the crucial Bengal SC, ST, and OBC Development & Finance Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Wednesday. The bill seeks to amend the existing law governing the corporation. Once passed, the bill will allow the Government of West Bengal to appoint a representative from the Department of Backward Classes Welfare to the corporation. According to sources within the government, this representative will likely be either the Departmental Secretary or a Joint Secretary from the ministry. The amendment is intended to enhance oversight and transparency in the corporation’s operations, particularly regarding the utilization of funds allocated for the welfare of backward classes. A senior representative from the Backward Classes Welfare Department will be inducted to strengthen the corporation’s governance. The bill is expected to be submitted on Wednesday afternoon and discussed further on Thursday. The government believes that the amendment will improve the functioning of the corporation and ensure that funds are effectively utilized for the benefit of the backward classes in West Bengal.
Kolkata, July 24 The crucial Bengal SC, ST & OBC Development & Finance Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will be taken up in the Assembly on Wednesday.
Once the Bill is introduced, the Government of West Bengal can induct a representative of the Department of Backward Classes Welfare into the said Corporation.
Sources within the West Bengal government said that as per the plans, the government representative to be included in the corporation will be either the Departmental Secretary of the Ministry of Backward Classes Welfare or a person of the rank of Joint Secretary of the same ministry.
Sources say that once the new bill is submitted on Wednesday afternoon, it will be discussed on Thursday.
According to sources, consideration is being given to inducting a senior representative of the West Bengal Backward Classes Welfare Department into the corporation to ensure better oversight and transparency in the functioning of the corporation, including better utilisation of funds allocated to the corporation for the welfare of the backward class.
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