Bengal's farmer-friendly initiative benefited 1.4 crore people: CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: (Mar 14) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the state's farmer-friendly initiative has benefited 1.4 crore people.

In a post on X on Krishak Divas, paying tribute to 14 people killed in police firing during the Nandigram anti-land acquisition protest on this day in 2007, Banerjee reiterated her government’s commitment to farmers.

According to her, the state has so far provided financial assistance of Rs 30,051 crore under the Krishak Bandhu (New) scheme, benefiting more than 1.14 crore farmers, sharecroppers and cultivators.