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Adhikari urges Jungle Mahal migrants to return, promises 20,000 jobs
A very important leader named Suvendu Adhikari talked to people in a place called Jungle Mahal.
He told young people who moved far away to find work that they should come back home.
He promised that new factories and businesses in Purulia and Bankura would create at least 20,000 jobs.
He said it matters more how many jobs a company creates than how much money it invests.
He also opened a big water project that will give clean drinking water to more than 8 lakh people.
The water project was paid for with help from a group called JICA.
He wants fans to be put in schools so children stay cool in the hot weather.
He also promised to hire one lakh teachers and police officers by March 2027.
He wants to build 30 lakh houses and give people 125 days of guaranteed work every year.
This way, people can find good jobs close to their homes.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged Jungle Mahal youths who migrated to other states for employment to return home.
He promised that large-scale industrialisation in Purulia and Bankura would generate at least 20,000 local jobs.
Adhikari said local job creation, not investment volume, would be the criterion for evaluating projects.
He inaugurated a ₹1,296.25-crore JICA-assisted drinking water project in Manbazar serving over 8.13 lakh residents.
He announced welfare measures including school ceiling fans, one lakh teacher and police recruitments by March 31, 2027, 30 lakh houses, and 125 days of guaranteed work.
- Who
- Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Minister, speaking at a public address in Manbazar
- What
- Urged Jungle Mahal migrants to return home, promised 20,000 local jobs, inaugurated a drinking water project, and announced welfare measures
- Where
- Manbazar, in the Jungle Mahal region covering Purulia and Bankura
- When
- Monday
- Why
- To bring back migrant workers and prioritise local employment creation through industrialisation
Key facts
- Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Jobs promised
- At least 20,000 local jobs
- Water project cost
- ₹1,296.25 crore
- Water project funding
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Residents to benefit from water project
- Over 8.13 lakh across five blocks and Purulia Municipality
- Teacher and police recruitment
- One lakh by March 31, 2027
- Housing
- 30 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
- Guaranteed work
- 125 days under Viksit Bharat scheme, ₹34,500 annually
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister of West Bengal
“It is not very important how much money you are eager to invest. For us, it is more important how many job opportunities you create. That will be our criterion”
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