Bengal cabinet clears industrial policy, bars future SSC teachers from politics

The West Bengal cabinet approved a new industrial policy offering incentives, faster clearances and land-allocation changes, which Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will announce on November 5. PM-Kisan beneficiaries will get an extra ₹3,000 under the Mukhyamantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. Teachers hired through future SSC recruitments will be barred from contesting elections or direct political activity.