New Delhi. The Bengal government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has taken many important decisions in the first meeting of the state cabinet held today. These are the two most important decisions. Stopping the government assistance given to categories created on religious basis from June and canceling the existing OBC list of the state after the order of Calcutta High Court. Minister Agnimitra Paul said that a committee will be formed to decide the quota eligibility.
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The schemes being run on religious basis by the departments of Information and Cultural Affairs, Minority Affairs and Madrassa Education will continue after the end of this month. These will be stopped from June. Therefore, the decision to discontinue these schemes is a major policy change. The State Government believes that welfare programs should not be based on religious identity. The previous Trinamool government had announced monthly honorarium for imams, muezzins and temple priests a year after coming to power in the state.
The scheme was started in 2012
The first of these schemes was launched in 2012. The government had announced monthly honorarium for Imams across West Bengal. Under this scheme, registered Imams received Rs 2,500 every month to help religious leaders coming from economically weaker sections. Soon after, a similar financial assistance program was launched for muezzins, people who call worshipers to prayers in mosques. Both these funds were given from the Minority Welfare Department.
Hindu priests included in 2020
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In 2020, the then state government also introduced a similar allowance for Hindu priests or purohits. This move was generally seen as a response to the criticism that state aid was being provided only to Muslim religious leaders. Under the scheme, registered priests received a monthly honorarium, which was initially fixed at around Rs 1,000 and was increased to Rs 2,000 before the 2026 assembly elections.
Under the scheme, registered priests received a monthly honorarium, which was initially fixed at around Rs 1,000 and was increased to Rs 2,000 ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
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