34,000 of 40,000-odd complaints genuine
Bengal bid to tame cyclone of mismanagement
An inquiry into 40,000-odd complaints about irregularities in the distribution of the Amphan house-building relief has revealed around 34,000 of them were genuine, the finding revealing the volume of mismanagement in giving the dole. As an immediate damage-control, state secretariat Nabanna has decided to sanction fresh compensation to each of the 34,000 co...
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