Summary:
Kolkata: The Bengal government has decided to follow austerity measures till March 31 in 2021. It had taken up a series of austerity measures on April 2 as there was a drastic fall in revenue generation due to the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Covid. It was decided on April 2 that the austerity measures will be followed till June 30. Now, the state Finance department has issued a notification extending it till March 31, 2021. It has made clear that the state government has taken the stand of following the austerity measures till the end of this fiscal..