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					With the Lok Sabha polls only a few weeks away, Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government in its Budget announcement on Monday declared annual financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each for 50,000 unemployed youth in the state for their self-employment.&nbsp;</div>
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					The state also claimed to have created over 900,000 jobs in FY19.</div>
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					State Finance Minister Amit Mitra presented the Budget with a nearly 11 per cent increase in budgetary allocation for FY20 at Rs 237,964 crore, and a&nbsp; deficit of Rs 9 crore.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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					The government exceeded the target for the state&rsquo;s own tax revenue collection for 2018-19 by nearly 9 per cent. For FY19, the state&rsquo;s tax revenue stood at Rs 60,079 crore as per revised estimate, against about Rs 55,201 crore in the budget estimate.</div>
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					The share of state goods and services tax (SGST) stood at Rs 27,173 crore in FY19, against Rs 23,060 crore in FY18, a rise of about 18 per cent. The total revenue receipt for 2018-19 (revised) stood at about Rs 152,625 crore, against a budget estimate of about Rs 146,748 crore for the year.</div>
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Mamara govt announces Rs 1 lakh assistance for 50,000 jobless youth in budget

Mamata Banerjee

50K jobless youth to get Rs 1 lakh each, Mamata govt announces in budget

Mamara govt announces Rs 1 lakh assistance for 50,000 jobless youth in budget