Department of Sundarban Affairs (West Bengal)

Department of Sundarban Affairs[1] is a ministerial office jurisdicted by Government of West Bengal. It is mainly used for promoting social, economic and cultural advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the districts of North & South 24 Parganas.

Department of Sundarban Affairs
Seal of West Bengal
Department overview
Formed1992 (1992)
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersMayukh Bhawan (Top Floor), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Ajit Ranjan Bardhan, IAS, Principal Secretary
  • Engineer in Chief
WebsiteOfficial Website

Activities

In terms of Rules of Business framed under Article 166(3) of the Constitution of India , this department performs the following functions of the Government:[2]

  • Promotion of socio - economic and Cultural Advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the District of North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas
  • Financing, regulation and inspection of bodies established for the purpose to be made.
  • All matters in connection with or in relation to the Constitution of India and functioning of the Sundarban Development Board.
  • Co-ordination of development schemes and projects such as:

i) Livelihoods:--> Agriculture, Pisciculture, Forestry;
ii) Water supply and sanitation;
iii) Disaster risk management and erosion control ;
iv) Energy ;
v) Transportation;
vi) Education;
vii) Awareness creation etc in the Sundarban areas of the District of North and South 24 Parganas.

References
  1. "Official Website for Sundarban Affairs". sundarbanaffairswb.in. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "Department details - Egiye Bangla". wb.gov.in. Retrieved 9 December 2020.



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