<p>Ten days after assuming office as chief minister after toppling the long-ruling Left Front government, Banerjee Monday sat for the first time in her refurbished chamber that had been under renovation for the past few days.<br /><br />"For painting, interior decoration and purchasing furniture for my chamber and some adjoining rooms, some Rs.2 lakh was spent. I have already handed over a cheque of that amount to the state chief secretary (Samar Ghosh) Monday from my personal account," said Banerjee.<br /><br />"As the state is going though a critical financial crisis, I don't want the government to spend money for renovating my chamber though officially the state public works department is responsible for carrying out the renovation work," she said.<br /><br />Banerjee earlier donated Rs.1 crore to the state exchequer from the money raised through her painting exhibition.<br /><br />She said the renovation has been done without damaging the construction.<br />"The walls now sport a brighter paint and the interiors have a wooden floor and furniture. It is now more spacious," she said.<br /><br />"When you have to work for 10 hours daily, you do need some minimum infrastructure. Space is also required for working properly. An investment-friendly environment is necessary for attracting investors in the state, so some more renovation is required at the Writers' Buildings," said Banerjee.<br /><br />Some departments had been shifted out of Writers' Buildings by the previous Left Front regime. Some more departments, which are self-dependent, would also be shifted in future.<br /><br />"We need to extend the space of the finance department, home department and the chief minister's office at Writers' Buildings for better functioning of the government," said Banerjee.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Ten days after assuming office as chief minister after toppling the long-ruling Left Front government, Banerjee Monday sat for the first time in her refurbished chamber that had been under renovation for the past few days.<br /><br />"For painting, interior decoration and purchasing furniture for my chamber and some adjoining rooms, some Rs.2 lakh was spent. I have already handed over a cheque of that amount to the state chief secretary (Samar Ghosh) Monday from my personal account," said Banerjee.<br /><br />"As the state is going though a critical financial crisis, I don't want the government to spend money for renovating my chamber though officially the state public works department is responsible for carrying out the renovation work," she said.<br /><br />Banerjee earlier donated Rs.1 crore to the state exchequer from the money raised through her painting exhibition.<br /><br />She said the renovation has been done without damaging the construction.<br />"The walls now sport a brighter paint and the interiors have a wooden floor and furniture. It is now more spacious," she said.<br /><br />"When you have to work for 10 hours daily, you do need some minimum infrastructure. Space is also required for working properly. An investment-friendly environment is necessary for attracting investors in the state, so some more renovation is required at the Writers' Buildings," said Banerjee.<br /><br />Some departments had been shifted out of Writers' Buildings by the previous Left Front regime. Some more departments, which are self-dependent, would also be shifted in future.<br /><br />"We need to extend the space of the finance department, home department and the chief minister's office at Writers' Buildings for better functioning of the government," said Banerjee.<br /><br /><br /></p>