<p>Kolkata: The cabinet on Monday approved recommendations of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes (WBCBC) to include 76 new castes on the list for OBC, an official said.</p>.<p>These 76 new castes would be added to the existing 64 ethnic groups on the Other Backward Class (OBC) list in the state, he said.</p>.<p>The cabinet also gave its nod to a proposal to make Farakka a new subdivision in Murshidabad district, he said.</p>.BJP names Ashis Ghosh as candidate for Kaliganj bypoll in West Bengal.<p>It was learned that this new subdivision would be constituted of Farakka, Shamsherganj, Suti-1 and Suti-2 blocks, he said.</p>.<p>Earlier, these four blocks were part of the Jangipur subdivision.</p>.<p>"Due to the growing population, the Jangipur subdivision authorities were facing difficulties in executing administrative work in the vast area. Hence, the decision was taken," the official told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>During the cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, approval was given to create 109 contract-based posts at various administrative levels for the new subdivision, he added.</p>.<p>Notably, Banerjee, during her recent visit to the riot-hit areas of Murshidabad district, had announced the formation of the new subdivision.</p>.<p>On Monday, the state cabinet also approved the creation of 336 posts and filling up the vacancies in the departments of home, health, finance, law, and municipal affairs, the official added.</p>
<p>Kolkata: The cabinet on Monday approved recommendations of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes (WBCBC) to include 76 new castes on the list for OBC, an official said.</p>.<p>These 76 new castes would be added to the existing 64 ethnic groups on the Other Backward Class (OBC) list in the state, he said.</p>.<p>The cabinet also gave its nod to a proposal to make Farakka a new subdivision in Murshidabad district, he said.</p>.BJP names Ashis Ghosh as candidate for Kaliganj bypoll in West Bengal.<p>It was learned that this new subdivision would be constituted of Farakka, Shamsherganj, Suti-1 and Suti-2 blocks, he said.</p>.<p>Earlier, these four blocks were part of the Jangipur subdivision.</p>.<p>"Due to the growing population, the Jangipur subdivision authorities were facing difficulties in executing administrative work in the vast area. Hence, the decision was taken," the official told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>During the cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, approval was given to create 109 contract-based posts at various administrative levels for the new subdivision, he added.</p>.<p>Notably, Banerjee, during her recent visit to the riot-hit areas of Murshidabad district, had announced the formation of the new subdivision.</p>.<p>On Monday, the state cabinet also approved the creation of 336 posts and filling up the vacancies in the departments of home, health, finance, law, and municipal affairs, the official added.</p>