Bengal CM chairs first cabinet meeting, grants land transfer to BSF for border fencing along Bangladesh

He also announced the implementation of the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme and several other schemes of the Union government in the state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that his government, in its first cabinet meeting, has granted transfer of land to the BSF for erecting a fence along the Bangladesh border.

He said that the process of transferring land will start from Monday and will be completed within 45 days.

Adhikari also announced the implementation of the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme and several other schemes of the Union government in the state.

The West Bengal CM said, "The West Bengal government gave a nod to the transfer of land to the BSF for fencing the border with Bangladesh. The process starts from today and will be completed within 45 days."

He mentioned that the cabinet also approved a proposal for a five-year extension in the age limit of school job applicants, as promised by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the poll campaign.

"The Bengal cabinet empowers the chief secretary to take steps to initiate central government training for officers under the national and state cadres," he said.

Alleging that the previous government did not implement the BNS in violation of the Constitution, Adhikari said that the cabinet decided to implement the criminal law in the state.

"The previous government ignored the June 2025 Census circular from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bengal cabinet granted immediate implementation of it," the CM said.

(With PTI inputs)