12,400 new permissions granted for Durga Puja this year: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

Kolkata, Oct 10 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced that Durga Puja organisers would begin receiving grants of Rs 1 lakh each from Sunday, while Governor RN Ravi called for building a "Swarnim Bengal", saying the state had declined from its once-leading position in several sectors after Independence. The Chief Minister also said that 12,400 new Durga Puja commitees have been granted permission to organise Durga Puja this year. "Last year the state had 45,000 Durga Puja pandals. This year we have granted permits to 12,400 new Durga Puja committees," Adhikari said while adding that not…