The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha in Darjeeling is unhappy with Mamata Banerjee's government for its delay in transferring several key departments to the newly elected Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabha in Darjeeling. The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Roshan Giri has recent met West Bengal chief secretary Sanjay Mitra and conveyed their displeasure over handing over 59 departments which are still run by the state government to the GTA Sabha in Darjeeling.
"There are 59 departments in Darjeeling hills which are controlled by the West Bengal government. After we won the GTA Sabha elections and taken charge of the autonomous body in this August, the state government had promised to hand over all these 59 departments to us. But till today only six departments were officially handed over to the GTA Sabha. Rests are still under the control of the West Bengal government and yet to be given to us," GJM leader Roshan Giri told ET.
He said the department of tourism, power, planning and development, animal husbandry and co-operative were handed over to the GTA Sabha. "But rest of the 53 departments are still being run by the state government and we don't know when we will get all these 53 departments," Giri said. He also told ET that "even though the tourism department has been handed over to the GTA Sabha, the tourism development corporation is still being run by the state government and that is why we are finding it difficult to bring major changes in tourism to attract more tourists and earn more revenue for carrying out development activities in the Hills."
According to Giri, the chief secretary had assured them that the government was considering the GJM's demand sympathetically and rest of the 53 departments will be handed over to the GTA Sabha soon. "The chief secretary has promised us that rest of the departments will be given to us very soon and the government is working on an emergency basis to transfer these departments to the GTA Sabha which now runs the administration in Darjeeling Hills," Giri informed.
"There are 59 departments in Darjeeling hills which are controlled by the West Bengal government. After we won the GTA Sabha elections and taken charge of the autonomous body in this August, the state government had promised to hand over all these 59 departments to us. But till today only six departments were officially handed over to the GTA Sabha. Rests are still under the control of the West Bengal government and yet to be given to us," GJM leader Roshan Giri told ET.
He said the department of tourism, power, planning and development, animal husbandry and co-operative were handed over to the GTA Sabha. "But rest of the 53 departments are still being run by the state government and we don't know when we will get all these 53 departments," Giri said. He also told ET that "even though the tourism department has been handed over to the GTA Sabha, the tourism development corporation is still being run by the state government and that is why we are finding it difficult to bring major changes in tourism to attract more tourists and earn more revenue for carrying out development activities in the Hills."
According to Giri, the chief secretary had assured them that the government was considering the GJM's demand sympathetically and rest of the 53 departments will be handed over to the GTA Sabha soon. "The chief secretary has promised us that rest of the departments will be given to us very soon and the government is working on an emergency basis to transfer these departments to the GTA Sabha which now runs the administration in Darjeeling Hills," Giri informed.
Source: economictimes.
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