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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharyya attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharyya attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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#13279052

6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reacts at a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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6 February 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharyya attends a media conference following the presentation of the interim state budget at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata, India, on February 5, 2026. The state announces an interim budget of 4.06 trillion rupees ($48.9 billion) for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing an additional 500-rupee monthly increase under the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme for women beneficiaries from February 2026 and extending social security coverage, including the Swasthyasathi health scheme, to gig workers.

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#12929559

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929560

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929561

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929562

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929564

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929565

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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#12929566

31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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