West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unveils report card of her government’s performance for past 14 years

With an eye on the upcoming Assembly polls in 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) launched Unnayoner Panchali (Song of Development), a comprehensive report card of her government performance over the past 14 years.

“Next year, when May comes, our government will complete 15 years. We are presenting to the common people what our government has done in these 14 and a half years. We are responsible to the people of the State,” Ms. Banerjee said.

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Speaking to the media persons at the State Secretariat, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke about 95 welfare schemes of her government and said that despite the Centre not releasing funds owed to the State of about 1.76 lakh crore she wants to maintain ties with the Union Government in the spirit of “cooperative federalism”.

Ms. Banerjee also highlighted that she does not engage in communal politics. “Bengal does not discriminate. We treat all communities equally. This is not a government that divides people. This is a government that protects everyone,” Ms. Banerjee said. The Chief Minister said that she would “resist any attempt” to unsettle the social fabric.

Among the major announcements which the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) included that 1.72 crore people have been lifted out of poverty between 2013 and 2023. Ms. Banerjee said that more than 2 crore people have gained meaningful employment, with unemployment reduced by 40%.

Ms. Banerjee also added that during her regime Gross State Domestic Product(GSDP) has grown 4.41 times since 2011, rising to ₹20.31 lakh crore and the State’s own tax revenue has increased 5.33 times. The Chief Minister also added that State’s capital expenditure has risen by 17.67%, strengthening infrastructure and long-term capacity, social sector expenditure has expanded 14.46 times, agriculture and allied sector spending has increased 9.16 times and physical sector expenditure has grown 6.93 times.

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Referring to the decision by Nitish Kumar’s government in Bihar allocating ₹10,000 to women in the State ahead of recently concluded Assembly polls, the Chief Minister said that her government’s Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme in West Bengal provides ₹1,000 per month and thus in one year the beneficiaries get ₹12,000. “We do not even have any conditions and it is a universal scheme,” she said.

It is being speculated in political circles that the Chief Minister may increase the entitlement under Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme which covers about 2.21 crore beneficiaries in the State.

Responding to the claims by the Chief Minister, State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that people of the State have made their own report card and they want Mamata Banerjee out of power in 2026.

“We do not only have migrant workers from the State, but our students and industrialists are also migrants,” he said. Mr. Bhattacharya spoke about how the policies of Trinamool Congress government have induced flight of capital from the State.

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CPI(M) State secretary Mohammad Salim said that the claims by the Chief Minister are a “bundle of lies”. The Chief Minister claims that she has given employment to two crore people. I challenge her to issue department wise employment figures about employment,” he said. Mr. Salim also added that the State’s debt under the Trinamool Congress regime has crossed over to ₹8 lakh crore.