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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Ministerial office jurisdicted by the Government of West Bengal}}<br />
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| headquarters = Mayukh Bhawan (Top Floor), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091<br />
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| minister1_name = [[Bankim Chandra Hazra]]<br />
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| chief1_name = Kanwaljit Singh Cheema, IAS<br />
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'''Department of Sundarban Affairs'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Website for Sundarban Affairs |url=https://www.sundarbanaffairswb.in/ |website=sundarbanaffairswb.in |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> is a ministerial office jurisdicted by the [[Government of West Bengal]]. It is mainly used for promoting social, economic and cultural advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the districts of [[North 24 Parganas district|North]] & [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]].<br />
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==Activities==<br />
In terms of Rules of Business framed under Article 166(3) of the [[Constitution of India]], this department performs the following functions of the Government:<ref>{{cite web |title=Department details - Egiye Bangla |url=https://wb.gov.in/departments-sundarban-affairs.aspx |website=wb.gov.in |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* Promotion of socio - economic and Cultural Advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the District of North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas<br />
*Financing, regulation and inspection of bodies established for the purpose to be made.<br />
*All matters in connection with or in relation to the Constitution of India and functioning of the Sundarban Development Board. <br />
*Co-ordination of development schemes and projects such as:<br />
i) Livelihoods:--> Agriculture, Pisciculture, Forestry;<br><br />
ii) Water supply and sanitation;<br><br />
iii) Disaster risk management and erosion control;<br><br />
iv) Energy;<br><br />
v) Transportation;<br><br />
vi) Education;<br><br />
vii) Awareness creation etc in the Sundarban areas of the District of North and South 24 Parganas.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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<!--- Categories ---><br />
[[Category:Government of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Sundarbans]]<br />
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