Thanking "Ma-Mati-Manush" for their overwhelming support, Banerjee said, "It shall be our commitment and earnest endeavour in our second term to carry forward the development agenda with greater pace, greater focus and greater outreach".
Talking to the media after presiding over the first cabinet meeting at 'Nabanna', the state secretariat, she said that inspite of the huge debt burden left by the Left Front government, her government had carried the development agenda for all sections of society.
Banerjee, who often faced Opposition criticism regarding lack of industry in the state, said that industry would continue to be the focus of her government. "We had organised business summit. We will again host it to attract industry," she said.
Banerjee said that she would hold administrative
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review meeting on June 3 to take stock of the situation as to how much work was done and how much is left to be done.
Asked whether she would again ask the Central government to ease the huge debt burden of the state, she said, "We had told them earlier. We will request them again. Let's see in what way we can take it up with the centre".
On her promise to return the land to unwilling farmers in Singur, she said, "The matter is in court. We are waiting. I hope the people of Singur will get justice".
On the problem of tea gardens in North Bengal, Banerjee said that her government has decided to set up a directorate for tea gardens to take care.
Sonali Guha was the deputy speaker of the previous House.
Asked if she would visit Narayangarh from where CPI-M state secretary Surya Kanta Mishra had been defeated, Mamata said, "As for our commitment made during the election campaign, I will visit the place.