WB Assembly passes Amendment bills for municipal, edu depts

The West Bengal Assembly today passed amendment bills for municipal affairs and education departments.
The state government said it proposes to club at least four municipal bodies under an administrator for election and wants to complete infrastructure in the new municipalities.
The government today laid the West Bengal Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which sought to extend the term of the board or administrator upto one year.
Municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim said it was done keeping in mind the new municipalities where basic infrastructure was not ready and the government wants to complete the development process and then conduct elections.

The government also aims to club elections for at least four civic bodies, he said.
The Assembly also passed the amendment bills raising the age limit for presidents of boards of primary and secondary education to 65 years from 62 years.