West Bengal Chief Minister today chaired an administrative review meeting of West Midnapore district here.
The meeting was attended by ministers and top government officials and police officers.
The Chief Minister directed the West Midnapore district administration to take strict action against those private hospitals and nursing homes who are not following government rules and regulations and harassing common people, officials said.
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Earlier in the day Banerjee arrived here on a five-day tour of the Paschimanchal (western region) of the state.
The Chief Minister is expected to announce the bifurcation of West Midnapore and Burdwan district during her five-day long tour.
Jhargram district will be carved out of West Midnapore and it will be announced as the 22nd district of the state on April 4.
Burdwan district will be bifurcated into Burdwan East and Burdwan West. Burdwan West will be the 23rd district that will start functioning as a new district on April 7 in the presence of the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister will hold the administrative review meeting of Purulia and Bankura districts respectively on April 5 and 6.
From Bankura, she will be go to Asansol to attend the programme where the new district of Burdwan West will be announced on April 7.
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