Overview
- The chief minister promised a comprehensive North Bengal roadmap that he unveiled during public events in the Darjeeling hills, a visit reported across outlets on Tuesday.
- He ordered probes into alleged corruption in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and warned officials who misused funds that they could face arrest and jail.
- The government announced near-term employment steps including police and teacher recruitments, reservation for women in police posts, and the launch of VB-GRAMG work from July 1 to provide 125 days of rural work.
- A financial package of about Rs 330–334 crore was pledged to revive 25 closed tea gardens and officials identified land at Dungra for a proposed medical college in Kalimpong, but implementation plans and fund disbursement remain to be finalized.
- The announcements promise direct relief for hill communities through job drives, health and school upgrades, case withdrawals and ex-gratia payments, and the next key test will be how quickly the state converts these declarations into funding, recruitment notices and administrative action.