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News Desk: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced advance pension for farmers and fishermen before Durga Puja. It will be for the months of October and November and the total will be Rs 2,000/- for each farmer and fisherman. This advance pension is going to help 87,911 elderly farmers and 20,000 elderly fishermen.
The finance department has fixed a quota of Rs 1 lakh for farmers above 60 years of age and must have valid documents and quota for fisherman has been fixed at 20,000 for the advance pension.
