Mamata Banerjee said Bankura and Cooch Behar stood first and second respectively among districts.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the state has got the first prize in a 100-day work programme for promoting livelihoods.
She said Bankura and Cooch Behar stood first and second respectively among districts in India in implementation of the rural job scheme.
"I am very happy to share with all of you that West Bengal has got National Award - first prize for 100 days work programme for livelihoods promotion and convergence, as per announcement of Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India", she said in a Facebook post.
She also said, "Bankura and Cooch Behar districts got best performance awards, first and second, on all India basis. Baburmahal GP (gram panchayat) of Kulpi, South 24 Paraganas also got the best performance award."
Mamata Banerjee said this is the "result of dedication, hard and innovative work of the entire team from the state, district, gram panchayat and up to village level and continuous monitoring". She congratulated officials for their works.