<span style="color: #222222;">West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a grant of 50,000 rupees to each Durga Puja committee in the state.<br />''<br />'' Announcing a slew of doles for around 37,000 Durga Puja committees in the state yesterday, Banerjee said that the fire brigade, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), other civic bodies, municipalities and panchayats will not charge any money or tax for their services from the puja organisers.<br />''<br />''Addressing the Durga Puja Coordination meeting she said it has also been decided that CESC and the state electricity board will give 50 per cent waiver for the puja committees.<br />''<br />''Banerjee asked the committees to prepare open-air marquees in view of the contagion and ensure that pandal hoppers wear masks.<br />''<br />''The Chief Minister also announced a one time grant of Rs 2,000 for 75,000 hawkers of the state as they had faced  difficult time due to the lockdown.</span><br />