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I would list only 75 reasons why Bengalis believe is Mamata Banerjee:1. State's Tax Collection has doubled2. State's Capital Expenditure (Asset Creating) has become six fold3. State's Agriculture and Rural Development Expenditure has become five and a half times4. State's Physical Infrastructure Expenditure has more than trebled5. State's Plan Expenditure has become more than three fold6. State's Social Infrastructure Expenditure has trebled7. Loans for the MSME sector: Since May 2011, loans worth Rs 91,572 crore have been disbursed to entrepreneurs from the MSME Sector. West Bengal has disbursed the highest amount of loans to the MSME sector in the country.8. Skill Development: Creating employment opportunities in various sectors has been accorded special emphasis and in 2014-15, 15,000 candidates were provided employment opportunities. Till 2014-15, 7,000 trained women entrepreneurs have been developed, including 1700 ST female candidates in rural areas. The WB State Council of Technicaland Vocational Education and Skill Development Act, 2013 has been passed and WB Skill Development Mission formed. In 2014, West Bengal was adjudged as the Best State in All India Skill Development Competition 2013.9. 100 Days of Employment: Around Rs 4000 crore has been spent under the 100 Days of Employment scheme during 2014-15, which remains the highest in India. Until now, Rs 17,500 crore has been spent in creating rural assets under this scheme.10. Huge success in agriculture: Bengal has received the KrishiKarmana Award for four years consecutively, which is yet an unbroken record in India.11. Scholarships for minorities: Around 8.4 million students from minority communities have received scholarships worth Rs 1,500 Crore, which is the highest in the country. Around 2.3 million scholarships will be given by May 2016.12. Asset creation for minorities: The Centre has allocated Rs 2025 crore to be invested in various projects under MSDP and IMDP. So far, this amount is the highest in the country.13. Surpassing all previous records, since May 2011, the State Government has been able to generate employment of 67.35 lakh until December 2015. In addition, 98.3 croremandays have also been generated under other different employment schemes.14. Peace prevails in Maoist-affected areas: Strict administrative intervention and policies directed at holistic development have brought back peace and ensured development in the Jungle Mahal areas. This is a phenomenon of national importance.15. Innumerable job opportunities: The State Government received a total investment proposal of Rs 2,40,000crore in the recently concluded Bengal Global Business Summit 2016. This will lead to job creation for 1 crore people in the next three years. Huge investments have been proposed in countless sectors, such as Construction, Heavy Industries, MSME, Ports, Mines, Health and Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Transportation and Tourism, Food Manufacturing, Financial Services, Fishery, Animal Conservation and Information Technology.16. Strikes have been eradicated: Strikes, or Bandhs, as they are called, have been eradicated in the last four years. This has effectively improved work culture, creating a conducive atmosphere for industries to function.17. Kanyashree: More than 31 lakh girls have been brought under the Kanyashree Scheme. At the International Girls' Summit organised in London, both DFID and UNICEF recognisedthe excellence of this effort. The scheme has won the Manthan Award for e-Governance in Asia Pacific and South Asia and was awarded the National Silver Medal in 2014-15.18. SabujSathi: The scheme for providing bi-cycles to all school going students of class IX to XII has been launched to ensure better access to school. Around 40 lakh students are being covered under this scheme.19. Swasthya Suraksha: Around 6.1 lakh families have been enrolled under RSBY on health insurance, which is the highest in the country. Benefits of Rs 780 crore have been extended to 12 lakh 50 thousand patients in four years, which has been appreciated by the World Bank and German Cooperation.20. Mati Tirtha and Krishi Tirtha:MatiTirtha and KrishiTirtha, both of which are in Burdwan, have been internationally recognised by Food and Agricultural Organisation. 2121. Nirmal Bangla: The Nirmal Bangla Abhiyan turned Nadia into India's first ODF district. The achievement has been recognised by the United Nations with a Public Service Award. Five more districts will earn this distinction in the coming days.22. Rural Craft Hub, supported by UNESCO: The Rural Craft Hub Project, organised with 10 forms of handicrafts by artisans of 26 villages from 9 districts, has received a rare honour. The artisans were nominated to exhibit their crafts at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The project has now expanded to 15 districts.23. In only four years, 15 universities and 46 colleges have been set up. Around 3 lakh seats have been created in higher education. 2500 primary and 3500 middle schools have been set up and 1815 high schools have been developed.24. In just four years, Bengal has set up 308 SNSUs and 48 SNCUs(there were only six SNCUs set up in the last three decades) to ensure proper healthcare for children. Bengal is the only state, where people get the benefits of CCU/HDU treatment even at subdivisions. 41 multi superspecialty hospitals have been set up all over the state. Number of beds in Government-run hospitals has increased by 27000.25. Fair-price medicine stores: In just four years, the State Government has opened 108 fair-price medicine stores, which distribute medicines at 48–77% discounts. Until now, 20 million individuals have availed themselves of discounts worth Rs 585 crore, which has set an example for the rest of the Nation to follow. This information was shared at the Eleventh World Congress of the International Health Economics Association.26. The Economic Survey 2015-16 released recently by the Union Government shows that West Bengal is the largest rice-producer in the country, with Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh following it.27. West Bengal is among the top States in India in terms of providing housing for the homeless. According to the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), in the urban and suburban areas, the State has done a really commendable job in this respect. West Bengal Government has always worked for the good of the people. The housing project under NULM is another of the numerous developmental projects it has facilitated over the last five years. NLM runs in 20 States. Among the clusters already being handed over to the people, West Bengal’s share is 37, which puts it in the second position in the country. Another 50 housing clusters are also being set up in the State.28. Till 2011, only 26 lakh Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) were distributed. In the last 5, years we have distributed 69 lakh KCC. 176 Kisan Bazaars have been set up.29. 64 cold storages have been set up for storing 8 lakh metric tonnes of food grains.30. Number of Mother’s Dairy kiosks has increased to 1509, a four-fold increase since 2006-11.31. 85,000 fishermen are getting monthly pension.A research centre for hilsa has been set up in South 24-Parganas district.32. 5 lakh metric tonnes of food grains have been stored in godowns, a 64-fold increase from 2006-11.33. Over 1.45 lakh ponds have been dug, while the target was 50,000. Jal Tirtha Scheme for Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia districts has been taken up.34. Nadia has been declared an open defecation free (ODF) district. Bengal is number one among the States in India.35. 1.35 lakh houses have been built under the Gitanjali Scheme.36. Under Nija Griha Nija Bhoomi Scheme, 3 lakh pattas have been distributed between 2011 and 2015. This is a three-fold increase from 2006 to 2011.37. Over 2 lakh mutations (four-fold increase from 2006 to 2011) has been carried out between 2011 and 2016.38. 666 rural pipelined water projects have been taken up. Two-fold increase in the number of tube wells set up by the government.39. Deliveries at health centres have increased from 68% to 90% between 2011 and 2016.40. 82 fair price diagnostic centres have been set up. 109 fair price medicine shops have been set up.41. 5851 new high schools have been set up between 2011 and 2016, compared to 500 high schools between 2006 and 2011. 33,628 primary schools have been electrified.42. 3 new municipalities have been created. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has been created. Asansol and Howrah Municipal Corporations have been reorganised.43. Furfura Sharif Development Authority and Rampurhat-Tarapith Development Authority have been set up.44. Only 18% BPL households had power supply in March 2011. Now the figure stands at 90%. From 52% in 2011, the number of APL households with power supply stands at 98%.45. Biswa Bangla brand created to promote handloom and handicraft products of the State.46. Bengal is the first State to start a reality show called ‘Egiye Bangla’ to promote entrepreneurship.47. The e-Abgari scheme has received recognition from Computer Society of India (CSI).48. In another first, West Bengal has become the first State to give out free smartphones to the panchayats in order to keep track of the developmental work being carried out in the villages. The village-level developmental work is overseen by the panchayats. The mobile phones would be equipped with GPS technology.49. Measures have been taken to provide safety to fishermen who go out to the sea. Almost 1.38 lakh such fishermen have been provided biometric cards. About 1,000 distress alert transmitters have been distributed among them. E-registration has been started for sea-going vessels. 11,409 such certificates have already been given. These activities are ongoing, and the idea is to cover all fishermen and vessels.50. 587 new piped water supply schemes commissioned during 2011 to 2015 (till March 31) as against 188 from 2007 to 2011; a total of 704 are likely to be commissioned by the end of 2016.51. Under Lok Prasar Prokolpo scheme, folk artistes are enrolled by the government, following which they perform at government programmes for publicising all sorts of development work. Folk artists receive a retainership fee of Rs 1,000 and also opportunities for four performances, with Rs 1,000 to be paid for each. This means that there is provision for a folk artiste to receive at least Rs 5,000 a month. More than 60,000 enrolled folk artistes have been enrolled, and the process is continuing.52. A special social security scheme named Samaj Sathi has been launched by the State Government for the tribal kendu leaf collectors and their families of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia districts. Under the scheme, any tribal kendu leaf collector between the age of 18 and 60 years may apply for registration free of cost. Once registered, the applicant and the applicant’s family would receive several social benefits.53. Under Gatidhara, the State offers assistance of a maximum of Rs 1 lakh, along with permits. Light goods vehicles, buses, mini buses, taxis, luxury taxis and even ambulances can be bought under the scheme.54. Yuvashree Scheme: Under this major initiative of the State Government, administered by the Labour Department, financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month has been extended to more than 1 lakh job seekers enrolled in the Employment Bank.55. Samajik Mukti Smart Card: Thirty-one lakh unorganised workers have benefitted from this card.56. Tea workers’ welfare: The West Bengal Tea Plantation Workers’ Board was constituted in 2015, with a corpus of Rs 100 crore.57. Model Labour Welfare Centres: Renovation work is going on in 25 Model Labour Welfare Centres.58. ESI Hospitals: For the outstanding performance of ESI hospitals in West Bengal, Rs 23,000 crore was granted by ESI Corporation, New Delhi during 2014-15. A Pain Management Institute was opened at ESI Hospital, Sealdah in 2013; this has been of immense help to workers who suffer from illness and pain. ESI Hospital, Manicktala was upgraded to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research in 2013.59. Ease of Doing Business: Business-friendly initiatives like online application for factory license, online registration, changes and renewal under Shops and Establishments Act, single inspection strategy, launch of labour department helpline, single-window system, etc., have been started to attract more investments to the State.60. Shramik Mela: Fairs are being organised in different places for the generation of awareness about welfare schemes, labourers’ rights, etc.61. Welders’ Training Centres: Welders’ Training Centres were inaugurated in Taratala and Asansol in February 2014 and February 2015, respectively.62. Regional Shrama Bhavans: Two regional Regional Shrama Bhavans have been established in Siliguri and Asansol.63. Kolkata has been adjudged the ‘Best City in Crime & Safety’ category by India Today in the year 2014. Kolkata is the safest city in terms of incidents of crime against women, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2015 Data.64. 3 community policing projects, like SAMPARK and SUKANYA, initiated by Kolkata Police for involving under-privileged youth as well as for providing self-defence training to school girls.65. Reservation of 50% per cent of seats and offices in Panchayats for women and reservation of 50 per cent of seats and offices including those reserved for women in favour of SC, ST and BC have been ensured through enactment in 2012 and Panchayat Elections in 2013.66. The accounts of all the Panchayats have been fully computerized. Training infrastructure has been expanded to have, besides one State67. Institute of Panchayats & Rural Development and 5 Extension Training Centres, 30 District Training Centres across the State – a fact that has been adjudged by Government of India as one of the best in the country68. All Elected Representatives (around 58,000) have been trained after the Panchayat Elections in 2013, followed by regular refresher training for them as well as other functionaries through different means, e.g., institution-based residential training, mobile training and satellite channel-based training69. The World Bank supported Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats (ISGP) Project has generated over the last 3 years innumerable good practices and innovative & Social Management Framework etc. thereby creating a scope for replication of these initiatives across the State.70. SWABALAMBAN SCHEME: Through the Swabalamban Scheme, training is given on a wide range of livelihood activities, e.g., zari craft, handloom weaving, beautician courses, community health, readymade garment-making, wood carving, etc. Recently, as a part of this scheme, the State Government has launched an acting project for sex workers, meant to make them self-sufficient by giving them acting lessons and making them employable in the entertainment industry.71. MUKTIR ALO: Muktir Alo is a comprehensive scheme for the rehabilitation of sex workers. It provides them with opportunities for leading a life with dignity by providing them alternative career opportunities, and also gives protection to victims of sex trafficking.72. MATERNITY LEAVE: For the benefit of women, maternity leave for State Government employees has been extended. ‘Maternity and Child Care Leave,’ as it is called, can now be taken for a total period of two years, in stages.73. POLICE STATIONS RUN BY WOMEN: The West Bengal Government has adopted a ‘zero tolerance’ approach towards crime against women. The Government is setting up police stations run exclusively by women police officers. As of now, the Government has set up 30 Women Police Stations, as these are termed.74. ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNITS: The State Government has set up dedicated Anti-Human Trafficking Units and Special Juvenile Police units in each district.75. EMPLOYMENT: More than 27,000 self-help groups have been formed over the last five years, which have over 16 lakh women members. Financial assistance to the tune of Rs 200.07 lakh has been sanctioned for development of women’s cooperative societies. The State has also created employment opportunities, including many for women, through skill development in various sectors. The Biswa Bangla initiative by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also opened up a lot of employment opportunities for women. A lot of the handicraft workers in the rural areas are women, who are earning a decent livelihood. Women’s participation in MGNREGS, in which the State has achieved unique milestones, has increased to 41%, which is all-time high in the State.