Mamata Banerjee, affectionately known as ‘Didi‘, is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of the state of West Bengal in India. She is the 8th Chief Minister to hold this position. She is also the founder of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) after deflecting from the Indian National Congress in 1998. She is the party’s chairperson and supremo.
Banerjee is the first woman Chief Minister in the history of the state of West Bengal. She previously served as the Minister of Railways, becoming the first woman to do so. She is also the first woman to become Minister of Coal, Minister of Human Resource Development, Youth Affairs, Minister of Sports and Minister of Woman and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government.
In this article, we will discuss Mamata Banerjee earnings, income, net worth etc.
Mamata Banerjee Early Life
Mamata Banerjee was born to Promileswar Banerjee and Gayatri Devi in Kolkata, West Bengal. Her father passed away when she was just 17.
She got involved in politics from a very nascent age of 15. Banerjee established the Chhatra Parishad Unions, the student wing of the Congress Party when she was studying in Jogamaya Devi College, defeating Democratic Students Union of the SUCI. She continued working for the Congress in West Bengal in various roles and positions till she formed her own party.
The Trinamool Congress supremo became one of the youngest Parliamentarians ever when she got elected to the Parliament in 1984, defeating veteran Communist Somnath Chatterjee from the Jadavpur parliamentary constituency.
She held Cabinet positions in the Parliament including two tenures as Railway Minister. Banerjee, after forming Trinamool Congress, changed allies between the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) during different periods in the 2000s.
MAMATA BANERJEE EARNINGS 2020: Rs 30+ LAKHS
Mamata Banerjee Networth
Miss Banerjee filed an affidavit with the Election Commission before the 2016 West Bengal General Assembly Elections where she was also a candidate. Mamata Banerjee earnings and net worth are all due to these assets, which are described below.
As per the filing, she had around Rs. 18 thousand as cash in hand. The major portion of her net worth comes from her deposits in banks and other financial institutions. She has around Rs. 21.5 lakhs in two State Bank of India accounts in Kolkata. She also has an additional Rs. 6 lakhs in an Election Expenditure Account.
She has a deposit of Rs. 18 thousand in NSS made from the royalty of her books.
Banerjee also had jewellery worth Rs. 26 thousand which weighed around 10 grams and other assets worth over Rs. 2 lakhs. As Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee salary is around Rs. 2 lakhs per month.
The TMC chief is also a self-taught painter and poet and she has sold around 300 paintings for Rs. 9 crores, estimated which she has donated to either charity or her party funds. She is also a published author and has published several books and poems in Bengali in different papers and magazines.
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Mamata Banerjee House and Cars
Mamata Banerjee houses include only her ancestral home and she does not own any commercial or residential property. She has lived in her Harish Chatterjee Street house in Kolkata for a prolonged period of time.
She does not own any vehicles or cars of her own and uses the transport services that she gets as the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee earnings and net worth from all of the factors above amount to around Rs. 30 lakhs, a very small amount for a politician of this stature.
Conclusion
Mamata Banerjee is easily one of the most famous politicians in India and is also known outside India quite well. She was named by Time Magazine in their 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2012 and she was also named in the Top 50 Most Influential People in the World of Finance by Bloomberg magazine in 2012.
The Bengali chief minister has gone on several international trips to represent West Bengal and its interests. She is one of the most down to earth politicians in the country with no extravagant display.
Throughout her career, Banerjee has maintained a publicly austere lifestyle because she dresses up in traditional clothes and has does not engage in any luxury whatsoever.
Her schemes for improving the Maoist-filled areas of the states and improving the condition of women in the state have been immensely successful, even getting her recognition from the United Nations.
She is one of the fiercest critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India and has campaigned aggressively against him in a coalition with leaders of different states for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
