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Curbs on frequent travel of officials to Delhi and other states, holding conferences and meeting at star hotels are among the measures announced by the West Bengal government to curtail "avoidable expenditure" of different departments, a senior government official said.

In a major boost to the state's health care delivery system, West Bengal government has decided to infuse Rs 2,600 crore to add 17,000 more hospital beds in 2015-16.

Curbs on frequent travel of officials to Delhi and other states, holding conferences and meeting at star hotels are among the measures announced by the West Bengal government to curtail "avoidable expenditure" of different departments, a senior government official said.

In a major boost to the state's health care delivery system, West Bengal government has decided to infuse Rs 2,600 crore to add 17,000 more hospital beds in 2015-16.