9 lakh employment opportunities created in WB in FY19: Mitra

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said the state has been able to create around nine lakh employment opportunities during the 2018-19 fiscal.

In his Budget speech, Mitra said the country is still suffering from the "hasty and improper" implementation of the GST, and the "shock" of demonetisation.

"Despite this, till now, the state has been able to create 9.05 lakh employment opportunities," Mitra said.

Presenting a Rs 2.37 lakh-crore state budget with a Rs 9-crore deficit, he alleged that every institution in the country -- the CBI, ED, RBI, National Statistical Commission, Supreme Court as well as free press -- were under threat.

The minister said the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is set to touch Rs 11,55,000 crore during the current fiscal, attaining the "number one" position in the country.

He said that while India's industrial growth stood at 5.54 per cent in 2017-18, West Bengal recorded a growth of 16.29 per cent.

Revenue deficit of the state as