Kolkata, Nov 6, 2025

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), on Thursday, issued a notification making it mandatory for state sponsored/aided schools across the state to include the state song ‘Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal’ in the morning Assembly.

This song, written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has been designated as the state anthem in 2023.

A resolution in this regard was passed in the state Assembly in 2023.

State Education Minister Bratya Basu also announced the state government’s decision regarding the state song.

In an X post, Basu said, “With the permission of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, from now on, every government and government-run school in West Bengal has been asked to sing the famous song “Banglar Mati Banglar Jal” written by Rabindranath Tagore

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