Here are the 7 new districts Bengal will have

Kolkata, Aug 01: West Bengal is set to get seven new districts with the cabinet giving its nod to the proposal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

The new districts -- Berhampore, Kandi, Sunderbans, Bashirhat, Ichamati, Ranaghat and Bishnupur -- will take the total number to 30.

"The state cabinet okayed the proposal today," Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata.

"The decision was taken to ensure smooth administrative operations," a senior official of the state government said, according to a PTI report.