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Today has brought a huge gift and historic change for crores of women of West Bengal. The newly elected BJP government in the state is all set to implement its biggest election promise. Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari is going to formally launch the state’s ambitious ‘Annapurna Bhandar Yojana’ today i.e. on Wednesday. Under this welfare scheme, a huge financial assistance of Rs 3,000 will be sent directly to the bank account of the eligible women of Bengal every month. The main objective of the government is to make half the population economically empowered and self-reliant through Direct Bank Transfer (DBT), so that they do not depend on anyone else for their daily needs, household expenses and health related needs.
Annapurna scheme will replace Mamata government’s ‘Lakshmi Bhandar’ scheme, will get double the amount
Let us tell you that this new scheme will replace the ‘Lakshmi Bhandar’ scheme run by the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of the state. Under Lakshmi Bhandar Yojana, a maximum amount of Rs 1,500 was given every month to the beneficiaries, but now the new government is going to directly double this amount and give Rs 3,000 per month to the women. About 2 crore women of West Bengal are expected to get direct benefits from this big change. Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari has made it clear that to run this mega-campaign transparently and smoothly, special administrative teams have been formed, which will go door-to-door to help women fill the forms and understand the entire application process.
Only women who fulfill these conditions will get benefits, know the strict rules of eligibility
The government has set some very important and stringent eligibility criteria to avail the benefits of Annapurna Bhandar Yojana. Only those women will be able to avail the benefits of this scheme who fulfill these conditions:
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It is mandatory for the applicant to be a woman and she must be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
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The age limit of the woman applying should be between 25 years to 60 years.
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The woman or her family should not be an income tax payer.
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The applicant woman should not be a permanent or retired government employee in any government department.
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He should not receive regular salary or pension from the Central or State Government, Panchayat, Municipal Body or any institution with government funding.
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Women should not be employed on teaching or non-teaching posts in any government aided educational institution of West Bengal.
The process has started from June 1, there will be strict scrutiny of forms at ward level for the next 90 days.
The government has released a detailed and comprehensive 12-page application form for this entire scheme. This important application process has officially started from June 1 and will continue continuously for the next 90 days. After the women fill the form, the process of verification will be completed by the administrative officials. The government has made it clear that the applications will be closely scrutinized and the actual beneficiaries will be identified completely at the ward level and gram panchayat level, so that there is no scope for any kind of irregularities and the money from this scheme reaches only the needy women.
You can apply both online and offline, this is the complete step-by-step process.
According to Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari, for the convenience of women, the application process has been made very easy through both online and offline mediums. Its application form is available in all three languages English, Hindi and Bengali. To apply online you have to follow these easy steps:
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First of all go to the official social security portal of the government socialsecurity.wb.gov.in.
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Go to the homepage of the website and open the application section of ‘Annapurna Bhandar Yojana’ or download the form from there.
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Enter all your personal and family information asked in the form accurately.
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Keep ready the complete details of the bank account and IFSC code linked to your government identity card and fill it in the form.
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Digitally upload the scanned copies of all required documents on the portal.
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After re-checking the complete information, submit the application online. If you are applying offline, fill the form and submit it to the prescribed government office or camp.
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Be sure to keep the digital receipt or reference number received after the application is submitted, because through this number you will be able to track the status of your application in future.
