CM Suvendu to launch Annapurna Yojana

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will formally inaugurate the state’s Annapurna Yojana on Wednesday, in which women beneficiaries will get Rs 3,000 a month, according to an official order.

Annapurna Yojana, one of the key promises made in the BJP’s election manifesto, will replace the previous TMC Government’s ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’, under which beneficiaries used to get a maximum of Rs 1,500 per month. “The chief minister will inaugurate Annapurna Yojana on June 3,” an order issued by the state secretariat said on Wednesday.

The Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department directed district administrations to make necessary arrangements to ensure that the programme is conducted smoothly across the state.

The order said that beneficiaries of the scheme would participate virtually from block and municipal-level venues. “The CM’s programme will be connected through a virtual conference at all Blocks/Municipalities. District Magistrates are requested to ensure that the programme is done properly,” it said. MLAs would be invited to attend the programmes in their respective areas. As part of the launch event, sanction letters will be distributed to selected beneficiaries immediately after the inauguration.

According to the order, 100 beneficiaries of the Annapurna Yojana from each block, municipality and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will receive sanction letters on the day.