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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) said nary liquor shops volition beryllium allowed wrong 1 km of acquisition institutes and temples. He besides announced that ‘maach-bhaat’ (fish and rice) will beryllium disposable successful 400 canteens crossed the State for ₹5.
Within 3 weeks of assuming powerfulness arsenic the archetypal Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Chief Minister of the State, Mr. Adhikari rolled retired respective administrative changes. He announced that enactment connected the Annapurna Bhandar scheme will start from Wednesday (May 27). Under this scheme, women successful the State volition person a nonstop cash-transfer payment of ₹3,000 each month, a canvass committedness of the BJP.
The decisions were taken astatine an administrative reappraisal gathering in Nadia district’s Kalyani area. The high-level meeting, which went connected for astir 2 hours, brought unneurotic administrative officials from Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Hooghly districts.
The gathering decided that nary intoxicant shops successful West Bengal volition beryllium unfastened wrong a 1 km radius of schools, colleges, and temples. Mr. Adhikari said the determination was taken to support the acquisition and spiritual environment. He said the authorities volition prioritise the wellness sector, pre-monsoon work, converting Swastha Saathi to Ayushman Bharat scheme, and converting the Lakshimr Bhandar scheme benefits to the Annapurna Bhandar scheme.
“I and the Minister concerned, Agnimitra Paul, volition people a signifier time (May 27) from Nabanna (State Secretariat), which you volition request to capable up. The faster you capable up the forms and enroll, the much benefits we tin offer,” Mr. Adhikari said.
Forms for Annapurna Bhandar will beryllium disposable some online and offline and Mr. Adhikari said authorities officials and MLAs volition instrumentality progressive portion successful helping maximum women get the benefits. He added that some Swastha Saathi and Lakshmir Bhandar schemes of the previous government will proceed till the caller authorities rolls retired the caller schemes completely.
“Only Indians volition get this benefit. No Bangladeshi coming from extracurricular volition get these benefits,” he said, adding that from June 1, women volition get escaped rides successful State-run buses, and the authorities volition marque cards for the women to assistance bring transparency into the system.
“The Maa Canteen that we have, which is astir 400, two times a week we will connection food to radical for ₹5,” Mr. Adhikari said.
The Maa Canteen, Swastha Saathi, and Lakshmir Bhandar were 3 schemes tally by the previous Trinamool Congress government. Uncertainty surrounded the schemes aft the Trinamool was ousted successful the polls. These volition present beryllium restored nether antithetic banners and in accordance with the Central government’s parallel schemes specified arsenic the Ayushman Bharat which has been functional crossed India.
