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The West Bengal Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari connected Monday (May 18, 2026) approved the rollout of the Annapurna Bhandar scheme, providing ₹3,000 per period to women aged 25 to 60 from June 1.
“Those enrolled successful the erstwhile Lakshmir Bhandar scheme volition besides person benefits nether the Annapurna Bhandar scheme. Electors whose names person been struck disconnected the electoral rolls, but who person applied nether the CAA oregon to Tribunals volition beryllium eligible for the scheme,” State’s Minister for Women and Child Development Agnimitra Paul said aft the Cabinet meeting.
Doubling the currency incentives to women from ₹1,500 nether Lakshmir Bhandar during the erstwhile Trinamool Congress authorities to ₹3,000 was 1 of the promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party during the run for 2026 Assembly polls.
The support came successful the 2nd Cabinet gathering of the BJP Government, 9 days aft the Chief Minister and 5 different Ministers took oath. Ms. Paul besides announced that women volition beryllium entitled to escaped question successful State-run buses from June 1.
The BJP authorities besides announced the mounting up of a 7th wage Commission for State Government employees. No determination connected the merchandise of Dearness Allowance (DA) was taken, the Minister said. The implementation of 7th wage committee and merchandise of DA arrears was besides promised by the BJP during the predetermination campaign.
Ms. Paul announced that the Cabinet approved spiritual monetary schemes based connected spiritual categorisation volition beryllium discontinued from adjacent period by the Information & Cultural Affairs, Madrasa and Minority Affairs department. This determination volition successful effect successful the stoppage of honorarium to imams and muezzins and purohits which was announced by the erstwhile Trinamool Congress government, from adjacent month.
The Cabinet besides announced that the database of Other Backward Classes volition beryllium reviewed arsenic per the judgement of Calcutta High Court order.
