Annapurna Bhandar 2026: Rs 3,000 a Month for WB Women
West Bengal cash transfer scheme paying eligible women Rs 3,000 a month (Rs 36,000 a year) by direct benefit transfer into the beneficiary's own Aadhaar-linked bank account, with rollout beginning 1 June 2026. Administered through socialsecurity.wb.gov.in with household data collected via the state social registry at socialregistry.wb.gov.in. The transfer is unconditional and untied, with no requirement to spend it on a specified purpose. SOURCING the scheme's existence and its Rs 3,000 monthly value are traceable to a government broadcaster; the reported age band of 25 to 60, the automatic migration of existing Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries and total coverage figures appear on secondary sites without a traceable government order and are presented as reported rather than confirmed.