Draft:Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme

Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme is a flagship programme of the Government of West Bengal launched in 2021. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to economically weaker sections of the society between the ages of 25 and 60 to empower and make them self-reliant.

Under this scheme, women from SC/ST families are given ₹1000/- per month and others ₹500/- per month directly into their bank accounts. The Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme, which is under the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, currently has over 2 crore beneficiaries.

It was announced in the Budget Session 2024 that the amount of financial assistance under Lakshmi Bhandar will be increased to ₹1,200/- per month for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and ₹1,000/- per month for others. This increased assistance will be implemented from April.

Rules and Qualifications

• Must be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
• The woman's age must be between 25 and 60 years.
• If there is at least one income tax paying member in the family, they will not be able to apply for this scheme.
• General category women who own more than 2 hectares of land will also not be able to apply for this scheme.
• Women holding permanent employment in any government, government-controlled organization, Panchayat, Municipality or Municipal Corporation are not eligible for this scheme.
• Women receiving regular salary or pension are also not eligible for this scheme.
• The bank account will be the sole account of the applicant woman only.
• The beneficiary's Aadhaar number must be linked to the bank account and the government grant will be directly deposited into that bank account.

Required documents

To apply for the Lakshmi Bhandar project, photocopies of the following documents are required along with the signed application form:

• Aadhar card
• Health Companion Card
• SC/ST certificate, if applicable
• Photocopy of bank passbook showing account number, bank address, IFS code, MCR code, etc.
• Passport size color photo of the applicant
• Mobile number

Application

Application forms for applying for Lakshmi Bhandar can be obtained free of cost from the nearest Duare Sarkar Camp. The form should be collected and filled and submitted to the Duare Sarkar Camp along with the above mentioned documents. If it is not possible to submit it at the Duare Sarkar Camp, then it should be submitted to the Municipality or BDO office along with the required documents.

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