Annapurna Bhandar Yojana West Bengal: The application process for the Annapurna Yojana in West Bengal will start on Monday (June 1, 2026). On May 27, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led state government launched the application form to provide eligible women with a monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000. This new welfare scheme will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, introduced in 2021 under the Mamata Banerjee government.

The Annapurna Yojana application form 2026 can be submitted both in online and offline mode. In the panchayat and municipality areas, local bodies will involve and supervisors will go home to collect the forms. In addition, the government will also organise “Janakalyan Shibir” across the state from June 15 to 17, where people can submit their application forms.

According to the notification issued on May 19, 2026, the applicant must be between 25 and 60 years of age. The applicant should not be engaged in any permanent government employment or receiving a regular salary or pension from the Union or West Bengal government, any statutory body, government undertaking, panchayat, municipal body or local authority.

The applicant should also not be employed in a teaching or non-teaching role in any government-aided educational institution in West Bengal. Apart from this, the applicant should not be an income tax payer.

As per the notification, the monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000 will be transferred directly to beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system. The amount will be credited to the Aadhaar-linked bank account registered in the beneficiary’s name.

“The stipulated financial assistance of Rs 3000/- per month shall be credited directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), to the AADHAAR linked bank account in the name of the beneficiary, with effect from 1st June, 2026,” reads the statement.

One can link their Aadhaar number with the bank account through three methods: net banking, an ATM or by visiting their bank branch.