Otherwise, the West Bengal citizens can apply offline through the Duware Sarkar Camps. You can go to the official website of the West Bengal Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme to apply online. Steps are provided below for Laxmi Bhandar Prakalpa to apply online: How to WB lakshmi bhandar scheme apply online? Even casual workers can benefit from this scheme. Women in the age range 25 to 60 years are eligible except those who are in permanent jobs in the private and public sectors.

The scheme has been implemented from 1 st July 2021.

All the SC/St households have been roped in to receive the benefit however, the government is yet to fix the eligibility criteria of general category households. The government has already prepared the database of eligible candidates including 33 lakh women beneficiaries from various social security schemes. The State Government of West Bengal has allocated a total budget of 12,900 crore INR for this scheme. The amount has been fixated by the state government by keeping in mind the average monthly consumption expenditure of households in West Bengal which is 5249 INR.

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