Government Schemes for Social Welfare

SC/ST residents aged 60+ in West Bengal

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 credited directly to bank account
• •Covers both Taposili Bandhu (SC) and Jai Johar (ST) sub-schemes

Persons with 40%+ disability in WB

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 via DBT
• •No age restriction for disabled persons

Any WB resident who needs to enroll in welfare schemes

• •Doorstep access to 10+ welfare scheme enrollments
• •On-spot Swasthya Sathi card issuance

Unorganized sector workers in WB aged 18-60

• •Provident fund contributions by government
• •Accident insurance cover up to Rs. 2 Lakhs

All Indian citizens aged 18-50 who hold a savings bank account and want affordable life insurance

• •Life insurance cover of Rs. 2 Lakh payable to the nominee in the event of the subscriber's death due to any cause (natural or accidental)
• •Annual premium of only Rs. 436 — auto-debited from bank account, making it one of the cheapest term life insurance policies in India

All Indian citizens aged 18-70 who want affordable accidental death and disability insurance

• •Accidental death cover of Rs. 2 Lakh payable to the nominee
• •Total permanent disability cover of Rs. 2 Lakh (loss of both eyes, both hands, both feet, or loss of one eye and one hand/foot)

Women from economically weaker households in Assam with NFSA ration cards

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1,250 (base amount) deposited via DBT
• •Additional Rs. 250/month as LPG subsidy (effective January 2026), bringing total to Rs. 1,500/month for eligible families

SC/BC/Christian/EWS families in Punjab with daughters getting married

• •One-time financial grant of Rs. 51,000 for the marriage of eligible daughters
• •Amount transferred directly to the bride's Aadhaar-linked bank account via DBT