West Bengal Welfare Schemes

Women aged 25-60 who are the head of their household in West Bengal

• •Monthly direct cash transfer of Rs. 1,000 to General category female heads of households
• •Monthly direct cash transfer of Rs. 1,200 to SC/ST category female heads of households

Women residents of West Bengal aged between 25 and 60 years

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 3,000 transferred directly to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-linked bank account
• •Helps cover essential household needs like groceries, medicine, and children's education

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

BPL seniors aged 60+ not covered by Jai Bangla

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 via DBT
• •No beneficiary contribution required

Destitute widows in WB with no income

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 via DBT

Persons with 40%+ disability in WB

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

Unmarried girls aged 13-18 in WB

• •K1: Annual scholarship of Rs. 1,000 for girls aged 13-18
• •K2: One-time grant of Rs. 25,000 upon turning 18 (if unmarried and in education)

Brides aged 18+ from families with income < Rs. 1.5L/year

• •One-time financial grant of Rs. 25,000 for marriage expenses
• •Credited to the bride's bank account

All WB families — especially those without private health insurance

• •Cashless treatment up to Rs. 5 Lakhs per family per year
• •Coverage for 1,500+ medical procedures

WB students admitted to higher education

• •Soft loan up to Rs. 10 Lakhs for higher education
• •Simple interest rate of 4% (6% for professional courses)

Any WB resident who needs to enroll in welfare schemes

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

All WB farmers with cultivable land

• •Rs. 10,000/year (two installments of Rs. 5,000 each) for farmers with 1+ acre
• •Rs. 4,000/year for farmers with less than 1 acre

Unemployed youth aged 18-45 registered with Employment Exchange

• •Monthly allowance of Rs. 1,500 for unemployed youth
• •Skill development linkage and placement assistance

Unorganized sector workers in WB aged 18-60

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

Minority community students in Class 1-8

• •Annual scholarship amount for minority students in primary/upper primary level

Minority students Class 9+ with family income < Rs. 2.5L

• •Monthly stipend for minority students from Class 9 onwards
• •Covers tuition and maintenance costs

SC/ST students in Class 5-8 in WB

• •Annual scholarship for SC/ST students in upper primary level
• •Prevention of school dropout

Minority students at all levels in WB

• •Consolidated scholarship covering pre-matric and post-matric minority students
• •Covers admission fees, tuition, maintenance allowance