West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that around 30 lakh beneficiaries of ‘Lakshmir Bhadar’, a financial assistance scheme for women introduced by the previous TMC government, were ineligible as they were either non-Indians or their names were permanently deleted from the voter list.
Adhikari introduced a form for the ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme, as announced by the BJP government to provide Rs 3,000 per month for eligible women in the state.
Addressing a press conference at the state administrative headquarters, Nabanna, Adhikari said “approximately 30 lakh beneficiaries” were receiving Lakshmir Bhandar assistance despite being ineligible as their names had been permanently deleted from the voter list, or they had not applied to a SIR-linked tribunal or for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for inclusion.
He said that the CAA applicants and those who have appealed to an SIR-linked tribunal after adjudication for entry on the voter list ..
​West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that around 30 lakh beneficiaries of ‘Lakshmir Bhadar’, a financial assistance scheme for women introduced by the previous TMC government, were ineligible as they were either non-Indians or their names were permanently deleted from the voter list.
Adhikari introduced a form for the ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme, as announced by the BJP government to provide Rs 3,000 per month for eligible women in the state.
Addressing a press conference at the state administrative headquarters, Nabanna, Adhikari said “approximately 30 lakh beneficiaries” were receiving Lakshmir Bhandar assistance despite being ineligible as their names had been permanently deleted from the voter list, or they had not applied to a SIR-linked tribunal or for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for inclusion.
He said that the CAA applicants and those who have appealed to an SIR-linked tribunal after adjudication for entry on the voter list .. by Soban News (international And National News)
