The Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme, also known as the Lakhir Bhandar Prokolpo, is a program by the West Bengal government that provides financial assistance to women in the state: To empower women by providing them with financial assistance and an assured monthly income Women between the ages of 25 and 60 who are permanent residents of West Bengal and whose households are enrolled in the Swasthya Sathi scheme. Women from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe households receive 1,200 per month, while women from other households receive ₹1,000 per month. Women who are employed in the private or government sector are not eligible.
Started on 1st December, 2020 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Duare Sarkar is an initiative of the Government of West Bengal, for delivery of services and welfare schemes at the doorsteps of the people through outreach camps. These camps are organized at the level of gram panchayat and municipal ward level. These camps act as service providers of specific services and nodes for issuance and collection of applications for welfare schemes. Paray Samadhan – a community component of the Duare Sarkar campaign - conceptualized to respond to the numerous petitions and applications received from citizens seeking solutions to small local problems due to gaps in infrastructure, supply and services and manpower in public institutions. Through Paray Samadhan, the Government seeks to address neighborhood needs through small interventions and community participation, aiming to solve community level issues locally.
Nirmal Bangla is a mission to eliminate open defecation from the rural landscape of the state. It is the state counterpart of the national Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. The mission aims at constructing latrines in households, especially in the uncovered households in the rural areas to ensure zero defecation in the open.
