West Bengal Government Launches New Initiatives: Affordable Meals, Liquor Shop Restrictions, and Women’s Payments
Fish-Rice Meals At Rs 5, Annapurna Yojana, Liquor Shop Curbs: Bengal Govt Unveils New Initiatives

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari unveiled new initiatives including subsidized fish and rice meals for Rs 5, monthly payments of Rs 3,000 to women under the Annapurna Yojana, and restrictions on liquor shops near educational and religious institutions.
- 01The Annapurna Yojana will provide Rs 3,000 monthly to women, with forms available from May 27.
- 02Fish and rice meals will be offered at 400 canteens for Rs 5, available twice a week.
- 03Liquor shops will be banned within a one-kilometre radius of schools, colleges, and places of worship.
- 04The government plans to implement a 'detect, delete and deport' policy for illegal immigrants, establishing holding centres.
- 05A new recruitment policy will be introduced to address irregularities in public sector hiring.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a series of new initiatives aimed at improving welfare and governance in the state. Key among these is the Annapurna Yojana, which will provide Rs 3,000 monthly to women, with forms to be issued starting May 27. Additionally, the government will introduce affordable fish and rice meals at approximately 400 canteens, priced at just Rs 5, available twice a week. Adhikari also announced restrictions on liquor shops, prohibiting their establishment within a one-kilometre radius of schools, colleges, and places of worship. Other initiatives include a tougher stance on illegal immigration, with plans for holding centres for illegal foreigners, and a new recruitment policy to mitigate irregularities in public sector hiring. Furthermore, the state will join the Ayushman Bharat scheme, distributing health cards from July. These announcements mark a significant shift in policy following the BJP's victory over the Trinamool Congress in the recent assembly elections, reversing many previous initiatives.
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The new initiatives aim to improve welfare for women and provide affordable meals, impacting low-income families in West Bengal.
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