Lakshmi Bhandar form fill up 2026 begins: Last date, eligibility, amount – All you need to know

Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme Fund Allocation

In the Interim Budget 2026, state Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly grant under the scheme, effective from this month.

With this revision, eligible beneficiaries will receive a higher monthly grant as part of the state’s social welfare initiative. The government has allocated Rs 15,000 crore for the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme in the financial year 2026-27.

Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme: Amount

As a result, women from the general category will now receive Rs 1,500 under this scheme, while women from the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes will receive Rs 1,700 per month.

Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme: Last date

The distribution of application forms for the Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme has started and will continue till February 26. The eligible applicants can visit assembly constituency-based camps during this period to fill out and submit the application form.

Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme: Eligibility criteria, Age limit

The Lakshmir Bhandar scheme provides a monthly income for women from both rural and urban households across the state who are enrolled under the Swasthyasathi scheme (a health scheme by the WB government). According to the notification, all female members in the household will get the benefit of Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, if:

• She is a resident of the State.
• She is aged between 25 – 60 years.
• She is not a government employee in permanent employment/ retired government employee of Central/ State Government, Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies. teaching and non teaching employees of Government aided Educational Institutions etc. receiving regular salary/ pension.

Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme: How to apply

One can get the application form for the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, free of cost at Duare Sarkar camps and Panchayat offices. The applicants must fill in the form, sign it and submit the same at the respective camp or office. The self-attested copies of the following documents must be submitted along with the application form:

• Swasthyasathi Card
• AADHAR card
• SC/ST certificate, if applicable
• Bank Account: Self-attested photo-copy of the page of bank book which provides details of the account holder’s name, account no., bank address, IFS
  Code and MICR No. The bank account should be a single bank account in name of the eligible adult female member only.
• Coloured passport size photograph of the applicant.

Following the submission of Lakshmir Bhandar application form, it will be reviewed or verified by the concerned officers (Block Development Officer in the rural area or the Sub Divisional Officer in the urban area, as the case may be).

Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme status check

To check the Lakshmir Bhandar application form status online, one needs to follow these steps:

• Visit the official website link https://www.socialsecurity.wb.gov.in/login
• On the homepage, one should enter their Registered Mobile Number
• After that, click on “Generate OTP”
• Enter Mobile Number
• Now, click on the “Send OTP” option. If you have your OTP then, click on “Already Have OTP”
• Finally, you can check the application form status