Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday is being observed today as ‘Annapurna Divas’ across West Bengal. On this occasion, addressing women in a social media message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the Annapurna Yojana scheme will play a crucial role in accelerating the empowerment of women in Bengal. He added that when there is no anxiety over emergency expenses, a person’s self-confidence increases, and the Annapurna Bhandar scheme is providing that very confidence.

 

The West Bengal Government has implemented the Annapurna Yojana scheme through which Rs 3000/ is credited to the bank account of the eligible beneficiaries.