Kolkata, July 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the state government is working to implement "PM Modi's guarantees" as funds were transferred to women beneficiaries under the Annapurna Scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Speaking to ANI, Adhikari said large-scale financial assistance had been disbursed to women across the state.

"The BJP government of West Bengal is working to fulfil PM Modi's guarantees. Today, Rs 3,000 has been transferred via DBT into the accounts of 1.10 crore women, and another Rs 20 lakh transfers are in process. We received a total of 1.6 crore applications; 26 lakh were rejected for not meeting the criteria, and we are transferring funds to the rest," he said.

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