India, June 22 -- West Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Monday announced several new welfare schemes while presenting the full budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 of the state's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

He allocated Rs.36,000 crore for women's financial assistance scheme Annapurna Yojna, announced a hike in dearness allowance (DA) of state employees and increased the local area development fund for legislators from Rs.70 lakh to Rs.1 crore, among other measures.

Dasgupta pledged to fill up vacancies in various government departments and reserve 33% of these jobs for women. He said the DA now stands at 38%, will be effective starting October 1, 2026.

"The BJP government will continue all existing social w...