New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced the eligibility criteria for the state's Annapurna scheme, under which eligible women aged 25 to 60 will receive a monthly assistance of Rs.3,000, and said payments to beneficiaries would begin from August 17.

Adhikari said women earning more than Rs.10,000 a month or belonging to families with an annual income of above Rs.12 lakh would not be eligible for the scheme.

Those already receiving certain government benefits, including disability allowance and PM-Kisan assistance, however, would remain eligible, provided the other criteria are met, he elaborated.

For rural women, having more than three rooms in a house or owning more than 50 decimals of ...