New Delhi, July 14 -- The first tranche of funds under the Annapurna Yojana, a direct cash transfer scheme for women, was credited to the accounts of nearly 1.1 crore beneficiaries earlier this month.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said around 1.6 crore applications were received for the scheme, of which 26 lakh were rejected on grounds including deaths, doubts over citizenship and domicile status, deletion from voter rolls and multiple account holdings.

"The scrutiny and filter were necessary since we cannot transfer taxpayers' money from the government coffers to non-Indians," Adhikari said

If your details have been uploaded to the scheme portal but you have not yet received the payment, here are some possible reasons: ...