New Delhi, July 13 -- Thousands of West Bengal residents whose Annapurna Yojana applications were rejected or remain pending may soon get another opportunity to claim benefits.

The state government is planning to introduce an 'edit' option on the Annapurna Yojana portal, allowing applicants to correct errors in their forms instead of submitting a new application.

Officials said a large number of applications were rejected because of mismatches in Aadhaar and mobile number details. The move comes after the government received numerous complaints from applicants whose forms failed the initial verification despite being otherwise eligible.

According to official data, nearly 1.6 crore applications were received under the scheme. Of these, ...