New Delhi, June 9 -- The Centre will launch a fresh saturation drive in West Bengal to expand coverage of flagship financial inclusion and social security schemes, while also stepping up efforts to improve credit access for businesses, MSMEs and rural borrowers, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

These schemes include Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana and PM SVANidhi, according to the official press statement.

The announcement came during a meeting in New Delhi with Suvendu Adhikari, during which the issue of credit availability across sectors in West Bengal and the implementation of central gover...