Kolkata, June 1 -- The West Bengal government's newly launched women's monthly financial grant scheme Annapurna Yojana is emerging as among the state's most ambitious attempts to build a household-level socio-economic database, potentially reshaping how welfare schemes, development programmes and public investments are planned in the years ahead.
With the release of the 13-page Annapurna Bhandar application form, the state administration has embarked on a comprehensive data collection exercise. It seeks to capture not only the economic condition of families but also information related to housing, land ownership, education, healthcare access, employment, food security and social welfare coverage.
The enrolment process began online on May ...