Kolkata, May 27 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that application forms for the newly introduced Annapurna Yojana would be released across Bengal on Wednesday.
The announcement came after an administrative review meeting on Tuesday in Kalyani attended by officials from Nadia, North 24-Parganas and Hooghly districts.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, Adhikari said the process of converting the existing Lakshmir Bhandar scheme into Annapurna Yojana and integrating Swasthya Sathi with Ayushman Bharat had already begun.
According to administrative sources, financial assistance under the new scheme is expected to reach beneficiaries' bank accounts from June 1.
The Chief Minister assured that beneficiaries would c...