If you're trying to check your Annapurna Bhandar status, apply before the deadline, or fix a payment that hasn't shown up, here's what's true right now: the official status check runs entirely through your registered mobile number and OTP, the application window for new applicants closes on 25 August 2026, and the monthly benefit is a flat ₹3,000, credited by DBT to an Aadhaar-linked bank account. This guide walks through each of those in order, using only what's currently confirmed on the government's own portal and notification.
What Is Annapurna Bhandar Scheme 2026?
Annapurna Bhandar, officially notified as the Annapurna Yojana, is a West Bengal state welfare scheme that pays eligible women ₹3,000 every month, directly into their own bank account, with no ration shop or agent involved. It replaces the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, which had been running since 2021 and paid different amounts, ₹1,000 to ₹1,700 a month, depending on caste category.
The scheme was cleared at the first cabinet meeting of West Bengal's newly elected BJP government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on 11 May 2026, and formally notified by the Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare on 19–20 May 2026. It rolled out from 1 June 2026, and the first DBT payment reached 28,25,769 women on 3 June 2026. By the second payment cycle on 1 July 2026, coverage had grown to roughly 1.1 to 1.3 crore beneficiaries.
The biggest structural change from Lakshmir Bhandar is that the payment is now uniform. Every eligible woman gets the same ₹3,000 a month, ₹36,000 a year, with no difference by caste or category.
Annapurna Bhandar Status Check 2026 – How to Check Online?
The status-check process changed in August 2026, and a lot of pages online still describe the older version. What's actually live, verified against the portal on 20 August 2026, uses your mobile number and an OTP, not an application ID.
How to Check Annapurna Bhandar Application Status
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Go to the official citizen portal at socialregistry.wb.gov.in and open the Applicant/Citizen Login section. The older address, socialsecurity.wb.gov.in, now redirects here.
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Select your district from the dropdown.
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Enter the mobile number you registered when you applied, and request an OTP.
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Enter the 6-digit OTP sent to that number to log in.
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Your status appears in the citizen dashboard once you're logged in.
Details Required for Status Check
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Your registered district.
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The mobile number registered at the time of application.
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A one-time OTP sent to that number.
There is no separate Application ID field on this screen. Your Aadhaar and voter ID (EPIC) details need to already be on record from your original application for the OTP login to work. If a website asks you to check status using an Application ID instead, or asks for your Aadhaar number or bank PIN to "verify" your status, that is not the official process, and you shouldn't enter your details there.
If your registered mobile number isn't recognised by the portal, don't keep retrying on third-party sites. Contact the Block Development Officer (BDO) in rural areas, the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in urban areas, or the Kolkata Municipal Corporation desk if you're within KMC limits.
What Information Is Shown in the Application Status?
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Pending / under enquiry: your BDO, SDO, or KMC office is still verifying your documents and identity.
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Approved: your application cleared verification and you've been added to the disbursement list for an upcoming payment cycle.
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Payment initiated / credited: your DBT transfer has been processed for that cycle.
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Rejected: usually tied to a voter-roll issue from the state's 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a citizenship/CAA case, income-tax records, government employment, or a mismatch between your Aadhaar and application details.
Annapurna Bhandar Official Portal 2026
What Is the Official Annapurna Bhandar Website?
The official portal is socialregistry.wb.gov.in. The older domain, socialsecurity.wb.gov.in, now redirects to it for citizen status checks, though the government's official application form PDF is still hosted directly on socialsecurity.wb.gov.in. Only use domains ending in .gov.in for anything involving your Aadhaar, bank account, or OTP. The scheme has attracted a large number of copycat .com, .in, and .co.in sites that look official but have no connection to the government.
How to Login to the Annapurna Bhandar Portal?
Open the Applicant/Citizen Login on socialregistry.wb.gov.in, select your district, enter your registered mobile number, and verify the OTP sent to it. This same login also lets you file a grievance if your status looks wrong.
Annapurna Bhandar Apply Online 2026
How to Apply for Annapurna Bhandar Online?
If you were an active, verified Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiary who cleared the 2026 SIR check, you don't need to apply again. You're migrated automatically, and a ₹3,000 credit in your account is your confirmation. Apply fresh only if you're a new applicant, or your migration didn't go through.
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Open the citizen registration section on socialregistry.wb.gov.in and select your district.
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Verify your mobile number with an OTP.
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Fill in the registration form across its sections (see below).
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Upload scanned copies of your supporting documents.
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Confirm the declaration and submit.
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Save or screenshot your submission confirmation for your own records.
How to Fill Out the Application Form?
The form covers four main sections:
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Basic identity: your full legal name, age, and Aadhaar number, matched exactly to your Aadhaar spelling.
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Ration card details: your card category, used to cross-check household information.
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Asset and income declaration: residential property, vehicles, and current occupation.
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Banking details: your account number and IFSC code, for a single-holder, Aadhaar-linked account.
If you'd rather fill out a paper form first, the official Family Level Data Collection Form (dated 10 June 2026) is available as a direct PDF download from socialsecurity.wb.gov.in.
Documents Required for Application
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Aadhaar card, linked to a working mobile number for OTP verification.
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Voter ID (EPIC card), to confirm residency and check against the current electoral roll.
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Bank passbook first page, name and IFSC code matching Aadhaar exactly.
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Digital ration card.
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A recent passport-size photograph.
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If you're a CAA applicant affected by SIR-related voter deletion, your CAA application receipt or tribunal case reference.
Annapurna Bhandar Eligibility 2026
Who Is Eligible for Annapurna Bhandar?
Women aged 25 to 60 who are permanent residents of West Bengal, and who meet the income, employment, and banking conditions below.
Annapurna Bhandar Eligibility Criteria
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Age between 25 and 60 years at the time of registration.
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Permanent resident of West Bengal.
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Not a permanent government employee, and not drawing a regular salary or pension from a state or central government body, a statutory body, a panchayat, a municipality, or a government-aided educational institution.
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Not an income-tax payer.
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Not holding a GSTIN, personally or through a family member.
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A single-holder bank account, seeded with Aadhaar. Joint accounts commonly cause failed transfers and are not accepted.
Who Is Not Eligible?
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Income-tax payers, government employees, and pensioners, as above.
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In non-rural (urban) areas, households with more than three rooms may be excluded; this condition doesn't apply to rural applicants.
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Anyone whose name was removed from the electoral roll as dead, shifted, deleted, or an absentee elector during the state's 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR), unless they've applied for citizenship under the CAA and have a case pending before a tribunal, in which case benefits continue until that case is decided.
This last point explains most current rejections. Government data shows about 26 lakh of the roughly 1.6 crore applications received so far were turned down, and most of those trace back to SIR or citizenship issues rather than income or job status. If your Lakshmir Bhandar payments stopped without an obvious reason, check this first.
Annapurna Bhandar 2026 Last Date and Deadline
What Is the Last Date to Apply?
The enrolment window opened on 27 May 2026 and closes on 25 August 2026. If you're a new applicant, or your Lakshmir Bhandar migration didn't go through, this is the date you need to work against.
Can You Apply After the Deadline?
No confirmed second phase has been announced as of this update. If you miss the window, watch the official portal and your local BDO/SDO office for any announcement of a fresh enrolment drive, rather than relying on unofficial sites claiming a late-application route.
Annapurna Bhandar Application Status Not Showing
Why Is My Application Status Pending?
A pending status usually just means your BDO, SDO, or KMC office hasn't finished verifying your documents and identity yet. This can take time given the volume of applications the state is processing; no action is needed from you while it's under review.
What to Do If the Application Is Rejected?
Most rejections come down to one of these:
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A SIR-related deletion from the voter roll, or an unresolved CAA/citizenship issue.
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Income-tax records showing you as a filer.
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Government employment or pension records.
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A mismatch between your Aadhaar details and what you entered on the application.
If your status shows rejected, check the reason shown on the portal, correct the specific issue, and reapply or raise it with your local BDO/SDO office rather than resubmitting the same form unchanged.
How to Fix Status Not Updated Issues?
If your status shows approved or payment-initiated but the money hasn't arrived, this is almost always an Aadhaar-bank seeding problem, not a scheme failure.
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Check your Aadhaar-bank mapping using the NPCI's "Bharat Aadhaar Seeding Enabler" tool, which shows exactly which account is linked to your Aadhaar for government transfers.
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If the linkage is wrong or inactive, visit your bank branch, complete your e-KYC, and request fresh Aadhaar seeding. This usually takes a couple of working days to activate.
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If you registered with a joint account, switch to a single-holder account, since joint accounts aren't accepted for this scheme's DBT payments.
If your registered mobile number itself isn't recognised by the portal, that's not something Aadhaar seeding fixes; take it directly to your BDO/SDO/municipal office.
Documents Required for Annapurna Bhandar 2026
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Aadhaar card, linked to a working mobile number.
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Voter ID (EPIC card).
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Bank passbook first page, name and IFSC code matching Aadhaar.
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Digital ration card.
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A recent passport-size photograph.
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CAA application receipt or tribunal case reference, if applicable to your situation.
Annapurna Bhandar Scheme 2026 Benefits
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A flat ₹3,000 a month, ₹36,000 a year, the same amount for every eligible woman regardless of caste or category.
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Paid directly into the beneficiary's own Aadhaar-linked bank account through DBT, with no intermediary.
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Automatic migration for verified Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries who cleared the SIR check, so most existing beneficiaries don't need to reapply.
Annapurna Bhandar Contact Details and Helpline
Toll-free helpline numbers for this scheme are listed differently across various unofficial tracker sites, and the numbers don't agree with each other. Rather than dialling a number picked up from a random website, use the grievance option inside your citizen login at socialregistry.wb.gov.in, or visit your local BDO, SDO, or municipal office in person; these are the channels that can actually see and act on your application.
Applying and checking status is completely free. Anyone asking for payment to speed up approval, or asking for your OTP or bank PIN over the phone, is running a scam. No government official will ever ask for this information by phone.
Frequently Asked Questions About Annapurna Bhandar 2026
How can I check my Annapurna Bhandar status?
Log in at socialregistry.wb.gov.in using your district, registered mobile number, and an OTP. There's no separate application ID field on the current login screen.
What is the official Annapurna Bhandar portal?
socialregistry.wb.gov.in is the current citizen login for status checks and applications. Only trust domains ending in .gov.in for this scheme.
What is the last date for Annapurna Bhandar 2026?
25 August 2026, for new applicants and anyone whose Lakshmir Bhandar migration hasn't gone through.
Who is eligible for Annapurna Bhandar?
Women aged 25 to 60, permanent residents of West Bengal, who aren't income-tax payers, government employees or pensioners, don't hold a GSTIN, and haven't had their voter registration removed during the 2026 SIR.
How can I check my application status?
Through the OTP-based login on socialregistry.wb.gov.in, described in the status-check section above.
What documents are required for Annapurna Bhandar?
Aadhaar card, voter ID, bank passbook, digital ration card, and a passport-size photograph, plus a CAA/tribunal reference if that applies to you.
Can I apply for Annapurna Bhandar online?
Yes, through socialregistry.wb.gov.in, or offline through your local BDO/SDO office or a Jan Kalyan Shivir/Duare Sarkar camp.
Conclusion
If you haven't checked your status yet, do it now through the mobile-and-OTP login at socialregistry.wb.gov.in rather than any third-party tracker. If you still need to apply, the window closes 25 August 2026, so this is the week to act. And if your status is approved but the money hasn't arrived, check your Aadhaar-bank seeding before assuming anything else is wrong.
This article is independent information, not affiliated with the Government of West Bengal. Scheme rules, portal behaviour, and deadlines can change; confirm current details on socialregistry.wb.gov.in or with your local BDO/SDO/municipal office before acting on anything here.