Suvendu Adhikari

শুভেন্দু অধিকারী

Chief Minister

BJP West Bengal

Role

Chief Minister

Current Role

Since May 2026 · Present

About

Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2026 Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician who is serving as the ninth chief minister of West Bengal since 9 May 2026. He is the first chief minister of West Bengal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)..

Projects & Initiatives 4 ongoing

Lakshmir Bhandar

লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার

Ongoing

Budget₹26,700 crore (WB Budget 2025-26)

ReachGovt. reported: 2 crore+ women heads of households; ₹1,000/month (general) or ₹1,200/month (SC/ST) following the April 2024 enhancement.

Since 2021 · Monthly direct bank transfer to women heads of household in West Bengal. Among the first state-level cash transfer schemes for women at this scale; later replicated in several other states.

Kanyashree Prakalpa

কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্প

Ongoing

Budget₹1,000+ crore/year (WB Budget; includes scholarship and one-time grants)

ReachGovt. reported: ~60 lakh unique beneficiaries since 2013; UN Public Service Award winner (2017). Annual scholarship (K1) ₹1,000; one-time grant (K2) ₹25,000 at age 18.

Since 2013 · Conditional cash transfer for girl children to encourage school retention and delay marriage. Provides annual scholarships to enrolled girls aged 13–18 and a one-time grant at age 18 if unmarried and continuing education.

Duare Sarkar

দুয়ারে সরকার

Ongoing

Since 2020 · Camp-based programme delivering multiple state welfare schemes at citizens' doorsteps across 342 assembly constituencies. Covers applications for ration cards, health cards, housing, pensions, and other entitlements.

Rajarhat / Sector V IT corridor

Inherited Ongoing

Continued by the current government. IT township development continued under successor governments and remains Bengal's main IT hub.

Carried forward from Buddhadeb Bhattacharya · 2000–2011

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