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West Bengal

Chief Minister: Suvendu Adhikari · BJP · Capital: Kolkata

Overview

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Schemes, projects, civic focus, and verified indicators for your state.

Current CM
Suvendu Adhikari
BJP
Projects tracked
3
3 ongoing 0 completed 0 proposed
Municipal focus
Kolkata Kolkata Municipal Corporation
2 ongoing 0 completed
View these projects in the Municipalities tab →
Lok Sabha
42seats
Assembly
294seats
SDG score
62/100Performer
GSDP / capita
₹126KMoSPI approx.
Literacy
76.3%Census 2011
DPIIT BRAP
Achieverbusiness reform

Recent updates

2 schemes you can apply for

Chief Minister

Chief Minister
Suvendu Adhikari
BJP Since May 2026
Former Chief Ministers of West Bengal 4 listed
Mamata Banerjee
AITC 2011–2026
15 years as CM; Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree (UN Award), Duare Sarkar; TMC won 3 consecutive terms (2011, 2016, 2021) before BJP defeated TMC in May 2026 elections.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
CPI(M) 2000–2011
IT corridor in Rajarhat; attempted Nandigram/Singur industrial SEZ (faced protests); Bengal Silicon Valley initiative.
Jyoti Basu
CPI(M) 1977–2000
Operation Barga land reforms (1.5 crore sharecroppers given rights); three-tier Panchayati Raj; India's longest-serving state CM at the time.
Siddhartha Shankar Ray
INC 1972–1977

Projects & Initiatives 4 ongoing

Lakshmir Bhandar
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.
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Official agency / source
SocialsecurityOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · socialsecurity.wb.gov.in
Duare Sarkar
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.
Official agency / source
WbOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · wb.gov.in
Kanyashree Prakalpa
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.
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Official agency / source
Kanyashree PrakalpaOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · wbkanyashree.gov.in
Rajarhat / Sector V IT corridor
Ongoing
Continued by the current government. IT township development continued under successor governments and remains Bengal's main IT hub.

Municipal snapshot — West Bengal

Focus urban body

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata · Municipal corporation portal

Latest KMC budget source linked kmcgov.in ↗ cityfinance.in ↗
2Tracked
2Ongoing
0Completed
0Proposed

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