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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of the Annapurna Yojana for women's empowerment in West Bengal at an event in Kolkata on September 17.
- The scheme provides nutritious food and food security to poor and backward families, and the PM said it aims to remove malnutrition among mothers and children.
- Benefits under the scheme are reaching lakhs of women through direct cash transfers to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, with no scope for middlemen or commission.
- The PM said registration and verification work is proceeding at a rapid pace until every eligible woman in the state receives the benefit, and women's self-help groups are being involved to raise women's incomes.
- The emphasis matters because women voters are a decisive force in West Bengal politics, and the BJP is pushing women-centric programmes to take central welfare schemes to the grassroots.
What to watch next
- Whether Annapurna Divas celebrations, card distribution and awareness drives expand at gram panchayat and block levels.
- Progress of registration and verification until all eligible women are covered.
- How the BJP's women-centric outreach competes with the state government's existing women welfare schemes.
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Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
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“I extend my heartiest congratulations to all the mothers and sisters who are beneficiaries of the Annapurna Yojana.”
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…ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸ್ವಸಹಾಯ ಸಂಘಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಿಳಾ ಉದ್ಯಮಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಆದಾಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕಾರ್ಯತಂತ್ರ ರೂಪಿಸಿದೆ. ವಿಡಿಯೋ #WATCH | On Annapurna Divas being celebrated in West Bengal today, PM Modi says, “ I extend my heartiest congratulations to all the mothers and sisters who are beneficiaries of the Annapurna Yojana. On May 4 this year, Bengal chose a new path of transformation, and I know that the… pic.twitter.com/ZMFJUJFjU1 — ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2026 ‘ವಿಕಸಿತ ಭಾರತ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಪಾತ್ರ: ದೇಶದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಪಾಲುದಾರಿಕೆ…
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