About West Bengal Schemes Portal

Our Mission & Public Service

Navigating government welfare schemes can often be challenging due to fragmented portal links, complex eligibility guidelines, and evolving application deadlines. Our mission is to bridge this information gap by providing comprehensive, step-by-step guides for all major state schemes, including Lakshmir Bhandar, Krishak Bandhu, Swasthya Sathi, Kanyashree Prakalpa, Aikyashree, and Banglar Bari.

Who Runs This Site

WB Schemes Portal is maintained by an independent team of researchers and content editors focused on West Bengal public welfare information. We are not government employees, and we have no formal or informal affiliation with the Government of West Bengal, any of its departments, or any political party. Our only role is to research publicly available scheme information from official sources and present it in a clear, accessible format for the general public.

This site is a small, independently run project rather than a large media organization — we believe that shouldn't stop it from being accurate and useful. If you notice outdated or incorrect information anywhere on this site, please reach out via our Contact Us section — we review and correct reported errors promptly.

Editorial Standards & E-E-A-T Commitment

Every scheme guide published on WB Schemes Portal undergoes rigorous research and fact-checking against official gazette notifications, government press releases, and departmental portals (such as wb.gov.in, krishakbandhu.wb.gov.in, and swasthyasathi.gov.in).

• Fact-Checked Information: Updated regularly to reflect official benefit amounts, income limits, and required document checklists.
• Step-by-Step Instructions: Clear explanations for online status checking, Gram Panchayat beneficiary list searches, and Duare Sarkar camp procedures.
• Direct Official Referrals: Direct links to official state portals so users can submit official forms securely.

Content & Editorial Policy

Every page on this site is written and reviewed by our editorial team using publicly available government sources, official notifications, and department press releases. We do not publish unreviewed content, and we do not accept sponsored or paid placements disguised as scheme information — every scheme guide on this site is included because it's a genuine, active West Bengal welfare programme, not because anyone paid for coverage.

Scheme rules, benefit amounts, and application processes change over time, particularly following state government transitions (as with the 2026 Lakshmir Bhandar → Annapurna Bhandar and Swasthya Sathi → Ayushman Bharat changes). We review and update our pages as these changes are officially confirmed, and we note when a page was last reviewed.

We welcome corrections: if any information on this site is inaccurate or has changed, contact us via our Contact Us section and we will review and update it, typically within a few days.

Advertising & How This Site Is Funded

WB Schemes Portal is free to use and always will be. To help cover the cost of research, hosting, and maintenance, this site may display advertisements through third-party advertising networks, such as Google AdSense.

Advertisements are clearly separated from our editorial content and have no influence on which schemes we cover, how we describe them, or the accuracy of the information we publish. Advertising partners may use cookies to show relevant ads; see our Privacy Policy for details on how cookies and third-party advertising work on this site, and how to manage your preferences.

How We Choose Which Schemes to Cover

With dozens of active West Bengal welfare schemes across categories ranging from agriculture to education to healthcare, we prioritise coverage based on a combination of factors: how widely a scheme affects the population (large schemes like Krishak Bandhu and Swasthya Sathi reach crores of residents), how frequently people search for information about a scheme, and how confusing or fragmented the official information currently is across government sources.

Smaller, more specialised schemes are added over time as we complete research on them. If there's a specific West Bengal scheme you'd like us to cover that isn't yet on this site, let us know through our Contact Us page, we track these requests and prioritise accordingly.

How Often We Update Our Content

Government scheme rules don't change on a fixed schedule, some remain stable for years, while others shift quickly following budget announcements, court rulings, or a change in state government (as seen with the 2026 transitions affecting several major schemes). Rather than committing to a fixed update calendar, we monitor official notifications and news coverage relevant to the schemes we cover, and update the relevant pages as soon as a change is confirmed. Pages affected by a recent significant change typically note this directly in the content, so you can tell at a glance if you're looking at especially current information.

Our Relationship With Official Government Sources

We are not a mirror or automated scraper of any official government website, everything on this site is independently researched and written in our own words, based on publicly available information. Where a specific fact, figure, or process comes directly from an official source (such as a gazette notification or a department press release), we aim to reference that source so you can verify it independently rather than simply taking our word for it. If you ever find a factual claim on this site that doesn't match the current official position, please tell us, that's exactly the kind of error we want to catch and correct quickly.

Important Disclaimer & Transparency Disclosure