Kolkata: The West Bengal government has launched a verification and database-cleansing exercise for beneficiaries of the upcoming Annapurna Yojana, directing district administrations to complete the process before the scheme is rolled out on June 1, an official said on Friday.
According to official order issued by the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department, the exercise aims to identify and remove ineligible names from the beneficiary database and ensure proper authentication of genuine recipients.