Since 2011, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has anchored her political strategy on tightly targeted welfare schemes, increasingly challenged by the BJP. Central to this is Lakshmir Bhandar, which now pays women ₹1,500 for general category and ₹1,700 for SC and ST beneficiaries after a revision. The programme has become a major voter outreach tool.
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