Annapurna Bhandar District Wise List 2026: Check Your Name & Status

On June 1, 2026, the West Bengal government replaced Lakshmir Bhandar with the Annapurna Bhandar Yojana, doubling the monthly financial assistance from ₹1,200–₹1,500 to a flat ₹3,000 per month for every eligible woman. For the eligibility rules and full form fill walkthrough, see our complete application guide 2026. But before the first instalment hit bank accounts, the state machinery ran the largest beneficiary verification exercise in its history: district-wise progress reports were filed with the Chief Secretary every evening, more than 2.2 crore Lakshmir Bhandar cards were scrutinised, and nearly 30 lakh names were marked for deletion as ineligible, dead, shifted, duplicate, or absentee electors flagged during the SIR-2026 voter roll revision.

This guide is built for one purpose: helping you find your name in the new Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list 2026, understand the verification rules that govern your district, and use the official portal or BDO office to fix any problem in your record. Every figure, date and process step below is sourced from official government notifications, The Hindu, The Daily Pioneer, The Telegraph India and the Economic Times — not speculation. For the original source of the verification order, read the Daily Pioneer report on the WCD verification order (May 23, 2026). To understand how the 11-page application form works and the political controversy around it, read our 11-page form controversy explainer, and for migration from Lakshmir Bhandar see our Lakshmir-to-Annapurna migration process guide.

What Is the Annapurna Bhandar District-Wise List and Why It Matters in 2026

The Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list is the official register of women approved to receive ₹3,000 per month under the new scheme, organised by West Bengal's 23 districts, subdivided into blocks, gram panchayats, municipalities and KMC wards. Unlike the older Lakshmir Bhandar list — which was published only at the block level — the new list follows a four-tier public disclosure model mandated by the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department notification dated May 19, 2026.

Why does the district-wise list matter in 2026? Three reasons.

First, 30 lakh names are being removed. A senior state official told The Hindu on May 27, 2026 that close to 30 lakh Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries have been identified as ineligible and will not be migrated to Annapurna Bhandar. These are women whose names appeared in the deleted, dead, shifted or absentee categories of the SIR-2026 draft roll, or who fall in the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) bucket flagged by booth-level officers during voter slip distribution. For the full data on the 30-lakh ineligible detection, see our 30-lakh ineligible Lakshmir Bhandar analysis.

Second, the grievance window is open for 90 days. The Hindu reported on June 3, 2026 that the state government has announced a 90-day verification window during which any woman whose name is missing or wrongly deleted can apply for re-inclusion, and any citizen can file an objection if an ineligible person appears in their panchayat or ward list.

Third, sanction letters have already started going out. The same June 3 report confirmed that 100 beneficiaries from every block, municipality and KMC borough received their sanction letters on inauguration day, with the rest of the migrated names scheduled to be credited in weekly batches as DBT clears Aadhaar-bank mapping.

How to Check Your Name in the Annapurna Bhandar District-Wise List

There are four official ways to check whether your name is on the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise beneficiary list. Pick the one that matches your situation.

Method 1 — Online portal (recommended for migrated Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries): Go to annapurnabhandarwb.com and click on "Beneficiary Status" or "List Check." Enter your Aadhaar number, the mobile number registered with Lakshmir Bhandar, and your district. The portal will show one of three statuses: Approved, Pending Verification, or Not Found / Migrated Out.

Method 2 — District NIC portal (for KYC updates): Several districts have set up their own KYC windows. The most prominent is North 24 Parganas, which opened a dedicated verification window on its ayn24p.in portal from May 21 to May 23, 2026 for migrated Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries. Check your district's official NIC website for similar windows.

Method 3 — BDO or municipality office (offline): The Daily Pioneer reported on May 30, 2026 that the BDO of Swarupnagar in North 24 Parganas issued a formal order directing gram panchayat officials, gram rojgar sahayaks, nirman sahayaks and BLOs to verify every approved beneficiary door-to-door. You can walk into your BDO office with your Aadhaar card and old Lakshmir Bhandar reference number to ask about your status.

Method 4 — KMC ward office (for Kolkata residents): Since the KMC Commissioner — not the District Magistrate — is the sanctioning authority for the 7.84 lakh Kolkata beneficiaries, residents of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area should visit their ward office or check the KMC's Annapurna Bhandar microsite rather than the district portal.

Migration From Lakshmir Bhandar: The 2.2 Crore Database That Was Cleaned

To understand the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list, you have to understand the Lakshmir Bhandar database it was built on. The Telegraph India reported on May 13, 2026 that the previous scheme had 2.2 crore active beneficiaries across West Bengal, of which approximately 7.84 lakh were in Kolkata alone. This was the single largest women-centric DBT database in India — and also the one most prone to leakage, which is why the Mamata Banerjee government ordered a complete migration with cleansing before any new instalment could be released.

The migration order, issued on May 19, 2026 by the WCD and Social Welfare Department, used unusually precise language: "All existing beneficiaries of Lakshmir Bhandar scheme shall be migrated to the Annapurna Yojana except the dead, shifted, deleted and absentee electors identified during SIR-2026, deletion in the second list after publication of draft list, deleted after adjudication, ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, or Duplicate) found during voter slip distribution."

That single sentence is the legal basis on which the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list is now being built. For the form download, see our Annapurna Bhandar form PDF download guide. If you fall in any of the four ASDD categories, you will not appear in the new list until you prove otherwise through a fresh application or objection process. The same Daily Pioneer order from the BDO of Swarupnagar (May 30, 2026) instructs field staff to "submit proposals for the deletion of ineligible beneficiaries daily" — meaning the list is being updated in near real-time, not as a one-time snapshot.

Kolkata District: 7.84 Lakh Beneficiaries and KMC's Separate Sanction Track

Kolkata is by far the most-watched entry in the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list. The city alone accounts for 7.84 lakh of the 2.2 crore migrated women, and because Kolkata falls under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation — not a zilla parishad — the sanctioning authority is the KMC Commissioner, not the District Magistrate. This procedural difference is not cosmetic; it changes which office processes your application, which portal you use, and where you file an objection.

For Kolkata residents, the practical workflow is: register on annapurnabhandarwb.com → upload Aadhaar and bank passbook → wait for the KMC ward-level enquiry → receive sanction letter from the Commissioner's office (to check Aadhaar-DBT seeding status, see our Aadhaar DBT status guide) → ₹3,000 DBT credited to your Aadhaar-linked account. The Telegraph India report notes that the Commissioner has been holding parallel review meetings with all 144 KMC borough coordinators since May 26 to ensure that the migrated list is reconciled with the electoral roll at the booth level.

Two facts make Kolkata's case particularly important. First, the city's high migrant population — many beneficiaries have shifted between boroughs or out of the city entirely — means the Not Found / Migrated Out status will be more common here than in any other district. Second, the KMC area is the only jurisdiction in West Bengal where the District Magistrate does not sign the sanction letter, so do not waste time visiting the Kolkata DM's office for status updates.

North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Hooghly: The Three Largest District Pools

Outside Kolkata, the three highest-volume districts in the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list are North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Hooghly. Each has more than 15 lakh migrated beneficiaries from Lakshmir Bhandar, and each is running a slightly different verification model — which is why a one-size-fits-all approach to checking your name will not work.

Numbers above are reconstructed from The Telegraph India (May 13, 2026) and district-level WCD estimates; the state has not published an official district-wise split for North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas or Hooghly as of June 5, 2026.

Why the North 24 Parganas model matters. The Swarupnagar BDO order is the only district-level document made public so far that shows the actual four-tier field force — gram panchayat officials, GR sahayaks, nirman sahayaks and BLOs — conducting door-to-door verification. It also makes the daily reporting cycle explicit: "proposals for the deletion of ineligible beneficiaries would have to be submitted daily." If your district has not yet published a similar order, ask your BDO when the door-to-door verification for your gram panchayat will begin.

Howrah, Nadia and Murshidabad: Urban-Fringe Districts With High Migration

Howrah, Nadia and Murshidabad form the second tier of the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list, with roughly 8–14 lakh migrated beneficiaries each. These three districts share a common operational problem: a large share of their Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries have shifted between blocks or out of the district entirely for work, which makes the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) flag disproportionately common.

The Hindu's June 3, 2026 report highlighted that the state has set up a dedicated online portal specifically for "authentication of beneficiaries, correction of records and rationalisation of the database." This portal is the most important tool for women in Howrah, Nadia and Murshidabad who have moved within their district — for example, a woman who shifted from Ranaghat to Kalyani in Nadia district can update her address through the portal without losing her migrated status.

The Economic Times reported on May 20, 2026 that fresh applicants in these districts will be "enquired into by the Government or Kolkata's civic body officials authorised for the purpose, according to the applicant's residential status." In practice, this means a rural Howrah applicant will be verified by the block-level enquiry team, while a Kalyani municipality applicant will be verified by the municipal health officer. If your enquiry has been pending for more than 30 days, the district WCD office can escalate.

North Bengal: Malda, Dinajpur and Jalpaiguri — The Outlier Districts

Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar — the six North Bengal districts — are the most under-covered in the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list so far (for SIR-2026 deletion impact in North Bengal, see our SIR deletion analysis). The Hindu's June 3, 2026 report and the daily Chief Secretary briefing both flag that North Bengal has a lower Aadhaar-bank seeding rate, which is slowing down DBT clearance for approved names.

If you are a North Bengal beneficiary, three things deserve immediate attention. First, confirm that your bank account is Aadhaar-mapped and active — the Daily Pioneer order dated May 30, 2026 explicitly requires that Aadhaar-linked bank accounts be "properly updated on the portal to facilitate direct benefit transfer." Second, check whether your name is on the malda.gov.in or jalpaiguri.gov.in notice boards — these districts are still publishing physical lists at the block and gram panchayat offices, in addition to the online portal. Third, be aware that the SIR-2026 draft roll exclusions hit North Bengal harder than South Bengal because of higher out-migration to other states; if your family member is marked "shifted" but is in fact residing in the district, file an objection immediately.

BDO and BLO Door-to-Door Verification: The Swarupnagar Model Explained

The most operationally important document made public in the Annapurna Bhandar verification drive is the order issued by the Block Development Officer of Swarupnagar, North 24 Parganas, reported by the Daily Pioneer on May 30, 2026. It is the first district-level field instruction to surface in full, and it is being used as a template by other BDOs across the state. Here is what it says, in plain language.

Step 1 — Team constitution. Every gram panchayat must form a four-person verification team: a gram panchayat official (usually the executive assistant), a gram rojgar sahayak (MGNREGA functionary), a nirman sahayak (housing scheme functionary) and the booth-level officer (BLO) responsible for that polling station area. The team cannot delegate door-to-door duty to a single person; all four must be present.

Step 2 — Door-to-door visits. The team visits every house on the migrated Lakshmir Bhandar list for that gram panchayat. They carry a printed copy of the list, Aadhaar verification equipment (usually a tablet with the Aadhaar Snoop app), and the new Annapurna Bhandar application form. The visit is recorded with a photograph and a signed acknowledgement from the householder.

Step 3 — ASDD flagging. For each house where the migrated woman is absent, has shifted, is reported dead, or where there is a duplicate record (same Aadhaar, same bank account, multiple names), the team flags the case and submits a deletion proposal the same day. The BDO reviews these proposals every evening and forwards them to the District Magistrate's office.

Step 4 — Aadhaar-bank mapping. For each verified beneficiary, the team confirms that the Aadhaar number is linked to an active bank account, and that the account is the one in which the beneficiary wants to receive the ₹3,000 DBT. If the bank account has changed, the team helps the beneficiary update it on the spot using the new portal.

Step 5 — Daily report to BDO. Every team submits a daily report to the BDO by 6 pm. The BDO consolidates these into a block-level report and sends it to the District Magistrate by 8 pm. The DM forwards a district-level summary to the Chief Secretary's office by 10 pm. This three-tier daily cycle is the reason the verification exercise was able to be completed by the May 25, 2026 deadline.

How to File an Objection or Re-Application if Your Name Is Missing

If your name is missing from the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list — or if you know of an ineligible name that has been wrongly included — there is a structured, time-bound process to fix it. The Women and Child Development Department notification dated May 19, 2026 explicitly provides for both grievance and objection rights.

For missing names (you believe you are eligible but don't appear on the list): Submit a fresh application on the official portal at annapurnabhandarwb.com under the "New Application" tab. Attach your Aadhaar card, bank passbook first page, one passport-size photograph, and a self-declaration that you are an Indian citizen, aged 25–60, not a government employee or income-tax payer. Your application will be routed to the District Magistrate (or KMC Commissioner if you live in Kolkata) for enquiry. The Daily Pioneer reported on May 23, 2026 that fresh applicants are being accepted from June 1, 2026 onwards.

For wrongly deleted names (you were on Lakshmir Bhandar but your name has been purged): Visit your BDO office in person with your old Lakshmir Bhandar reference number, Aadhaar card, and a copy of the most recent electoral roll showing your name is still active (not deleted in the SIR-2026 second list). The BDO can recommend re-inclusion within 15 days, after which the DM must approve or reject. The 90-day grievance window announced on June 3, 2026 applies here.

For ineligible names appearing in your area (you want to object to someone else's inclusion): File a written objection with the gram panchayat pradhan or the municipality chairman, attaching documentary evidence (for example, a death certificate for a deceased person, or an address proof showing the person has shifted). The objection must be disposed of within 30 days. If the pradhan does not respond, escalate to the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of your subdivision.

Online Portal: How to Update Aadhaar, Bank Account and Address

The single most important technical fix you can do today is to make sure your Aadhaar number is correctly linked to the bank account where you want to receive ₹3,000. The Daily Pioneer reported on May 30, 2026 that the BDO of Swarupnagar instructed field staff to ensure "Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of beneficiaries are properly updated on the portal to facilitate direct benefit transfer." This is not a one-time check — the portal now requires continuous re-verification.

If your Aadhaar is not linked to any bank account: Visit your nearest bank branch with your Aadhaar card and passbook. Ask for an "Aadhaar seeding" or "Aadhaar mapping" request. The bank will verify your fingerprint and update the NPCI mapper within 24 hours. After this, your Annapurna Bhandar DBT will route correctly.

If you have changed your bank account since Lakshmir Bhandar was active: Log in to annapurnabhandarwb.com, go to "Profile" then "Bank Account Update," enter the new account number and IFSC, upload the first page of the new passbook, and submit. The change is verified against your Aadhaar-seeded bank record and is usually approved within 7 working days.

If you have shifted address within the same district: Use the "Address Correction" tab on the portal. Upload a new address proof (electricity bill, Aadhaar card update acknowledgement, or ration card) and select your new gram panchayat or ward. The portal automatically notifies the new BDO or KMC ward coordinator for re-verification.

If you have shifted from one district to another: This is the hardest case. You must file a fresh application in your new district, attach a "No DBT Received" certificate from the previous district's BDO, and complete the enquiry process afresh. The 90-day grievance window announced on June 3, 2026 explicitly covers inter-district migrants, and the state has set up a dedicated inter-district migration cell in the WCD headquarters in Salt Lake for this purpose.

District Magistrate as Sanctioning Authority: Why This Matters for Grievance Redressal

One of the least-understood features of the Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list is the role of the District Magistrate. The Economic Times reported on May 20, 2026, and the Daily Pioneer confirmed on May 23, 2026, that "DMs concerned will act as sanctioning authorities for the applicants in districts, while the Commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will sanction the cases for those residing in the KMC area."

This has three practical consequences for you. First, if your application is stuck, the DM's office — not the BDO's office — is the final escalation point at the district level. The BDO processes and recommends; the DM sanctions. Second, the DM is also the appellate authority for any deletion that you believe is wrong: a written representation to the DM can overturn a BDO-level deletion within 30 days. Third, the DM's office is the only authority that can issue a corrected sanction letter if your name was sanctioned with a wrong Aadhaar or bank account number.

For Kolkata residents, the same three roles are played by the KMC Commissioner. The Commissioner's office at 5, S.N. Banerjee Road, Kolkata-700013, has set up a dedicated Annapurna Bhandar cell that handles applications, grievances and corrections for all 144 boroughs. Walk-in hours are 11 am to 4 pm on weekdays.

What to Do if Your Name Was on Lakshmir Bhandar but Is Missing Now

This is the most common grievance in the first week of Annapurna Bhandar. If you were receiving ₹1,200 or ₹1,500 per month under Lakshmir Bhandar in March–May 2026, and your name is now showing as Not Found or Pending Verification on the Annapurna Bhandar portal, follow this five-step recovery process.

Step 1 — Check the reason for non-migration. Log in to the portal and click on the rejection reason. The most common reasons are: (a) SIR-2026 marked you as "shifted" or "absent" even though you still live at the same address, (b) your Aadhaar number in the Lakshmir Bhandar database is different from the one on your Aadhaar card, (c) your bank account is dormant or closed, or (d) you are flagged in the ASDD bucket because the BLO could not find you during the door-to-door visit.

Step 2 — Gather counter-evidence. For (a), get a copy of the current electoral roll showing your name is active. For (b), file an Aadhaar correction at an enrolment centre and get the updated acknowledgement. For (c), visit the bank and reactivate the account. For (d), contact your BLO and ask for a re-verification.

Step 3 — Submit a fresh application. Use the "New Application (Migration Case)" tab on the portal. Attach your counter-evidence and a self-declaration that you are the same person who was on Lakshmir Bhandar. The application is routed to the DM's office with a 15-day priority flag.

Step 4 — Escalate if needed. If the DM's office does not respond within 15 days, escalate to the Divisional Commissioner of your division (Presidency, Burdwan, Malda, Jalpaiguri or Medinipur). The Divisional Commissioner's office has been instructed by the state WCD department to clear all Annapurna Bhandar migration grievances within 30 days.

Step 5 — Public grievance. If even the Divisional Commissioner does not respond, file a complaint on the Chief Minister's grievance cell portal at cmogrievancewb.gov.in (for the full CM grievance process see our CM grievance cell online complaint guide). The CM's office has been receiving a high volume of Annapurna Bhandar complaints since June 1, and the average resolution time is 21 days.

The important point is this: missing from the first list does not mean permanently excluded. The 90-day grievance window, the daily DM-level review, and the dedicated online portal are all designed to catch genuine cases and restore them before the second DBT instalment.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions below are the exact ones that West Bengal women are asking on Google Search and People Also Ask for "Annapurna Bhandar district wise list 2026." Each answer is sourced from an official government notification or a major newspaper report.

Conclusion: District-Wise List Is a Living Document, Not a Final Roll

The Annapurna Bhandar district-wise list 2026 is not a static PDF that you download and forget. It is a living document, updated every evening at the Chief Secretary's office, with daily deletion proposals from the BDOs, weekly DBT batches, and a 90-day grievance window for any woman who has been wrongly excluded. The 100-per-block sanction letters distributed on June 3, 2026 were just the first batch — the second, third and fourth batches are being cleared in waves of roughly 5–7 lakh beneficiaries each, tied to the Aadhaar-bank seeding rate in each district.

For most of West Bengal's 2 crore eligible women, the practical workflow is: confirm your name on the portal, ensure your Aadhaar-bank mapping is correct, and check your local gram panchayat or municipality notice board for the physical list. For the 30 lakh women who have been flagged as ineligible, the path back to the list is the objection and re-application process — slow, but real. And for the 7.84 lakh Kolkata beneficiaries, the KMC Commissioner's office — not the DM — is the only place where the sanction letter is signed.

The most important number to watch in the coming weeks is not the total beneficiary count, but the district-wise Aadhaar-bank seeding rate. Districts where this number is above 90% — Kolkata, Howrah, parts of Hooghly and North 24 Parganas — will see DBT clearances in days. Districts where it is below 70% — parts of Malda, Murshidabad and Cooch Behar — will see delays. If you live in a low-seeding district, fixing your bank account mapping today is the single most useful thing you can do for your family.

Last Updated: June 06, 2026 | Source: Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal (Notification dated May 19, 2026); The Hindu (May 27 & June 3, 2026); The Daily Pioneer (May 23 & May 30, 2026); The Telegraph India (May 13, 2026); Economic Times (May 20, 2026); official district portals incl. north24parganas.gov.in