Duare Sarkar Programme

Duare Sarkar programme (government at doorsteps) is an outreach programme of the West Bengal government, which will continue until 30^th January 2021 in four phases. It aims to ensure that no one is left out from availing 11 state-run welfare programmes through camps across the state. These welfare schemes include ‘Kanyashree’, a cash transfer programme for retaining girls in schools and preventing child marriage, ‘Khadya Sathi’ that ensures food security to 90% of the population and ‘Sikhashree’, a one-time grant to SC and ST students of class 5 to 8 to reduce dropout rate.