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Jul 17, 2026

02:35 pm

What's the storyThe Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government in a case concerning welfare benefits for those deleted from electoral rolls under Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

The plea, filed by Prasenjit Bose, argues that deletion shouldn't automatically exclude individuals from government schemes like the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Annapurna scheme.