WB Budget 2026 | 20% DA hike, 1 lakh jobs, & Rs 36,000 cr ‘Annapurna Yojna' BJP's major welfare push

Close to two months after the BJP’s win in Bengal, ending TMC’s 15-year rule, the govet today announced a host of significant measures in its first budget for the state. Presenting the budget, FM Swapan Dasgupta announced one lakh government jobs, a 33 per cent quota for women, and a 20 per cent hike in dearness allowance for government employees. Airport, sea port and welfare schemes: Dasgupta announced a new airport near Kolkata, a deep-sea port in Purba Medinipur, mini indoor stadiums in all assembly constituencies and an IIT and an IIM in North Bengal. Apart from these, the Budget also mentioned reforms and allocations for several welfare schemes such as Rs 36,000 crore for the Annapurna Yojana scheme, Rs 550 crore for the all-women free bus service, a proposed welfare board for gig workers and Ayushman Bharat card for migrant labourers, among others.

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