Lakshmir Bhandar Status 2026: Official Login and Payment Help

Official West Bengal government portal: Open the Social Registry Applicant Login. Checked on 11 September 2026.

বাংলায় পড়ুন: লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার স্ট্যাটাস ও পেমেন্ট সহায়তা

If you open the citizen page looking for a payment-status box, you will not find one. The page is an Applicant Login. You select your district, enter the registered mobile number and request a six-digit OTP. That route shows application status. It is not proof that money reached your bank.

The official address is socialregistry.wb.gov.in/citizen/#/. Checked on 11 September 2026, its title is Family Level Data Collection Form. The login has:

• a mandatory district selector with a search box
• a field that accepts a 10-digit mobile number registered through the online or offline application
• a button to request a six-digit OTP

The page note says you can check application status or claim an existing application using any mobile number registered online or offline. You do not need an application ID before the OTP step.

If you still search for socialsecurity.wb.gov.in, that address still works. On 11 September 2026 it returned an HTTP 302 redirect to socialregistry.wb.gov.in. The portal home page describes the same route under Citizen / Family Login. Its text reads: “Citizens can check their application status and file claim grievances. Login with your applied mobile number and OTP.”

The footer says the site is designed by the National Informatics Centre. Content, data, process and operation are owned and maintained by the Finance Department, Government of West Bengal.

This article describes only the public entry screen. No mobile number or OTP was entered. It does not list post-login status labels. Treat application status and bank credit as separate records.

If you cannot see the money, look here first. Check the account in which you received, or expected to receive, the benefit. The scheme guidelines dated 2 November 2023 say it is credited by direct bank transfer to an Aadhaar-linked account held solely by the eligible woman beneficiary. A joint account is the wrong place to look.

• Update the passbook at the bank, or obtain a recent account statement through your bank's normal channel.
• Look for the government credit rather than relying on an SMS. A missing SMS does not establish that no credit was made.
• Note the date and amount of the last credit you can identify, if any.
• If the bank shows a failed or returned credit, ask for a written entry or reference that records it. Do not guess the failure reason.

If a released DBT is not credited, use the DBT money-not-credited troubleshooting guide. If Aadhaar-routed DBT is reaching the wrong bank, see how to correct the Aadhaar-linked destination safely. Neither is a Lakshmir Bhandar status portal.

Keep the paper that proves you applied. Quote its number when you speak to the office. If you have lost it, the citizen page says a registered mobile number can check or claim an existing application after district selection and OTP. If that fails, note the approximate submission date and place. Then contact the handling office.

If the passbook and the login still leave you unsure, go to the office that took the form. The scheme guidelines name the offices that issue and receive these application forms, free of cost:

• the Block Development Officer's office for a rural area
• the Sub-Divisional Officer's office for a municipal area
• the Kolkata Municipal Corporation office for the KMC area

If you applied at a Duare Sarkar camp, the form still reaches the same office. The 2024-25 Budget Speech records 13 lakh further applications received in Duare Sarkar and the Sarasori Mukhyamantri campaign.

Carry the documents listed below. Ask the office to check the record available to it. Request a written answer showing, as applicable:

• whether an application record is available
• the current recorded status
• any recorded deficiency, hold, rejection or other reason
• the date, amount and recorded result of the last payment instruction
• the office currently holding the file or electronic record

If staff answer only verbally, submit a short written grievance. Ask for a dated receiving stamp or diary number on your copy.

If the recorded bank or mobile number is wrong, fix it at that same office. Show the bank passbook and photo ID. Submit copies only when the office requires them. Mark each with the purpose and date. Keep the originals unless an authorised office gives a written receipt.

Ask for an acknowledgement of the correction request. Do not pay an unofficial agent. Never disclose an OTP.

Take what the counter will need to find you. Leave the rest unpublished.

• Original application acknowledgement, if available, plus a copy.
• A photo ID, plus a copy if the office requires one.
• The relevant bank passbook and a recent statement or updated entries.
• Copies of earlier written complaints, receipts or correction requests.
• A short list of the months you want the office to verify.
• A pen and a spare copy of your grievance for a receiving stamp.

Do not publish these documents online. Where a grievance needs only a reference, quote the application number and the last four digits of the bank account.

This table describes practical situations, not labels verified after login.

If the office cannot find you, do not start guessing numbers on other sites. Take the acknowledgement to the office where the form was submitted. Ask for the receipt or register entry linked to it and the present location of the file. If no record is found, ask for that result in writing.

It helps to name the stage. Under the scheme guidelines the Block Development Officer or Sub-Divisional Officer enters the application on the portal, verifies it and recommends eligible applicants to the District Magistrate for sanction. In KMC areas the Commissioner, KMC does both.

If they said approved and the passbook is still empty, treat those as two records. First confirm the bank record. Then ask the office for the approval record and the latest payment instruction, including any recorded failure or return result. If the bank account recorded by the office is wrong, use the office's correction process and keep its acknowledgement.

Do not treat “approved” as proof that a month's payment was credited. Approval and bank credit are separate records.

If money came before and then stopped, do not assume the scheme ended. Take the passbook showing the last identifiable credit. In your grievance, list the missing months and ask whether any hold, stop, failed-payment or returned-payment record exists.

Two provisions of the scheme guidelines are worth quoting. Life status is obtained once a year from the Registrar of Birth and Death through an online system. Assistance may be stopped or withheld only after the beneficiary is given an opportunity of being heard, and only where it was sanctioned on mistaken grounds or eligibility no longer exists. Ask in writing which applies and whether you were heard.

If you fear the credit went to another account, start at the handling office. The account on record must be a single Aadhaar-linked account in the beneficiary's own name, so check that first. Ask the officer to confirm only the last four digits rather than read the full number aloud. Keep proof of the request and ask when the record was updated.

If someone offers a list or asks you to read an OTP, stop. The official Applicant Login does use an OTP, but enter it only on socialregistry.wb.gov.in and never share it. No public beneficiary-list search was visible on the tested entry page. Do not rely on third-party lists. Do not publish identity and bank details while searching.

If you are matching a newspaper figure to your passbook, read the speeches as announced. Then look at the credit that actually arrived.

The West Bengal Finance Department's Budget Speech 2024-25, at PDF page 154, announced:

• ₹1,200 per month for women belonging to SC/ST communities
• ₹1,000 per month for women in other categories

The speech says the enhanced assistance was to be extended through Direct Benefit Transfer from April 2024, to be received at the beginning of May 2024. It also says that on attaining age 60 beneficiaries would transition automatically and seamlessly to the old-age pension scheme at the same amount.

The official Budget Speech 2026-27 keeps the name Lakshmir Bhandar. Its departmental review at PDF page 104 describes a monthly basic income for all women aged 25 to 60 years in the State, barring those holding a government job. It reports ₹1,200 for SC/ST women, ₹1,000 for other categories, 2.20 crore beneficiaries and 2025-26 expenditure of ₹17,076.03 crore.

At PDF page 179 the proposals section says another 20 lakh 62 thousand women are to be brought under the scheme. It proposes that all women covered by the scheme will be entitled to an additional ₹500 per month from February 2026.

That is a budget proposal, not an individual payment record. No departmental order fixing a revised total was traced on the public notice pages checked here. Do not treat any total as settled. Check the amount actually credited in your bank statement. Ask the office for the payment instruction if a month is missing.

If you want the office to act, write first. A grievance asks the office to resolve your problem. RTI only obtains existing records. Use the grievance first when you want a missing payment corrected, a detail updated or an application acted upon. Address it to the office that received your application, that is the BDO, SDO or KMC office. A short grievance can say:

Attach only the copies the office needs to identify the case. Keep a complete copy and obtain proof of submission. The sources checked here publish no fixed grievance or processing time, so record dates carefully. Ask for written action, not a verbal promise.

If the office still gives you nothing in writing, RTI can fetch the file. It cannot order the release of money, correct a bank account or decide a grievance.

For a clearly identified application you can request:

• a certified copy of the receipt, register entry or electronic entry showing the application was received
• the status recorded in the file or system and the dated file-movement or action history
• a certified copy of any deficiency note, approval, sanction, hold, stop or rejection record
• month-wise payment authorisation or transaction records for the period in question, with any failure or return status
• the beneficiary-record extract needed to check the recorded bank and contact details, with unrelated data redacted
• action-taken records on the dated grievance
• the name and designation of the record custodian shown in the file

Avoid asking “Why have you not paid me?”. Ask instead for a certified copy of the note, order or transaction record that records the reason.

Send the request to the public authority that holds the record. Under the scheme guidelines the sanctioning authority is the District Magistrate, or the Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation in KMC areas. The scheme itself is administered by the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department.

See how to draft and file an RTI application in India and how to identify and use the correct online RTI route.

Optional drafting tool: Use the RTI Wiki AI RTI Drafter. Review the draft yourself, remove unnecessary personal data and ask only for existing records.

Each question below has one job. Portal access, payment evidence, corrections, grievances and RTI are different acts.

Open the official Social Registry Applicant Login, select your district, enter a mobile number registered in the online or offline application and request the six-digit OTP. The page says this can check application status or claim an existing application. For payment, check the bank passbook. Application status is not proof of credit.

No. There is no lakshmibhandar.gov.in. Checked on 11 September 2026, the addresses lakshmibhandar.gov.in, lakshmirbhandar.gov.in and lakshmirbhandar.wb.gov.in did not resolve. The real portal is socialregistry.wb.gov.in. socialsecurity.wb.gov.in redirects there. Ignore lookalike sites offering a paid status check.

The Government of India myScheme page identifies Lakshmir Bhandar, but the working citizen login is the one verified at socialregistry.wb.gov.in/citizen/#/ on 11 September 2026. Use that government URL rather than a third-party status site.

Yes. That is the official route. Select your district, enter any mobile number registered in the online or offline application and request an OTP. The field accepts a 10-digit number. Enter it and the OTP only on socialregistry.wb.gov.in. If the registered number is unavailable, contact the handling office with the acknowledgement.

The Applicant Login tested on 11 September 2026 has no Aadhaar field. It asks only for district, registered mobile number and OTP. Aadhaar still matters for the money, because the scheme guidelines require the benefit to be credited to an Aadhaar-linked account held solely by the beneficiary. Use the mobile route for status. Check that account's Aadhaar linkage with your bank.

The entry screen tested on 11 September did not ask for an application or acknowledgement ID before OTP. It says you can check or claim an existing application through a registered mobile number. Keep the ID private. Use it with the handling office if the login does not recover the record.

Return to the office where the form was submitted, that is the BDO, SDO or KMC office. Ask what minimum information its records need to locate the entry. Do not invent a number. Do not publish Aadhaar, bank or phone details on a third-party site. Once the record is found, ask for the recorded reference or a copy of the receipt in writing.

No public beneficiary-list search was visible on the login page tested for this article. The citizen route is an individual district, mobile number and OTP login. Do not rely on third-party lists or publish personal details while searching.

Yes. The Applicant Login sends a six-digit OTP to a mobile number registered in the application. Enter it only on the government page you opened yourself. Never give it to a caller, agent or another person.

No. An absent or delayed SMS is not proof of payment or failure. Update the passbook or obtain an authorised bank statement. Find the actual transaction entry. Ask the office for the payment instruction if the credit is missing.

A missing SMS or an unofficial status page proves nothing. Check the passbook first. Then ask the handling office for the latest payment instruction and any recorded failure or return entry. See what to check when DBT money is not credited.

No. Approval is an administrative status. A completed bank transaction is separate. Treat the dated credit entry in the bank record as payment evidence. Ask the office for the payment instruction when approval exists but no credit appears.

Show the last identifiable credit and list the missing months in a written grievance. The guidelines allow assistance to be stopped or withheld only after the beneficiary is given an opportunity of being heard, and only where it was sanctioned on mistaken grounds or eligibility no longer exists. They also provide for an annual life-status check. Ask which applies rather than assuming the scheme was cancelled.

Ask the handling office to verify the account recorded for the application, preferably by confirming only the last four digits, and submit any correction through its process. Ask your bank to check the Aadhaar or DBT mapping. Then follow the wrong-bank-account DBT guide for the banking checks.

No public citizen correction form was visible on the tested Social Registry portal. Ask the handling office for its current correction process, submit the minimum documents requested and keep a dated receipt. A bank-side Aadhaar or DBT mapping issue must be handled through the bank's own process.

Go to the office where the application was submitted, carrying the acknowledgement. Under the scheme guidelines that is the Block Development Officer's office in a rural area, the Sub-Divisional Officer's office in a municipal area, or the Kolkata Municipal Corporation office in the KMC area. If it says another authority holds the record, ask for that name and designation in writing. No public scheme helpline was verified for this article.

Carry the acknowledgement if available, photo ID, the bank passbook or a recent statement, and copies of earlier grievances and receipts. See the documents list above. Keep originals unless an authorised office gives a written receipt.

Submit a written grievance identifying the application and ask for the current status plus any deficiency, hold, stop or rejection record. If the office does not provide it, use the West Bengal RTI filing guide to request a certified copy of that note, order or system record.

No fixed calendar date is published for every beneficiary. The scheme guidelines say the sanctioned benefit is transferred monthly to beneficiaries' bank accounts through the specified portal. Verify the actual credit in the bank record. Ask the handling office for the dated payment instruction for the month in question.

The scheme guidelines dated 2 November 2023 state three conditions. You must be a resident of West Bengal, aged between 25 and 60 years, and not a serving or retired government employee drawing a regular salary or pension from the Central or State Government, a statutory body, undertaking, panchayat, municipality, local body or government-aided educational institution. The 2026-27 Budget Speech repeats the age band and the exclusion.

The 2024-25 Budget Speech states ₹1,200 for SC/ST women and ₹1,000 for women in other categories. The 2026-27 Budget Speech proposes an additional ₹500 per month for every woman covered by the scheme from February 2026. No departmental order fixing a revised total was traced for this article. Check the actual bank credit rather than relying on an arithmetic total.

No. RTI can provide access to existing government records. It cannot order payment, approve an application, correct bank details or resolve a grievance. Submit the grievance first. Use RTI for the missing records.

Request certified copies of the receipt or register entry, the recorded status and action history, any deficiency, approval, hold, stop or rejection record, and month-wise payment or return records for the disputed period. Action-taken records on your grievance are also disclosable. See how to frame an RTI request for existing records.

The official Budget Speech 2024-25 states that beneficiaries attaining age 60 would automatically and seamlessly transition to the old-age pension scheme and continue receiving the same amount. Ask the handling office for the transition and payment records for the individual case.

No. The official Budget Speech 2026-27 repeatedly names Lakshmir Bhandar, reports its coverage and expenditure, proposes adding 20 lakh 62 thousand women and proposes an extra ₹500 per month from February 2026. Nothing checked supports a claim that it was renamed “Annapurna Bhandar”. A departmental tender notice dated 27 July 2026 does name a separate Annapurna Yojana, but nothing checked says it replaces Lakshmir Bhandar.

• Check every SIM card issued in your name on TAFCOP (Sanchar Saathi)
• Social Registry WB status check, the family database behind the scheme
• বাংলায় লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার স্ট্যাটাস ও পেমেন্ট সহায়তা পড়ুন
• Understand Lakshmir Bhandar eligibility, current benefits, documents and how to apply
• Learn how to file an RTI application in India
• Find the correct online RTI filing route
• Use the West Bengal RTI filing guide
• Troubleshoot a DBT payment that was not credited
• Correct an Aadhaar-routed DBT going to the wrong bank
• Browse the RTI Wiki status-guide hub
• See a separate PM-KISAN status guide
• See a separate Gruha Lakshmi status guide

• Social Registry Applicant Login, Government of West Bengal: live interface checked 11 September 2026 for district selection, the 10-digit mobile field, the six-digit OTP and the note on checking or claiming an application.
• Family Level Data Collection Portal home page, Government of West Bengal: checked 11 September 2026 for the Citizen / Family Login text and the NIC and Finance Department ownership note. socialsecurity.wb.gov.in returned an HTTP 302 redirect to this address on the same date.
• myScheme: Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme, Government of India: checked 11 September 2026. Only its Details tab rendered, so its other tabs were not relied on.
• Women & Child Development and Social Welfare Department Notification No. 6167-WCD/12099/S/2021, dated 2 November 2023: the modified Lakshmir Bhandar scheme guidelines, superseding Notification No. 1790-WCD/12099/S/2021 dated 31 March 2023. Source for the age band, the government-employee exclusion, the Aadhaar-linked single account, the BDO, SDO and KMC offices, District Magistrate sanction, the annual life-status check and the stop or withhold conditions. Its own amounts of ₹1,000 and ₹500 were superseded by the 2024 Budget statement below.
• West Bengal Budget Speech 2024-25: PDF page 154 for ₹1,200, ₹1,000, DBT from April 2024 and the age-60 transition. PDF page 7 for Duare Sarkar applications.
• West Bengal Finance Department budget publications: official publication index.
• West Bengal Budget Speech 2026-27 (English): PDF page 104 for the age band, the government-job exclusion, the two tiers, 2.20 crore coverage and ₹17,076.03 crore expenditure. PDF page 179 for the added coverage and the extra ₹500 from February 2026.
• Women & Child Development and Social Welfare Department Notice Inviting Tender No. 4015-SW/4K-OS/2026, dated 27 July 2026: names Annapurna Yojana as a departmental flagship scheme.

• Reviewed by: Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak
• Facts verified against: the live Social Registry Applicant Login and portal home page, myScheme, the 2 November 2023 WCDSW notification and the official 2024-25 and 2026-27 Budget Speeches
• Privacy review: no beneficiary mobile number, Aadhaar number, bank account number, OTP or application ID was entered or displayed during verification

Last reviewed on 11 September 2026.