Suvendu Adhikari's administration ends minority-targeted assistance, doubles women's monthly aid, and promises free bus travel from June.

The West Bengal cabinet approved ₹3,000 assistance for women, free bus travel and changes to existing schemes. It said religion-based assistance programmes under two departments will continue this month before being phased out.

The Bengal government’s latest cabinet decisions have triggered sharp political debate, with religious stipends scrapped, women-focused welfare expanded and Suvendu Adhikari pushing a governance model centred on “no appeasement” and direct outreach.