Banglar Yuba Sathi – Notification
Government of West Bengal
Department of Youth Services & Sports
New Secretariat Building (6th Floor)
1, K. S. Roy Road, Kolkata – 700001
Email- ysdirectorate.kolkata@gmail.com
No. 102/YS Dated, Kolkata, the 13th February, 2026
Notification
The Governor is pleased to introduce a new scheme of the Govt. of West Bengal, to provide a monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1500/- (Rupees One thousand five hundred) only to the unemployed educated youth of this state aged between 21 to 40 years as on 01.04.2026 for a period of 5 years or till they get employment or enroll in any other scheme, whichever is earlier.
The scheme will be known as “Banglar Yuba Sathi“.
The scheme will be implemented throughout West Bengal.
1. Scheme Beneficiaries: –
a. “Banglar Yuba Sathi” assures monthly financial assistance for educated unemployed youth in the state.
b. The unemployed youth will get the benefit, if:
- He / She is a permanent resident of the state.
- He / She is aged between 21 to 40 years as on 01.04.2026.
- He / She is unemployed.
- He / She has passed Madhyamik or equivalent examination.
2. Financial Assistance is provided under the scheme: –
a. Financial Assistance under the scheme will be credited by direct Bank transfer to an AADHAR Linked Bank Account held solely by the eligible unemployed youth.
b. The scale of the financial benefit to be provided to eligible unemployed youth is Rs. 1500/- per month.
c. The financial benefit will be provided for a maximum period of five years.
3. Method of applying for the scheme: –
a. The application form will be available free of cost at camps to be organized at different assembly constituencies of this state. The forms may also be downloaded from departmental website: http://www.wbsportsandyouth.gov.in and www.sportsandyouth.wb.gov.in
b. All eligible applicants will submit the duly filled in signed application form at the above-mentioned camps and other places as notified.
c. Self-attested copies of the following documents must be submitted along with the application form –
- Duly signed recent passport size colour photograph of the applicant.
- Aadhar Card
- Admit Card of Madhyamik / Equivalent examination
- Marksheet / Certificate of Educational Qualification.
- OBC/ SC/ ST certificate
- Voter Card
- Bank Account: Self Attested photocopy of the 1st page of bank passbook which provides details of A/c holder’s name, account number, bank address, IFS code and MICR No.
- Cancelled cheque. Bank account should be single bank account in the name of the eligible unemployed youth member only.
d. Self-declaration by the applicant to the effect:
- a. That he/she is a resident of West Bengal.
- b. That he/she does not receive any monthly assistance from any regular job of State Government except educational benefit or scholarship, if any.
- c. He/she will inform the authority if he/she gets an employment or enrolled in any other schemes or otherwise becomes ineligible.
- d. Information furnished by him / her in the application form are true.
- e. He/she has no objection in authenticating himself/herself with Aadhaar Based Authentication System and gives his/her voluntary consent as required under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 & Regulations framed thereunder for seeding his/her Aadhaar number for matters relating to Banglar Yuba Sathi.
4. Verification of the Application: –
a. The applications so received at the camps will be duly enquired into by designated officers as per modalities framed by the Government for this purpose.
b. After verification / inquiry, the designated Officer shall enter the details of applicant in a specified format, verify and recommend the list of eligible applicants to the District Magistrate for sanction.
c. In case of the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the same process will be completed by the Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
5. Sanction of Applications: –
a. The Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation shall be the sanctioning authority for applicants residing in areas under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
b. In all other cases, the District Magistrate will be sanctioning authority.
6. Yearly verification of live status of the beneficiary of the scheme: –
Once a year, the status of the beneficiary whether alive or not will be verified.
7. Stopping or withholding of financial assistance: –
The Government may, after giving the beneficiary of the scheme an opportunity of being heard, stop or withhold financial assistance if:
a. The Financial Assistance has been found to be sanctioned on mistaken ground.
b. The eligibility condition for the granting of financial assistance no longer exists.
8. Fund Management & e-governance of the scheme: –
a. Necessary funds for the scheme for granting the benefit and management of the scheme shall be made out of the budget provision for the Department of Youth Services & Sports, Govt, of West Bengal.
b. Financial benefit sanctioned under the scheme will be transferred monthly or at regular interval to the beneficiary’s bank account directly.
This notification is issued with concurrence of Finance Department vide U.O. No. Group I/2025-2026/0143 dated-13.02.2026.
Principal Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
Department of Youth Services & Sports