West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme – As you all may be aware that the state of West Bengal is vulnerable to many types of natural disasters like cyclones, landslides, earthquakes, floods, etc. There is a lot of financial loss due to these natural disasters. In order to tackle these financial losses, the government of West Bengal launches various kinds of schemes. Recently West Bengal has suffered from the Yaas cyclone. In order to provide relief to people who suffered from this cyclone, the government of West Bengal has launched the West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme. The government is going to provide financial benefits to those people who have suffered from the Yaas Cyclone. By reading this article we get to know all the important information regarding this scheme. Other than that you will also get to know the details of eligibility, beneficiary list, required documents, objective, benefits and features, helpline number etc.
About West Bengal Duare Tran 2024
On 26 May 2021, a very severe cyclonic storm called Yaas hit West Bengal. This cyclone has caused large-scale devastation across many districts of the state. So the government of West Bengal has come up with the West Bengal Duare Tran scheme. Through this scheme, the government is going to provide relief to the citizens of the state who are affected by Yaa’s cyclone. This scheme will be implemented in all the affected areas of districts of South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, and Howrah. Other than that, affected areas of the district of North 24 Parganas, Birbhum, and Hoogly will also be covered under this scheme. In order to provide the benefit of this scheme, the government is going to conduct outreach programs/camps in the affected areas so that eligible citizens can submit their applications and get the benefit under this scheme.
These camps will start from 10 AM and will continue till 4 PM. The beneficiaries are required to submit the application along with all the required documents in order to get the benefit of this scheme. The government has also launched a dedicated portal so that the monitoring, coordination, and management of various activities under this scheme can take place in a transparent manner.
Departments Under West Bengal Duare Tran 2024
Citizens belonging to the following departments will get the benefit of the Duare tran scheme.
- Department of agriculture
- Disaster management and civil defence department
- Animal resources development department
- Department of horticulture
- Department of fisheries
- Micro small and medium enterprises department
- Department of textile
Task Force Under West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
Under the scheme, a task force at different levels will be constituted in order to attain the objective of the implementation of this scheme. The task force will be constituted of the following members:-
At State Level
- Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs & Planning Department – Chairperson
- An Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayats and Rural Development Department
- Additional Chief Secretary, Animal Resources Development Department
- Additional Chief Secretary, Food Processing and Horticulture Department
- Principal Secretary, Finance Department
- LRC and Principal Secretary, L&LR Department
- Principal Secretary, Fisheries Department
- The Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department – Convenor
- Principal Secretary, MS:ME Department
- Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
- Secretary, Agriculture Department
- Secretary, NRES Department-State Nodal Officer
- The Secretary, I&CA Department
- Any other officer of the State government may be included to look after specific district
- Any other Department may also be co-opted.
At District Level
- District Magistrate – Chairperson
- Commissioner of Police / SP
- ADM (in charge of Disaster Management)
- ADMLR
- ADMs looking after the respective schemes identified for Duare Tran
- District Head/Nodal Officer of the Directorates of Fisheries/ Agriculture/ ARD/ MSME / FPI&H
- All concerned SDOs
- District Information and Culture Officer
- Any other officer/ s that the District Magistrate requires to be involved to ensure success of “Duare Tran”.
- District Disaster Management Officer – Convenor
At Block Level
- Block Development Officer – Chairperson
- CI/OC of the Police Station
- BLLRO
- Block Level Official of the Concerned Departments
- Extension Officers
- Block Disaster Management Officer – Convenor
- Any other officer/ s that the BDO requires to be involved to ensure the entire programme is carried out smoothly.
Financial Assistance Provided Under West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
| Department | Benefit | Financial Assistance |
| Agriculture | For crop loss | Minimum Rs.1000 and maximum Rs.2500 |
| Disaster management | Fully and partially damaged dwelling houses | Rs. 20,000 for fully damaged house and Rs.5000 for partially damaged house |
| Animal resources development | Replacement of animals | Milch Animals- Rs.30,000 for buffaloes, cows etc and Rs.3000 for sheep, goat, pig etc Draught Animals- Rs.25,000 for Bullock and Rs.16,000 for calf |
| Horticulture | For damage betel vine structures | Rs.5000 per affected farmers |
| Fisheries | For repair or replacement of Hundis, boats and nets | Rs.300 for hundi Rs.2600 for net Rs.10,000 for fully damaged board Rs.5000 for partially damaged board |
| MSME | For replacement of damaged tools, equipment, raw material, goods in process, Finished goods, showrooms, godowns etc | Rs.4100 for equipment and Raw Material Rs.10,000 per unit |
Schedule Of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
| Event | Date |
| Start of Camps | 3 June 2021 |
| Application Receipt | 3 to 18 June 2021 |
| Completion of Enquiries | 19 to 31 June 2021 |
| Disbursement of Benefit Amount | 1 to 7 July 2021 |
Details Of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
| Name Of The Scheme | West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme |
| Launched By | Government Of West Bengal |
| Beneficiary | Citizens Of West Bengal |
| Objective | To Provide Relief To The Citizens Of West Bengal Who Are Affected By Yaas Cyclone |
| Official Website | https://excise.wb.gov.in/ |
| Year | 2023 |
Objective Of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
The main objective of the West Bengal Duare Tran scheme is to provide relief to the citizens of West Bengal who are affected by Yaa’s cyclone. Through this scheme, all the affected citizens will get financial assistance which will help them to do their day-to-day activities. Now the citizens of West Bengal are not required to be dependent on others for their day-to-day activities as the government of West Bengal will provide them financial help through the scheme. The government is also going to provide a replacement for the loss.
Benefits And Features Of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
- The government of West Bengal have launched West Bengal Duare Tran scheme
- The Government is going to provide financial relief to the citizens who are affected by Yaas cyclone through this scheme
- In order to apply under this scheme camps will be organised in the affected districts
- All the eligible beneficiaries can apply through these camps
- The beneficiaries are required to submit the application along with all the required documents
- A dedicated portal have also been Launched in order to monitor, coordinate and manage the various activities under this scheme in a transparent manner
- A task force has also been constituted at different levels for attaining the objective of implementation of this scheme
- This task force will be constituted at state, district and block level
Eligibility Criteria Of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
- The applicant must be permanent resident of West Bengal
- Applicant must be affected by yaas cyclone
- The applicant must have gone through some financial loss
Required Documents To Apply Under West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
- Aadhaar card
- Ration card
- Residential certificate
- Income certificate
- Age proof
- Bank account details
- Details of the loss suffered
- Passport size photograph
- Mobile number
Procedure To Apply Under West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
- First of all go to the camps that are organised for West Bengal Duare Tran scheme
- You have to take application form from there
- Now you have to fill this application form by entering all the required details like your name, email ID, mobile number etc
- Now you have to attach all the required documents
- after that you have to submit this form in the camps
- by following this procedure you can apply under the scheme
Procedure View List Of Beneficiaries
- Go to the official website of West Bengal State portal
- The home page will open before you
- On the homepage you have to click on Duare Tran (Yaas Relief) List Of Beneficiaries Know More
- A new page will open before you
- On the new page choose your District
- A new page will again open before you
- On this new page you can view the beneficiary list along with address, category and amount
Procedure To Login On The Portal
- First of all go to the official website of West Bengal Duare Tran Scheme
- The homepage will open before you
- Now you are required to click on login
- After that you have to enter your registered mobile number and captcha code
- Now you have to click on login with secret pin
- After that you have to enter the OTP which you have received on your registered mobile number into the OTP box
- Now you have to click on login
- By following this procedure you can login on the portal
Contact Details
- Address: 325,HRBC Building, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Shibpur, Howrah-711102.
- Phone No: 033 2250 1193
- Email: duaresarkar@gmail.com