Archive · 2 Oct 2026
West Bengal Launches Seva Setu Camps on Gandhi Jayanti
West Bengal has opened special help camps for people seeking government benefits.
The program is called Seva Setu Abhiyan.
People can get help filling out forms for welfare schemes.
They can also ask why an application was rejected.
The camps cover 60 different government projects.
About 3,300 camps are located across the state.
They are open from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
and will continue until October 4.
West Bengal launched Seva Setu Abhiyan welfare assistance camps on Gandhi Jayanti.
The camps will help residents apply for schemes and understand rejected applications.
About 3,300 camps have been established at block and municipality levels statewide.
Benefits from 60 welfare projects will be available through the camps.
The camps operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October 4.
- Who
- The West Bengal government, through municipal, municipal-corporation and panchayat officials, is running the camps.
- What
- It launched Seva Setu Abhiyan to help people apply for welfare schemes and check rejected applications.
- When
- The camps began on Friday, Gandhi Jayanti, and will operate until October 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Where
- The camps are located across West Bengal at block and municipality levels; in Kolkata, one camp covers every two adjacent wards.
- Why
- The initiative is intended to make welfare services easier to access, especially for people who have not applied or whose applications were rejected.
- Initiative
- Seva Setu Abhiyan
- Launch occasion
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Number of camps
- 3,300 across West Bengal
- Welfare coverage
- Benefits from 60 welfare projects
- Operating hours
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Operating period
- From Friday through October 4
- Key services
- Application guidance, rejected-application assistance, and status inquiries