With the objective of ensuring quick disbursement of certain specific relief to those impacted by the very severe cyclonic storm YAAS, which hit the state on 26th May 2021, the state of West Bengal has decided to launch “Duare Tran” in the affected areas of the districts of South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Howrah. Tornado affected areas in the districts of North 24 Parganas, Birbhum and Hoogly will also be covered.

Task forces at different levels are constituted at the State, District, Sub Division and Block levels with the objective of smooth implementation and seamless coordination between various stakeholders of the “Duare Tran” campaign.

Under Duare Tran, outreach programmes / camps in the affected areas at the levels of Gram Panchayat and Municipal Ward will be organized to enable eligible citizens to submit applications in plain paper to get benefit/relief/compensation under specified schemes of the Departments of Agriculture, Disaster Management and Civil Defence, Animal Resources Development, Horticulture, Fisheries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles.

Camps will start from 10 am and continue till 4 pm. The beneficiary household would submit applications along with supporting details of Identification Cards & Bank Accounts at Registration Counters/Desks for receiving all benefits that she/he is eligible for. All camp arrangements are being made keeping in mind COVID-19 Protocols.

This portal is an ICT driven initiative to facilitate monitoring, coordination and management of various activities and functions in order to speedy disbursement of relief to affected citizens in a transparent manner.