Compress Aadhaar PDF for Annapurna Yojana West Bengal application

To upload an Aadhaar PDF for West Bengal's Annapurna Yojana, scan the card flat, put both sides in one PDF, compress it until it is below the limit the upload screen shows, then check that the Aadhaar number is still readable before you submit.

Annapurna Yojana is the West Bengal scheme that pays eligible women a monthly allowance and took over from Lakshmir Bhandar in June 2026. New applicants can apply online or hand in a form at a government office. This guide covers what the scheme asks for, where the application lives and how to get scanned documents small enough to upload without making them unreadable.

Key takeaways

• The state's scheme page lists the Annapurna Yojana benefit as Rs 3,000 a month for women aged 25 to 60 who live in West Bengal, are not income tax payers and do not hold permanent government jobs.
• Online applications go through the state's family-level data portal at socialregistry.wb.gov.in. The old socialsecurity.wb.gov.in address now redirects there.
• The official scheme page lists the voter card (EPIC), the Aadhaar card and an active mobile number as the requirements.
• No official per-file upload limit is published on the scheme page, so treat the limit printed on the upload screen as the rule and leave a margin below it.
• A clear, flat, cropped scan compresses far better than a tilted phone photo, and the text stays readable.

What Annapurna Yojana is and who can apply

Annapurna Yojana is a monthly cash transfer for women, not a food-grain scheme. The Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare announced it in notification No. 2411-WCD/O/AB-4/2026 dated 19 May 2026, according to the text republished by WBXPRESS. Payments go by direct benefit transfer to an Aadhaar-linked bank account in the woman's own name, starting from 1 June 2026.

The state's official scheme page sets the eligibility rules:

• Women who live in West Bengal and are aged 25 to 60.
• Not in permanent government employment.
• Not income tax payers.

You may also find search results about an older national scheme with the same name. This guide is only about the 2026 West Bengal scheme.

Existing Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries were moved to Annapurna Yojana automatically, apart from the excluded categories listed in the notification, as News On AIR also reported. If you were already receiving Lakshmir Bhandar, check your status before you file a fresh application.

Where to apply and what to keep ready

You can apply online on socialregistry.wb.gov.in or on paper at a BDO, SDO or KMC ward office. The official scheme page names the paper version the "Annapurna Yojana Family Level Data Collection form". The portal's home page calls itself the Family Level Data Collection Portal and asks you to log in with the mobile number you applied with and a one-time password.

After submission, a Block Development Officer (rural areas), Sub-Divisional Officer (urban areas) or KMC official checks the application and recommends it, and the District Magistrate or the KMC Commissioner gives the final sanction, according to the notification text.

How large can each file be?

The scheme page does not publish a per-file size limit, so follow the limit shown next to each upload field. Older guides often quote a fixed 200 KB figure, but it does not appear on the official scheme page or in the notification. If the upload screen shows nothing, a file of a few hundred kilobytes is a sensible size for an ID card scan: small enough to upload on a weak mobile connection and still large enough to read.

If the portal rejects a file, the error message usually says why (size, type or a timeout). Fix that one thing rather than re-scanning everything.

Step by step: get your Aadhaar PDF ready

1. Scan flat and crop. Lay the card on a dark, plain surface in daylight, photograph it straight on and crop away the table. You can capture and crop pages in the browser with Scan to PDF.
2. Put both sides in one file. If you have two photos, combine them into a single PDF with JPG to PDF, front first.
3. Unlock it if needed. If your downloaded e-Aadhaar PDF opens with a password prompt, remove the password with Unlock PDF using the password you open it with, because a protected file may fail validation.
4. Compress to the limit. Open the Annapurna Yojana PDF compressor. Its default preset aims for under 200 KB. There is also a preset aimed at under 500 KB for passbooks and one aimed at under 100 KB for the smallest file. For an exact number, use Compress PDF and type the target size.
5. Check size and readability. Look at the file size in your file manager, then zoom in on the Aadhaar number, name and photo. If the number is blurred, compress again from the original scan with a gentler setting.
6. Upload and save the reference. Upload the file in the matching field, submit and note the acknowledgement.

The presets are targets, not guarantees. A heavy colour photo can stay above the label after compression, so always check the downloaded size. Converting a colour scan to black and white with PDF to Grayscale usually makes it smaller, but the pages become images, so do it before you compress and only for documents that do not need colour.

Fixing common upload problems

The file is still too large

Start again from the original scan rather than compressing a file that is already compressed. Choose the smaller preset or a lower target, and crop out any empty margins first. If the PDF has extra pages, keep only the ones you need with Extract Pages before you compress.

The text became blurry

Over-compression softens small print first. Re-scan in good light, crop tightly and use the default preset rather than the smallest. A sharp original at a moderate size beats a blurry tiny one, because an unreadable document can be rejected at verification.

The portal refuses the file type

Most ID fields expect a PDF or an image. iPhone photos are often saved as HEIC files, which an upload field may not accept, so convert them to PDF first with HEIC to PDF. Check which formats the field accepts before you upload.

The upload times out

Smaller files upload faster on a weak connection. Compress a little further, switch to a stable network and try again. Do not refresh the page halfway through an upload, because you may have to fill the form again.

Is it safe to compress Aadhaar with an online tool?

Use a tool that tells you where the file goes and when it is deleted. On Siliph's Annapurna Yojana page, most document PDFs are compressed in your browser. Larger files go over an encrypted connection to the server, are processed automatically and are deleted within 2 hours. No account is needed. Whichever tool you use, upload only the document the form asks for, and never share OTPs with anyone who offers to apply for you.

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible for Annapurna Yojana in West Bengal?

According to the state's scheme page, women living in West Bengal aged 25 to 60 are eligible if they are not income tax payers and do not hold permanent government jobs. The notification sets out further exclusions and how existing Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries were moved over.

What is the official Annapurna Yojana website?

The state scheme page links to socialregistry.wb.gov.in for online applications. The older socialsecurity.wb.gov.in address redirects to the same portal.

What documents are needed for Annapurna Yojana?

The official scheme page lists the voter card (EPIC), the Aadhaar card and an active mobile number. News reports also mention bank account details and a photograph, so keep scans of those ready in case the form asks for them.

What is the PDF size limit for the Annapurna Yojana upload?

No official per-file limit is published on the scheme page. Follow the limit shown on the upload screen and compress to a little below it.

Do Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries need to apply again?

The notification says existing beneficiaries are moved to Annapurna Yojana automatically unless they fall into an excluded category. If your payments have stopped, check your status on the portal or ask at your BDO, SDO or KMC office.

Sources

• Government of West Bengal: Annapurna Yojana scheme details
• Government of West Bengal: Family Level Data Collection Portal
• WBXPRESS: Introduction of Annapurna Yojana Scheme in West Bengal (notification 2411-WCD dated 19.05.2026)
• News On AIR: West Bengal government to roll out Annapurna scheme with monthly aid of Rs 3,000 for women from June 1
• Business Today: West Bengal's Annapurna Yojana goes live