No culture of cut-money in Bengal anymore: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 17, 2026) said that there is no more a culture of cut-money in West Bengal. He made the statement in a virtual address after releasing the fourth instalment of the Annapurna Yojana to women beneficiaries in the State.

“The money is directly transferred in the bank accounts of the women, without any intermediary. Now there is no cut-money in West Bengal,” Mr. Modi said during a virtual address.

Cut-money refers to commission charged by local politicians to help citizens avail benefits of the government schemes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, including PM Modi, had promised to stop this corruption in the election campaign of the Assembly elections in the State which the party won.

Speaking about the BJP government in West Bengal, Mr. Modi said that the government believes in “speaking less and working more”.