Odisha Chief Minister disburses Rs 5,000 to 35 lakh women under Subhadra Yojana

On Wednesday, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the disbursement of Rs 5,000 each to implicit 35 lakh women arsenic the archetypal instalment nether the state’s flagship Subhadra Yojana. The lawsuit took spot astatine Chhaupadia, wherever Majhi, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, distributed a full of Rs 1,750 crore straight into the beneficiaries' slope accounts.

Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected September 17, the Subhadra Yojana aims to empower women financially. On its inaugural day, the strategy successfully transferred the archetypal instalment of Rs 5,000 to astir 25.11 lakh beneficiaries.

Addressing attendees, Majhi emphasized that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities is delivering connected its promises to the radical of Odisha. He noted that the Subhadra Yojana was a important committedness made successful the BJP’s predetermination manifesto for women’s empowerment.

“Today, much than 35 lakh beneficiaries were fixed the archetypal instalment outgo successful the 2nd signifier disbursement nether the Subhadra Yojana,” Majhi stated. So far, astir 60 lakh women person benefited from the initiative, with 1.20 crore women registered nether the scheme.

The main curate further described the Subhadra Yojana arsenic the largest strategy ever implemented successful Odisha, covering implicit 1 crore women. Each beneficiary is acceptable to person a full of Rs 10,000 per twelvemonth successful 2 instalments—one connected Rakhi Purnima and the different connected International Women’s Day (March 8)—over a play of 5 years, totaling Rs 50,000.

Women who were incapable to entree funds during the archetypal signifier owed to assorted reasons were included successful this 2nd phase. Those who submitted their applications by October 7 received their payments connected Wednesday. The strategy is planned for implementation implicit the fiscal years 2024-25 to 2028-29, with a important outlay of Rs 55,825 crore allocated by the authorities government.