Holiday declared for Bhubaneswar schools, colleges on Sep 17 

The Odisha government has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the Bhubaneswar Municipality Corporation (BMC) area.

The holiday has been declared on account of PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bhubaneswar, where he will be launching the Subhadra Yojana.

According to the press note released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), all the government offices in the capital city will also remain closed for the first half on September 17. 

Under SUBHADRA Yojana, an eligible beneficiary will receive Rs 10,000 in two equal instalments of Rs 5000 each year for five years. The amount will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-enabled and DBT-enabled bank account. 

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Besides launching the much-awaited SUBHADRA yojana on his birthday, the Prime Minister is also scheduled to lay the foundation stones for several projects worth more than Rs 3800 crore. 

Programmes during PM Modi's visit:

(1) SUBHADRA Yojana applicants to get the first installment

(2) The first instalment will be available to more than 10 lakh women

(3) Inauguration and groundbreaking of various railway projects

(4) Inauguration of railway projects worth more than 2800 crores

(5) 1000 crore national highway stone foundation laying

(6) First instalment to 13 lakh beneficiaries under PMAY-G

(7) ‘Griha Pravesh’ of 26 lakh people under PMAY

(8) PMAY will hand over the house key to the beneficiary

(9) Launch of Awaas App

(10) PMAY-Urban 2.O guidelines will be launched