Subhadra Yojana: Money under 3rd phase of 1st installment on Nov 24, all Anganwadi workers to be included

All Anganwadi workers will be included in the third phase of Subhadra Yojana, the BJP government's flagship scheme aimed at empowering women in the State, informed Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday.

According to sources, the next phase of the Subhadra Assistance will be released on November 24 benefitting 80 lakh women beneficiaries of the State.

Speaking to the media in Bhubaneswar, Parida said, "The next phase of Subhadra Yojana assistance will be released on November 24 during a special programme in Sundargarh. We have set a target to cover 80 lakh beneficiaries. So far, we have disbursed assistance to 60.27 lakh beneficiaries. More than 20 lakh women will get the money on November 24."

"Verification of the documents has been completed. Over 1 crore women will get financial assistance by December 2024," Parida added.

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Sharing details about the rejected application, Parida said, "An important meeting will be convened this evening to decide the fate of 2.67 lakh excluded beneficiaries. The inclusion of left out Angawadi workers has been done. They all will get the money this time."

Around 5 lakh applicants have some mismatch in their bank accounts. Those who have rectified it will get the assistance on November 24, Parida assured.

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“We have received 1.16 crore application so far. We have set a target to cover 1 crore women by Decemeber,” Parida stated.

Subhadra Yojana was one of the major promises made by the BJP for women in its election manifesto in Odisha. PM Modi launched the ambitious Subhadra scheme of the BJP government on his birthday, on September 17, 2024.

Under the scheme, each beneficiary will receive Rs 10,000 per year in two installments of Rs 5,000 each one on Rakhi Purnima, and the other on International Women’s Day (March 8).