SUBHADRA Yojana SOP announced by Odisha govt; know details on instalments, application process

Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Friday announced the guidelines of the government’s much-awaited SUBHADRA yojana. 

While making the announcement, he informed the Odisha Assembly that the SOP for the yojana has been approved in the Cabinet. 

As per the CM’s announcement, women aged between 21 and 60 years will be eligible for SUBHADRA assistance. They will get Rs 10,000 per year for five years. Every year, the amount will be transferred to their accounts through DBT in two phases. While the first instalment of Rs 5,000 will be credited to their accounts on Rakhi Purnima, the second instalment of Rs 5,000 will be credited on International Women’s Day (March 8). The beneficiary will also get a ‘SUBHADRA’ debit card. 

However, financially sound, government job holders, income taxpayers and those getting assistance of Rs 1,500 or more monthly or Rs 18,000 or more yearly under any government yojana won’t be eligible to get SUBHADRA assistance. 

Application process

A specific form will be available free of cost at Anganwadi centres, block offices, Mo Seva Kendras, Jana Seva Kendras etc. To apply, eligible women will visit the above-mentioned places and apply by filling up the form. Besides, a call centre, specific to SUBHADRA Yojana, will be made functional. 

The Department of Women and Child Development will form a SUBHADRA Society for better management of the Yojana.

To encourage digital transactions, the government will identify 100 such beneficiaries who have done maximum digital transactions in the gram panchayats and urban local body and give an additional Rs 500.

"Will change lives of one crore women"

“Due to so many rules and regulations, many women will be deprived of getting the benefits. They are saying they will give SUBHADRA money to one crore women. Where is the budget? And what business they will set up with Rs 5,000?” asked Pramila Mallik, Chief Whip of the Opposition Party. 

Senior political analyst Rabi Das said, “No government has ever launched such a huge scheme for women. In my opinion, it is Odisha’s biggest scheme.”

BJP National Vice President and Kendrapara MP, Baijayant Panda in an X post said the yojana will change the lives of more than one crore women in the state. 

“PM Modi's guarantees are guarantees of fulfilment of promises. The twin-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party is determined and committed to women's empowerment. We made a promise during the election and under the leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, the state cabinet approved the SUBHADRA Yojana for women of Odisha. Through this scheme, the lives of more than one crore women of the state will change,” read his post.